Skulls of Bobcats, dorsal view, showing development of the sagittal crest. In many carnivores the sagittal crest narrows with age to a sharp crest. The younger animal is on the right, its age also indicated by the partly unfused frontal suture.   The animal on the right has been shot, twice, probably with a .22.
 
Condylobasal length of left-hand specimen - 115mm

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