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<blockquote data-quote="milkmaid" data-source="post: 230361" data-attributes="member: 852"><p>HF, I think the skull and bones were picked over by coyotes and vultures. My guess is the heifer calved day-before-yesterday and calf was DOA. I'm sure the skull and backbone are recent, as there were flies all over, you can still find bits of meat/blood, and the dogs were pretty happy to find the bones. LOL. I told them to leave everything alone; they weren't allowed to destroy the evidence. :lol:</p><p></p><p>I'm guessing that skull pic you posted is of a mature cow? Thanks for posting; that certainly helps. Makes me more confident that what I have is a bovine skull too.</p><p></p><p>I found something in an article about aging cattle by their teeth...</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It is difficult to use the premolars for age determination, since their growth pattern is rather erratic ( Figure 8 ). The first pairs of permanent molars appear around five months of age. The center molars appear at 12 to 18 months, and are often used as a guide to split the younger and the intermediate classes when there is some doubt about the pattern of the incisors. The posterior, or third pair of permanent molars, appear between 24 and 30 months. The third pair of molars are often used to supplement the incisor pattern when steers approach the maximum limits of the older class.</li> </ul><p>Doesn't say anything about temporary/baby sets of molars though.</p><p></p><p>I think I'm going to go stick my hand inside a LIVE calf's mouth in the morning and see if they have molars. :lol: Come to think of it, I think they do...lost my pill gun awhile back and I've been chomped a few times while stuffing pills down by hand. :lol2:</p><p></p><p>Thanks for the help <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milkmaid, post: 230361, member: 852"] HF, I think the skull and bones were picked over by coyotes and vultures. My guess is the heifer calved day-before-yesterday and calf was DOA. I'm sure the skull and backbone are recent, as there were flies all over, you can still find bits of meat/blood, and the dogs were pretty happy to find the bones. LOL. I told them to leave everything alone; they weren't allowed to destroy the evidence. :lol: I'm guessing that skull pic you posted is of a mature cow? Thanks for posting; that certainly helps. Makes me more confident that what I have is a bovine skull too. I found something in an article about aging cattle by their teeth... [list]It is difficult to use the premolars for age determination, since their growth pattern is rather erratic ( Figure 8 ). The first pairs of permanent molars appear around five months of age. The center molars appear at 12 to 18 months, and are often used as a guide to split the younger and the intermediate classes when there is some doubt about the pattern of the incisors. The posterior, or third pair of permanent molars, appear between 24 and 30 months. The third pair of molars are often used to supplement the incisor pattern when steers approach the maximum limits of the older class. [/list]Doesn't say anything about temporary/baby sets of molars though. I think I'm going to go stick my hand inside a LIVE calf's mouth in the morning and see if they have molars. :lol: Come to think of it, I think they do...lost my pill gun awhile back and I've been chomped a few times while stuffing pills down by hand. :lol2: Thanks for the help :) [/QUOTE]
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