Floatflyer
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What Type of Skull Is This?
Raven, the mini lap Lab, found this skull on the beach about a mile north of Cabo Pulmo. It measures about 14" by 14" and is approximately 29" long.
The average human skull is about 6.5" wide and 8.5" long.
So, what sort of creature do you think this is, Nomads?
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Taco de Baja
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Some type of small whale. The bottom hole that looks like a "nose" in the bottom 2 photos is where the spinal cord attaches.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Taco de Baja
Some type of small whale. The bottom hole that looks like a "nose" in the bottom 2 photos is where the spinal cord attaches. |
Or dolphin
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Taco de Baja
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Key to IDing Whale skulls: ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/t0725e/t0725e06.pdf
Note, this is a large file so it takes a while to load.
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Edit: added photo
It's likely a pygmy beaked whale (Mesoplodon peruvianus) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmy_beaked_whale
[Edited on 3-26-2013 by Taco de Baja]
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tripledigitken
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elephant seal? Not sure if they populate that area, just a wild guess.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by tripledigitken
elephant seal? Not sure if they populate that area, just a wild guess.
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Here are images of elephant seal skulls....
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=elephant+seal+skull&...
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 NOT!
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tripledigitken
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Ok, I just looked up elephant seal skulls, not even close.
my bad.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Floatflyer
So, what sort of creature do you think this is, Nomads?
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pointy nosed marine mammal. 
did you take pics of teeth sockets?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Floatflyer
Raven, the mini lap Lab, found this skull on the beach about a mile north of Cabo Pulmo. It measures about 14" by 14" and is approximately 29" long.
The average human skull is about 6.5" wide and 8.5" long.
So, what sort of creature do you think this is, Nomads?
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Loks like it could have belonged to an ancestor of Nancy Pelosi
Bob Durrell
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It looks to be the skull of a porpoise/dolphin.
The elephant seal should have the jaws of a land carnivore, with large canines. The bulbous nose is soft and would not be part of the skeletal system.
[Edited on 3-27-2013 by Skipjack Joe]
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Sort of looks like Porky Pig's skull. He hasn't made any new cartoons lately....
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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