Suvi Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Hello everyone, this is not a fossil but since there is so much knowledge in this forum I thought I'd ask here first. Please delete or move if not appropriate for the Fossil ID section. This is a modern skull. The size puzzles me as well as the dental not quite a house cat. Bob cat? Other ideas? It is tiny!! Scale in inches. Found in North Texas, near to a Coyote remains. Lot of wildlife, including bob cats, raccoons. Any way to tell what this is exactly? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 I agree it looks like cat, so why not bobcat. "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suvi Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 After more research, thinking a SKUNK... the size matches. It is tiny for a bob cat or house cat (juvenile). Comparing the teeth is difficult having no knowledge on the differences between all of the options. Thanks for the input! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cris Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Definitely not cat...I'd have to compare it to skunk, but that seems more likely. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Looks to me to be youngish mustelid, a skunk perhaps. This one is Spilogale putorius. 5 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suvi Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 Perfect, thanks for replying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyc Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Well....that stinks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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abyssunder Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 2 " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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