Which animal is this skull from? (lemmy.world)

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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?

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

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

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

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.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

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

[-] [email protected] 2 points 16 hours ago

Just an anecdote. I agree with you that it is probably some sort of pinniped (seal or sea-lion)

[-] [email protected] 2 points 13 hours ago

I figure about this entire thing. But roger that o7

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