Thursday 9 April 2009

Cauga una?

Can you recognize this skull? This is from my photoarchive of Alaskan Mammal skull, so you can assume it's in our state.
Post guesses below!

4 comments:

tundratantrum said...

Looks like maybe wolverine...but where are the top canines?

TwoYaks said...

If I remember, one was yanked for cross-section. The other got knocked out after years of handling. The mandible is in danger of coming apart, so it has the rubberband.

Look at the zygomatic process of temporal bone - the point that comes laterally off behind the muzzle. Also, there isn't much for scale, except for maybe the string - It's a smaller animal.

flying fish said...

Tiny with really big teeth and a short nose. No idea, it's not weasely or foxy not voley or mousy...

flying fish said...

then again, I can't see how long the back of the head it, it might be an ermine.


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