Guess the Jawbone...

[junglepython2]

Had this sent to me today. There's is only one animal I can think of that it could belong to but looking for any other ideas. It was found in Australia.......

 

[megrim]

I'm pretty sure that's Margaret Thatcher's jawbone. You'd best be careful with it.

 

[LauraM]

looks a bit like my sisters

 

[whirlwind_sooz]

Size would indicate a medium to large mammal but the canines throw me. First thought was feral pig but its got me stumped

 

[Frozenmouse]

rotwieller?

 

[ssssmithy]

Thylacine??:shock: gots no idea lol

 

[licky]

Im with ssssmithy because in comparison to your hand it looks really long and from memory they had a rather longish sorta face.
any idea where it was found?

 

[disasterpiece7.0]

Dude, I've been looking for that everywhere! can finally finish that plastic surgery...

No idea, looks rather large, my guess would be feral pig, but I dunno.

 

[Danni]

rhino?

 

[Kirby]

a yowie.

second to that. it MUST be one of those jaguars from the farm.

 

[junglepython2]

I'm almost certain it's not a pig and last time I checked there are no Rhino's around Aus. Still trying to rule out a damn dog though.

 

[hallie]

I'm pretty sure that's Margaret Thatcher's jawbone. You'd best be careful with it.

ha,ha,ha,ha,ha. thats awsome!

 

[Kirby]

dogs have more teeth then that

 

[jessb]

I'm pretty sure that's Margaret Thatcher's jawbone. You'd best be careful with it.

LOL she must be wondering where it has got to then!!!

 

[Vixen]

Not a thylacine, dog, dingo, etc they all have more teeth along the jaw.

My vote is for pig, looks similar to a few I just looked up with the arrangement of the teeth, and to me that looks more like a small tusk not a canine. Got any more photos from a different angle?

 

[junglepython2]

It seems way too far forward to be a pig, but I may be wrong.

 

[disasterpiece7.0]

Tired google on a few things, doesn't look pig, similar to dog but wrong position in teeth. Then lion just in case, found sea lion pic.

http://i.pbase.com/u7/bigrac/large/1109665.SeaLionJawBone.jpg

is it me or is that very similar?

 

[waruikazi]

There is no way it's a pig.

I hope i don't sound like one of those crypto geeks but i'm calling that big cat atm. Right number of teeth, k-nine in the right place and it's long instead of high...

Where'd it come from?

 

[waruikazi]

Tired google on a few things, doesn't look pig, similar to dog but wrong position in teeth. Then lion just in case, found sea lion pic.

http://i.pbase.com/u7/bigrac/large/1109665.SeaLionJawBone.jpg

is it me or is that very similar?

Much better guess than mine. :lol:

 

[junglepython2]

Tired google on a few things, doesn't look pig, similar to dog but wrong position in teeth. Then lion just in case, found sea lion pic.

http://i.pbase.com/u7/bigrac/large/1109665.SeaLionJawBone.jpg

is it me or is that very similar?

Well I was thinking leopard seal but close I think It's too small for a sea lion. I know of another leopard seal skull so will try and compare the two. Still open to other suggestoins though.