This week I have a nice straightforward one for you. The challenge here is mostly about the details to get the species identification, so I’m interested to hear your thoughts on this mystery object:
Let me know your thoughts in the comments section below. I hope you have fun with it.



I’d say you have the mydas touch
Ah, it appears I’ve made a mistake, how depressing. There is a broad smooth fossa surrounding the ear, that has a sharp margin crossing the jugal bone.
I also note that the squamosal-jugal contact above the quadrate seems to match the endemic aussie.
Timmmberrr!…?
I was going to say Olive you… but it’s a blunter face
Backs of leather and sandy tears.
That guy has spiky projections from the jaw line unlike this skull, so the mystery skull is one of the other non-leathery guys.
I hate to be at loggerheads with the comments above and will be green with envy if someone gets this one!