Have 3 skulls I need identified

[lucanidae]

Hey, while I have the opportunity to share with fellow skull lovers, I'll post some random pics of my collection too!

Can anyone guess what this one is?

 

[Ted]

nice!:} :clap:
the one in your hand appears to be a nutria

 

[lucanidae]

The first one in my hand is a skunk and the second one in my hand is a rabbit.

 

[Ted]

The first one in my hand is a skunk and the second one in my hand is a rabbit.

oh cool!
the skunk is a pretty large one!
I make some skull replicas and my skunk models are pretty nice!
love them.

 

[Ted]

Here's what I think:

The first two are domestic cats

pretty on par with my initial assumption, with those huge bullae

 

[Tcrazy]

Its possible to be a small dog too,,, there are so many types of dogs and they all dont have the same skull structure. for instance. compare head types of a pug to a Toy poodle.. there completely different

 

[Ted]

Its possible to be a small dog too,,, there are so many types of dogs and they all dont have the same skull structure. for instance. compare head types of a pug to a Toy poodle.. there completely different

teeth arent the same in cats and dogs..or dentition.

 

[lizmotobike]

are there foxes in the area?

 

[dtknow]

Wow...possums sure have teeth!

 

[Ted]

Wow...possums sure have teeth!

yep!
their canines are far bigger than any of the other skulls i have, by scale.
if they were mean, we'd be in trouble.

 

[PhilK]

Those brachycephalic dogs have such mutilated skulls.. urgh.

I would hazard a guess that second skull belongs to a dog. Looks like the ones we use in anatomy. I don't think any of them are cats (because of the molars..?)

 

[lucanidae]

The first two are most definitely cats, the dentition on the second one matches perfectly. The first one is a characteristic young cat....and though it is lacking any dentition the shape and size of the auditory bullae are a good indication it is a house cat. Dogs do not have those enlarged very rounded bullae.