Name this skeleton

[Pond digger]

This is the Googled image of the badger skull posted by Yellowbelly. Sorry to disagree, but I'd guess that is an American beastie (URL has .com on the end).

This is a UK badger (below) and it has a very distinctive raised ridge at the rear of the skull for attachment of jaw muscles. That was always pointed out to me as a child as being a feature of a badger skull. My guess is otter, or maybe pine marten.


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But we can’t see the top of the skull in the op’s pic.

The jaw bone where it attaches to the skull looks different though: particularly, there’s a small bone projecting from the back of the lower jaw that looks odd, unless that’s just the camera angle.

More pics needed.

 

[Woolgatherer]

After 60 replies I'm going to put a stop to this!







It's an alien.

 

[Dry Rot]

Interesting @Dry Rot I bow to your superior knowledge

I just had a misspent childhood!

 

[dstudent]

It's an alien.

Paul??

 

[General-Lee]

After 60 replies I'm going to put a stop to this!







It's an alien.

Please see post 2!

 

[Woolgatherer]

Ok so I didn't read it all!

 

[Ramrod]

Never mind the scull, if it's badger etc. where is front legs, shoulder blades or any joint to fix them to?

 

[matthew]

Never mind the scull, if it's badger etc. where is front legs, shoulder blades or any joint to fix them to?

Not all carcasses or skeletons remain intact after scavengers clean them up.

 

[James]

But we can’t see the top of the skull in the op’s pic.

The jaw bone where it attaches to the skull looks different though: particularly, there’s a small bone projecting from the back of the lower jaw that looks odd, unless that’s just the camera angle.

More pics needed.

I'll get more tomorrow of the top of the skull.

 

[Adam@Rumen]

It's a swallow but not sure if it's African or European

 

[TechWise]

It's a swallow but not sure if it's African or European

Must have been so heavily laden that its wings fell off!

 

[Woolgatherer]

It's a swallow but not sure if it's African or European

Crikey, you wouldn't want many of them on your telephone line!

 

[yin ewe]

What would kill a badger assuming it didn't die of natural causes?

As if you don't know

 

[Weasel]

I've studied the picture and it's an adder

 

[Jon]

It's a furry kneed Guatamarlian hedge pig.

 

[icanshootwell]

Found this other day. Have an idea what it is. What does everyone else think?

tyrannosaurus rex

 

[Landyman]

Its a FECKIN DEAD BADGER , can someone please let brian may know so he can sort out the funeral arrangements, then we can get on with our lives

 

[James]

Few more to make sure

 

[Netherfield]

The hams wouldn't be very big from that specimen.

 

[Blaithin]

Good thing it wasn't a half a skeleton or just a handful of bones. You guys would be here for days guessing!





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