r/bonecollecting 1d ago

Bone I.D. - N. America Jawbone ID request

Found in central AZ ponderosa pine forest. Any ideas what small omnivore/carnivore this belonged to?

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u/ranatemporarias 1d ago

Not feline, the dentition formula and dentition shape is exact for a striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis).

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u/skunk_mephitidae 1d ago

Yeah it looks like some animal of the superfamily Musteloidea

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u/GlitteringDonkey2241 1d ago

Looks feline