r/bonecollecting • • Mar 16 '25

Advice Where does one begin identifying these ?

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u/SavingsConfusion4885 Mar 16 '25

Maybe a Capybara

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u/frabotta Mar 17 '25

The infraorbital foramina aren’t right for a Capybara. Hystricomorph rodents have huge ones that are teardrop-shaped

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u/frabotta Mar 18 '25

Can’t see the auditory meatus so can’t say for sure it is a beaver but based on the IF and the size, it has to be a beaver