Would anyone care to have a guess at what this might be?
I have got one idea in mind as to what it is.
I have got one idea in mind as to what it is.
Skull for ID.
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from the position of the eye orbits it looks like a swan or goose to me plus were the spine meets the scull points to a long neck.
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Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
I'll tell you what it's not. A Triceratops.
That sorta narrows it down a bit. Hope this helps some.
That sorta narrows it down a bit. Hope this helps some.
that's either a very small fox or a really big two pence piece
pine marten? - on second thoughts maybe not a pine marten in dorset
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Too small for an adult fox, badger isn't a million miles out for size and the rear of the cranium looks about right. Is it badger?
that's either a very small fox or a really big two pence piece
sorry southey, i'd like to retract this comment if that's alright with you. just gone and looked at the fox skull on my bookcase and it's not much bigger than the skull in the OP at all.
note to self: must try harder on "bits of dead animal/coins of the realm" comparison skills
It's not a brock. It's apparently quite an old creature and if that were the case then there would be a defined sagittal crest.
To add a bit more, it was found beside a gravel track near to a couple of isolated farm houses.
To add a bit more, it was found beside a gravel track near to a couple of isolated farm houses.
this is driving me bonkers ! i know i've seen something like this before but for the life of me i can't remember where !
That's getting into the realm. We're looking at a dog. Possibly a small Spaniel or toy dog. It's probably been buried and dug up by a badger. It's happened to me when I've buried one of my animals, I only recently found a ferret skull that was dug up by one of the badgers that live at the bottom of the garden. It wasn't ID'd by me but I'll put up the full reasoning by the person that did when I get a chance tomorrow.
Unless you have unfeasibly large hands, then it's probably not a Russell - that's what made me think it was too small for adult fox, as it appears tiny compared with my Russell's skull and he's a long way from the biggest Russell I've ever seen.
you may well be right Adam, i had figured dog but not what breed, then when Bushwacker said near an isolated farm house, i've put 2 + 2 and come up with 10-18....be interesting to see if the breed can be figured out.
Remember folks this is just the cranium ( where the brains are ) the whole skull would be at least twice as long & much wider, you have to imagine it with eye orbits, long upper jaw (muzzle) & cheek bones...so if it is a dog, the actual breed may be larger than you think.....
) the whole skull would be at least twice as long & much wider, you have to imagine it with eye orbits, long upper jaw (muzzle) & cheek bones...so if it is a dog, the actual breed may be larger than you think.....
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Just had a proper measure of my Russells brain basket (emphasis on the word basket, because he is one) and the measurements as close as I can approximate a match for what's available on that skull are:
width: 3 1/4 inches (83mm)
length: 3 3/4 inches (96mm)
How does that measure up?
width: 3 1/4 inches (83mm)
length: 3 3/4 inches (96mm)
How does that measure up?
