The Skull Riddle Thread

aidoh

Extinct:

Sid_Justice

steddyeddy wrote: »

A right sid your friend with no science training without a hint of zoological training recognises a red panda skull?

yeah must have been a lucky guess. he didn't go to ucd maybe that was what saved him

Sid_Justice

aidoh wrote: »

Extinct:

First guess is velicoraptor

steddyeddy

Sid_Justice wrote: »

yeah must have been a lucky guess. he didn't go to ucd maybe that was what saved him

Well neither did I sid and I didnt get it but I would consider UCD's Zoology program excellent.

Sid_Justice

steddyeddy wrote: »

Well neither did I sid and I didnt get it but I would consider UCD's Zoology program excellent.

what experience of it do you have?

steddyeddy

Sid_Justice wrote: »

what experience of it do you have?

Start a new thread on zoology degrees well talk then.

steddyeddy

aidoh wrote: »

Extinct:

Some sort of extinct alligator.

aidoh

Nope. But it was aquatic.

Mickeroo

aidoh wrote: »

Nope. But it was aquatic.

Hardly a Plesiosaur is it?

aidoh

Nope but you're kind of close.

aidoh

*Not taxonomically but ecologically.

Sid_Justice

Plioplatecarpus sp. (Mosasaur)

perhaps better suited to the palaeo forum

Mickeroo

aidoh wrote: »

*Not taxonomically but ecologically.

surely a mosasaur then, plioplatecarpus

edit: oops,beaten to it

Sid_Justice

Mickeroo wrote: »

surely a mosasaur then, plioplatecarpus

edit: oops,beaten to it

when aidoh confirms i'm correct you throw one up please

aidoh

Sid_Justice wrote: »

Plioplatecarpus sp. (Mosasaur)

perhaps better suited to the palaeo forum

Yeah well done both of yiz.
Genus and everything, wow.

And where palaentology deals with fossil animals it's likely still within the discipline of zoology.

Mickeroo

Sid_Justice wrote: »

when aidoh confirms i'm correct you throw one up please

Righto!

I'll admit aidoh, once I realised it was a mososaur google provided me with the exact name


anyhoo:

Sid_Justice

dugong

aidoh

Dugngs have mental looking heads.

Mickeroo

Sid_Justice wrote: »

dugong

sure is!

Sid_Justice

aidoh

Sid_Justice

correct!

aidoh

Only a mother could love those poor giant salamanders.

steddyeddy

Can you give us a hint as to wheter its extinct or extanct aidoh?

Sid_Justice

aidoh

Oh yeah, sorry. It's extant.

aidoh

Well done Sid.
African softshell turtle.
EDIT: I think the picture you posted is an Asian species but... who cares. I would've said "correct" for any turtle.
Love turtles.

Sid_Justice

snowstreams

A horse?

Sid_Justice

no

kylith

Sheep?

Sid_Justice

no

lads lost interest already?

snowstreams

ok lets keep this irish animals idea going.
A red/sitka deer?

Sid_Justice

not irish or british

kylith

Is it a Llama?

Sid_Justice

very close

steddyeddy

Sid_Justice wrote: »

very close

Alpaca?

Sid_Justice

no

FrankAmazing

right, guess away

steddyeddy

FrankAmazing wrote: »

right, guess away

He Frank welcome to the forum but no one guessed the last posters skull yet. We have to wait till someone guesses that to post a new pic.

FrankAmazing

steddyeddy wrote: »

He Frank welcome to the forum but no one guessed the last posters skull yet. We have to wait till someone guesses that to post a new pic.

ok cool sorry

Sid_Justice

FrankAmazing wrote: »

right, guess away

it's a good one, I only know because i was going to use it myself.

Come on guys, if it's not a llama or an alpaca there really is only one option left.

steddyeddy

Sid_Justice wrote: »

it's a good one, I only know because i was going to use it myself.

Come on guys, if it's not a llama or an alpaca there really is only one option left.

Camal?

Sid_Justice

have u never been to fota?

steddyeddy

Sid_Justice wrote: »

have u never been to fota?

No what could it be from fota?

steddyeddy

I assume from your "only one left option" that its a camelid of some species?

Sid_Justice

Are you trolling me? I'm finished with this thread. You're making absolutely no effort. It's obviously a Camelid. If you looked up Fota's website you'd see it within moments. Then you sit back and ask stupid questions. If you knew your Camelids (or if you didn't all you had to do was look on the wikipedia page) you'd see a list of them, the camels, the llama, the alpaca, guanaco and vicuana.

Nevermind.

steddyeddy

Sid_Justice wrote: »

Are you trolling me? I'm finished with this thread. You're making absolutely no effort. It's obviously a Camelid. If you looked up Fota's website you'd see it within moments. Then you sit back and ask stupid questions. If you knew your Camelids (or if you didn't all you had to do was look on the wikipedia page) you'd see a list of them, the camels, the llama, the alpaca, guanaco and vicuana.

Nevermind.

Before I report this post sid which one of them is at fota park?

g'em

Sid_Justice wrote: »

Are you trolling me? I'm finished with this thread.

Sid, I think it's best that you do leave this thread. The attitude emanating from your corner is less than desirable in what is otherwise a very fun and entertaining topic. If you want to discuss this further then PM me.

on-topic - as a zoology graduate myself I'm finding some of these skulls alarmingly difficult to ID, kudos on such a great mindboggler!!

steddyeddy

Right then Ill get the ball rolling again with another one. Its not to hard but Ill admit its a bit of a trick one!