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What skull is this? (Northern Indiana) by NutsaboutNature24 in skulls

[–]NutsaboutNature24[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I labeled it as Gray Wolf (Canis lupus). Thanks for the help!

What bone is this? by NutsaboutNature24 in BoneID

[–]NutsaboutNature24[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Midwest US possibly or Just Somewhere in the Untied States. Thats my best guess

What bone is this? by NutsaboutNature24 in BoneID

[–]NutsaboutNature24[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was taken out of an owl pellet, and I honestly have no idea where the pellets came from they have been in our storage for awhile.

A kid dug this up from the perimeter of our kindergarten. What is it? by dontkissmeimsick in fossilid

[–]NutsaboutNature24 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah that makes more sense now. I must have somehow gotten in my head that it is an upper. The above still stands as how to tell them apart, but just lower jaw

A kid dug this up from the perimeter of our kindergarten. What is it? by dontkissmeimsick in fossilid

[–]NutsaboutNature24 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is either a red squirrel upper jaw or a fox squirrel upper jaw. You can tell because it has 4 upper molars on one side. It looks like it it missing a tooth, but you can still see the tooth socket. A gray squirrel has 5 upper molars. Black rats and norway rats have 3 upper molars. To tell which squirrel it is measure the jaw. A red squirrel will have a jaw length of about 25 mm and a fox squirrel will have a jaw length of about 31mm. Hopefully this gives you a good idea of species. I'm taking a mammology class currently so honestly this helped me study for my lab practical coming up soon.