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Which animal is this skull from?
(lemmy.world)
I was told it was found some decades ago in a river bed in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
I tried image searching it but couldn't quite find an equal one.
Also looks wrong for the location. Does anyone know which animal could it have been?
Looks a bit like a seal skull to me.
Edit: maybe a South American sea lion
Yes I think you might be right, it does look a lot like a sea lion. Especially because of the two sets of fangs. Thank you.
I'm just some guy, but I agree that it looks like a South American sea lion skull. Missing the lower jaw and some upper teeth, and possibly with a damaged sinus cavity
One of the tests they have for Palaeontology students is give them a Sea-lion skull, grey wolf skull, red fox skull and cast of a Thylacine skull.
Most of the time, they can differentiate the sea-lion or the Wolf, (both Canids), but cant differentiate the Fox from the Tassie Tiger.
Is this just a fun anecdote or are you telling me something about my guess? Because I just woke up and don't know how to take things yet
Just an anecdote. I agree with you that it is probably some sort of pinniped (seal or sea-lion)
I forgot about this entire thing. But roger that o7