Mammal skull for id please

[Naturenutz]

Thanks folks,it was found in coniferous woodland although this borders mixed woodland,i have been there 5 times and never seen a soul,thats why i go there.There were no other bones nearby,the wood does contain deer as well as buzzard and other birds of prey,probably goshawk and many grey squirrels.

[ViperaBerus]

It's a dog fox skull. That is a male fox not a dog/fox

[bigdave60dog]

Yeah! looks like a fox but can`t confidently tell if a Dog or a Vixen.
Dave

[Farplace]

How can you tell the sex of the fox from the skull? Is it size or conformation?

[ViperaBerus]

Originally Posted by Farplace

How can you tell the sex of the fox from the skull? Is it size or conformation?

Bit of both. The dog is more robust. It's quite easy to tell when you have five of each in a collection drawer next to the PC though. I couldn't tell without referencing these.

[featherandhay]

Hello, my first post on the forums, and it's about skulls! (That's a polecat skull in my icon by the way).

The quick and simple way to tell dog and fox skulls apart is to look at and feel the brow ridges (or supra orbital process, for the technically inclined). The fox skull has a small concavity on the brow ridge, but the dog skull has a very much heavier ridge, with a convex surface.

Cheers!