We’re heading towards the end of the cats this week – any idea what this slightly battered looking feline might be?
Suggestions gratefully received in the comments section below!
Zygoma
Adventures in natural history collections
We’re heading towards the end of the cats this week – any idea what this slightly battered looking feline might be?
Suggestions gratefully received in the comments section below!
Zygoma 
North American?
Sometimes…
Hmm, supra-orbital processes look a bit wrong, but leaning towards Ocelot
I’ve noticed that postorbital processes can be quite variable in cats 😉
In that case I shall lean all the way over to Ocelot
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Going with the initial gut feeling – teeth, occipital crests, orbits a bit small but….Lynx rufus.
Missing the divided bullae and it has a premolar too many: http://www.cfr.msstate.edu/wildlife/mammals/pdf/Bobcat.pdf
I’m thinking either Felis concolor or Felis lynx canadensis…
As with the Bobcat, it lacks the divided bullae seen in Lynx
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caracal
About the right size, but the Caracal has a relatively shorter and broader skull.
Jaguarundi?
A bit on the big side.