garyc Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 I hope there is enough here for an id. This is a Brazos River gravel find. Wish it had some teeth still. My guess is raccoon or otter or opossum or? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefootgirl Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 that would be my guess as well. In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat: but in the evolution of real knowledge, it marks the first step in progress toward victory. Alfred North Whithead 'Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricFlorida Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Looks like otter to me. www.PrehistoricFlorida.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 (edited) For comparison: That edentulous jaw seems to have too many alveolae to belong to an otter. It doesn't seem to be raccoon. The only small canid I can think of is gray fox, Urocyon. Edited August 23, 2012 by Harry Pristis http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyc Posted August 24, 2012 Author Share Posted August 24, 2012 Thanks y'all. It does appear to have an extra set of alveolae behind the large molar. Harry, do you have a fox jaw for comparison? I've browsed google and not found any good images to compare to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Thanks y'all. It does appear to have an extra set of alveolae behind the large molar. Harry, do you have a fox jaw for comparison? I've browsed google and not found any good images to compare to. Sorry, Gary, I do not have a gray fox jaw in my collection. I did find an image on the Internet (though I had to tinker with it). http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyc Posted August 24, 2012 Author Share Posted August 24, 2012 Thanks Harry. It's sure hard to tell without the teeth in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricFlorida Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 I've compared it to several gray fox specimens from my collection and it is consistent. Great call Harry! www.PrehistoricFlorida.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyc Posted August 24, 2012 Author Share Posted August 24, 2012 Thanks PF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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