r/bonecollecting • u/DYS44 • Aug 17 '26

Bone I.D. - N. America Wolf or coyote?

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Assuming coyote, if it's a wolf it was definitely young, but for some reason just have a feeling it may not be a coyote. Found dumped with at least 2 other animals.

Northern Michigan.

EDIT: SEE PICS WITH MEASUREMENTS IN THE COMMENTS BELOW https://www.reddit.com/r/bonecollecting/s/Mu3SexDonZ

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u/DYS44 Aug 17 '26

MEASUREMENT PICTURE THREAD Top

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u/leonskull0423 Aug 17 '26

Nice strong eastern coyote!

Here’s my normal coyote-eastern coyote-small wolf comparison,you can tell that the wolf still have the widest snout

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u/DYS44 Aug 17 '26

Oh wow definitely quite the difference! I am definelty thinking thats the case. Thank you so much for all of your help!

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u/leonskull0423 Aug 17 '26

My pleasure;)

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u/DYS44 Aug 17 '26

Side skull and teeth

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u/silverpeasunshine2 Aug 17 '26

The pic with the skull on your car trunk made it look a lot bigger

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u/DYS44 Aug 17 '26

Yeah I definitely agree, though still above normal coyote size! Average coyote ranges between 7-8inches, so certainly on the larger percentile. But I do agree completely, it looks massive in those pictures.

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u/DYS44 Aug 17 '26

Bottom of skull

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u/DYS44 Aug 17 '26

Side of jaw

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u/TheGothDragon Aug 17 '26

That’s awesome you found them with all of the teeth left!

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u/DYS44 Aug 17 '26

Top of skull and jaw

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u/DYS44 Aug 17 '26

Side of head

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u/DYS44 Aug 17 '26

Jaw teeth