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This skull is from a Raccoon, identified based on its dental formula (thanks @ClementDufour), which is (top jaw /bottom jaw) 2/2 molars, 4/4 premolars, 1/1 canines, 3/3 incisors.
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Spotted on Apr 27, 1900
Submitted on Apr 27, 2011
12 Comments
Great find! Please consider adding this spotting to the Identifying Animals Through Osteology Mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8475...
Neat spotting, Nicolas!
Thanks, very interesting and useful!
The sagittal crest is almost non-existent in raccoons
well its past its milk teeth so we know its mature, many weasels grow a kind of crest on their heads as they get mature. mink, marten and fishers do this but i dont know if this applies to raccoons.
Not to my knowledge. You can on Cervids but even that can be tricky and open to interpretation
can you tell if it is young/old from the size of skull and wear on teeth.?
The tooth combination seems well suited for an omnivore
Yep, it is 2/2 molars, 4/4 premolars, 1/1 canines, 3/3 incisors. It is indeed a raccoon.
check the dental formula: (top)/(bottom jaw)
Skull with dentition: 2/2 molars, 4/4 premolars, 1/1 canines, 3/3 incisors
The skull is just over 4" in length. A quick search for "raccoon skull" brings up many very similar skulls. Your first glance looks like it is probably right. Thanks for helping!
How long was it? At first glance I'm thinking raccoon.