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Unknown Skull

Discussion in 'Beginners' started by lorelei, May 24, 2020.

  1. May 24, 2020 #1
    lorelei

    lorelei New Member

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    I have no idea what animal this is. The eye sockets are degrading, but even before that they were very very close together, in the front of the skull. the teeth form a very wide and round semicircle, but I am missing the space between the premolars and the nasal area. I live in southern texas if that helps narrow down anything.
     

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  3. May 24, 2020 #2
    Yotekingtaxidermist84

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    Its either roe deer or swine skull
     

  5. May 24, 2020 #3
    Yotekingtaxidermist84

    Yotekingtaxidermist84 Member

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    Which state were yah in when you discovered it and woodlands
     
  6. May 24, 2020 #4
    lorelei

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    Georgia. I dont know if its roe deer because it is way more round than any of my deer skulls, not nearly as long in comparison to width. it looks closer to swine but it has a ridge at the back of the skull, and I dont think they do? my hog skulls look pretty different. the more I look at it the more I think it is young though, definitely not old
     
  7. May 24, 2020 #5
    Sea Wolf

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    Looking. .. It's not a pig. Pig teeth go back in a straight line right to the back. Also not a peccary/javelina. I'm inclined to believe it's a very well chewed dog skull. Those are carnivore molars in the back. Not a deer.

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    Not a bear as the rear molars are aligned differently.
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  8. May 24, 2020 #6
    Mike Powell

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    Coyote skull has a thin ridge at the center back of the skull. I do believe likely a canine of some sort.
     
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  9. May 24, 2020 #7
    jay_j

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    Partial canine ether coyote or dog
     
  10. May 24, 2020 #8
    lorelei

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    That makes sense, yeah. Do you know why the eye sockets are so close together? I know that they're degrading but if they weren't they would still be either very close together or way smaller than they are now
     
  11. May 24, 2020 #9
    Westcoast

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    Chupacabra?
     
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  12. May 24, 2020 #10
    whitetails and fish only

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    Get a hold of the Ancient Aliens people. They may be interested.
     
  13. May 25, 2020 #11
    Sea Wolf

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    Actually, what you are seeing is chew damage but not the actual eye sockets. The eye sockets are half the size of that opened area and down low. The rodent damage has opened the bone up into the sinus cavity underneath. This photo of a random dog skull will show where the eye sockets were and how much bone is missing on yours.
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