It ain't no chicken...
By BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (47619)
St. Catharines, Ontario
August 6, 2012 10:10am CST
I had previously posted* that I've been digging around the (non-existent) foundation of my house and finding interesting things. One such thing was a spine... I thought maybe from a chicken. Well, today I found a skull, and unless chicken have teeth, it ain't no chicken. It isn't a cat or dog, either. Looks like a teeny tiny dinosaur head.
*http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/2685712.aspx
5 responses
@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
13 Mar 13
It looks like a dog`s skull. Where I live, many people bury their pets in their backyards when they are put to sleep. I imagine that if there was another previous house there, you can find all sorts of weird things
@BarBaraPrz (47619)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
13 Mar 13
I did some research at the time, and thought it looked like it might be a fox. It wasn't really buried. It looked more like the critter had dragged itself under the house to die.
@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
30 Mar 13
Foxes could look like that too. And is they live nearby, your explanation could be accurate. At my house, such digging would be imposible. We live in an earthquake country and our foundations are concrete and go deep into the ground.
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@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
6 Aug 12
It has too long a muzzle and not enough forehead to be a domestic dog but it is certainly a carnivore. It is impossible to tell from the photo what size it is. Could it be a polecat or a marten or something else of the Mustelidae family?
There's a picture of a marten scull here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mustelaamericana.png which looks something like it.
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@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
6 Aug 12
The term is complicated. I understand it to refer to the action of propelling a boat with one oar at the stern (which is a practical method of rowing in narrow or weedy waterways) and also to an oar designed to be used in this fashion. It is also used to refer to certain racing craft, the oars that are used for them and to the action or activity.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sculling
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@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
6 Aug 12
it would be cool if you found something of value or from the date that the house was built. i have heard all sorts of stories from people who renovate old houses that find treasures (not necessarily of big value) but even newspapers to tell you what was going on during the time when the house was built.
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@BarBaraPrz (47619)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
6 Aug 12
Well, they used newspaper under the lino, but nothing from 1915, which is when the main building was erected. This back part was probably built in the '50s.
@jergensm17 (8)
• United States
6 Aug 12
That is s cool! We have this chicken coop in our yard and I found so many things. World War II headstones and this chest. We tried opening it but hinges were stuck. Hope you find out what that Skeleton is.
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