"Pit bull" may refer to a few different breeds, including the bull terrier and American Staffordshire terrier. These breeds have strong, wide skulls.
Scientific Name: Canis familiaris
Breed: Pit bull
Age [Sex]: Adult [U]
Collection Date: Dec 2000
Locality: Bushman Ave., southwest of Napa, Napa Co., California.
Higher Geography:
Collector Name [Number]: R. E. Jones [LT3209]
Notes: Nearly complete skeleton, missing tip of tail, hyoids, some phalanges, sternum; roadkill captive animal; Breed: Pit Bull.
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Scientific Name: Uncia uncia
Age [Sex]: [M]
Collection Date: 11 Sep 1972
Locality: Unspecified
Higher Geography:
Scientific Name: Ursus maritimus
Age [Sex]: Adult [M]
Collection Date: 12 Feb 1955
Locality: Point Barrow
Scientific Name: Muntiacus muntjac vaginalis
Age [Sex]:
Collection Date: 12 Dec 1935
Locality: Tienwan, 50 miles SSE Tatsienlu
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