# What animal did this skull belong to?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 10, 2019, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-did-this-skull-belong-to/835317 "2019-06-10T17:59:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2019, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-did-this-skull-belong-to/835317/1 "2019-06-10T17:59:04Z")

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Workmen next door found this under the pier & beam 1920s house next door. One of the men said it was a squirrel, but I think it’s too big. I’d say a cat. We do have skunks, possums, and raccoons here in the city, too. Anyone recognize this?

[Skullfront1](https://imgur.com/0Yx1Stx)

[Skullfront2](https://imgur.com/Jw1yZlH)[Skullunderside](https://imgur.com/bAs6KPd)

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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2019, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-did-this-skull-belong-to/835317/2 "2019-06-10T18:19:12Z")

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A scale would be helpful.

Since I’ve never seen a squirrel with fangs, it’s got to be some predator - a cat is most likely. Raccoons have a pointier head.

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2019, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-did-this-skull-belong-to/835317/3 "2019-06-10T18:39:20Z")

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Cat skull - even the suture lines on the skull match

> **[Common House Cat Skull – rescuecritters.com](https://rescuecritters.com/product/common-house-cat-skull/)**

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**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2019, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-did-this-skull-belong-to/835317/4 "2019-06-10T18:50:50Z")

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> [@beowulff](#):
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> A scale would be helpful.
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> Since I’ve never seen a squirrel with fangs, it’s got to be some predator - a cat is most likely. Raccoons have a pointier head.

So sorry. I didn’t think about scale. Here’s [one of the pictures](https://imgur.com/ClIbIdI) before cropping. The skull is 4 inches from end to end and 3 inches across the widest part. Fits comfortable in the palm of this woman’s hand.

ETA: Crosspost. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2019, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-did-this-skull-belong-to/835317/5 "2019-06-10T20:32:25Z")

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Cat.

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**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2019, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-did-this-skull-belong-to/835317/6 "2019-06-10T22:13:16Z")

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As the owner of squirrel, cat, and raccoon skulls; it’s a cat.

CMC fnord!