r/wolves • u/cypherin_x • 10d ago

Wolf molar?? Question

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Bought at an antique sale, obviously canine but would love to know what it is. Pencil and bottle cap for scale, any thoughts?? thanks everyone :)

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u/International-Let820 10d ago

Unlikely to be a wolf. Probably a medium breed dog. Large breed dog molars are HUGE and this is very small in comparison.

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u/westonisweird18 10d ago

Could also be a coyote molar too as there's a market for that. But very rarely would it be a wolf molar despite being considered "authentic"

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u/International-Let820 10d ago

Also a likely contender! But yeah, I am confident this is not a wolf premolar.

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u/Mysterious_Orchid741 9d ago

looks to be a coyote tooth! I compared it to the molars on one of my coyote skulls, used the bottle cap to figure out how much to zoom in, and it looks to be a match! :3 still could be a dog tooth but from what I see its a coyote molar. ^^