sneakyelf Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 This small mammal comes from South Dakota. i got it from a collector who didn't know what it was but recalls being told it was from South Dakota. I might have biased people enough with my guess of Insectivore based on my research, so I won't add in any more ideas. Many thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Can't give you the slightest on ID, just to say that is quite a stunning piece! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Its a pitty that it does have nearly no provenance. Its such a lovely specimen! The skull reminds me somewhat of a recent badger skull: But, sure, yours is not a badger... Franz Bernhard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabRatKing Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 My gut screams it is a canid of some sort, but the zygomatic is a bit unusual. It appears that the the distal end of the skull and mandible may have a bit of reconstruction? A bit of digging (and a good chat with our resident vertebrate zoologist) through the databases and given the size and suggested origin, We'd put money on it being of the genus Leptocyron...however I am a bugs and slime guy and by no means an expert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelhead9 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Insectivore, leptictis, and what a fantastic specimen. 2 Still Life Fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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