Can you identify this animal skull?

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Yeah, I think she's right about it being a raccoon - the teeth match a little bit better. I never realized that their skulls were so similar to a cat's. I knew they had vicious teeth though, because I've seen them fighting with each other a few times.

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People keep saying its a feline, puma or bobcat or whatever. But cat skulls have much larger eye sockets & fewer "multi-purpose" teeth.

I think it is something more omnivorous than a cat. Maybe a raccoon or something.

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Yeah, I think she's right about it being a raccoon - the teeth match a little bit better. I never realized that their skulls were so similar to a cat's. I knew they had vicious teeth though, because I've seen them fighting with each other a few times.

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I had no idea, a 'coon had a skull so similar to a cat. Which is rather odd, since a 'coon is in the rodent family. So anyhow, what'd we decide the 'mystery skull' is? I change my vote, I say racoon. Or maybe a small cat... hell I don't know! Y'all decide. I'll check back.


Chuck

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The raccoon is not in the rodent family.

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The raccoon is not in the rodent family.

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Thanks, Speed! I shot that one off too quick. 'preciate it. I think, I was thinking of beaver!

Chuck

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Based on where you are, I would say it is most likely the skull of a badger.

I will post some skulls for comparison:

Note the close resemblance between the badger & the raccoon.
edited to add.: See that lateral strip of bone just posterior to the eye socket? In the racoon it arches up higher. On your skull it lays down flat like in the badger skull.

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[SpeedRacer 1]

An American badger, yawning.

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[riddler 0]

Still looks more like a racoon to me. Count the number of back teeth. Also, the back teeth are pointed, where John's skull has flat (more or less) back teeth.

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Id agree its a badger, before I would think it is a raccoon.

As far as differences in the teeth shape and such, what you need to realize is the one skull is real and the others that are recently posted are molds, of ideal subjects.

Dont think it could be a bobcat. There are just to many differences.

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I also considered that he found it in the desert. There is a type of American badger that lives in the desert in west Texas. I don't know how common raccoons are there though.

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I also considered that he found it in the desert. There is a type of American badger that lives in the desert in west Texas. I don't know how common raccoons are there though.

Raccoons are pretty common in that area.

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Looks like a chupaverga to me, but it's been a while.

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