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FS177 Bobcat Jaw Fragment

3.0 cm. Long x 3.0 cm. Wide x 0.5 cm. High

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Classification: Metazoa, Chordata, Mammalia, Carnivora, Felidae, Lynx, rufus

Description: Bobcat jaw fragment with one tooth. Based on size and wear, this appears to be the lower left molar (m1) of a Bobcat (Lynx rufus) of advanced years. There are only 3 cheek-teeth, p3, p4, and m1.

Age: Pleistocene Epoch

Location Found: United States, Florida, Peace River, near Zolfo Springs, FL

Found by: hamsmth4

Custodian: hamsmth4

Identified by: hemipristis

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