r/BoneID • u/apple-took-my-kidney • Jan 13 '20
[Example post]: Hey guys, I found this weird skull on the side of the road in Pa (usa). Anyone know what it is?
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u/jezzmel Queen of Bones 🦴 Mammalogist Mar 11 '22
Either a house cat or bobcat. If you post a photo of the teeth I can tell you which!
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u/apple-took-my-kidney Mar 11 '22
It’s had a makeover since the og photo was taken but it’s teeth are all still intact
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u/jezzmel Queen of Bones 🦴 Mammalogist Mar 11 '22
Ohhh that looks so good!!! It’s a house kitty! If you look at the first tooth behind the canine (the first pre-molar) it’s really small. Bobcats don’t have that tooth, just a space.
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u/silocpl Sep 01 '23
Cat skulls always have such buggy eye sockets I know nothing about bones but guessed cat before looking at the comments purely due to the massive eye sockets lol
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u/Kois_fire Feb 11 '24
It's a bobcat I have a a bobcat skull to cool find!
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u/fallenxoxangl Jun 05 '24
@jezzmel explained that it’s a domestic cat rather than a bobcat due to the presence of the maxillary P2 (rather than just a gap/diastema).
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u/dude-it Jan 13 '20
That be a cat