Darren Naish of Tetrapod Zoology (
http://scienceblogs.com/
tetrapodzoology) would beg to differ with that. He has a post up at
TZ where he compares the photos he's seen and noted how the skull
differs from that of a dog, and more closely resembles that of a
raccoon.
Take note of the corpse's proportions. That animal is not built like
a dog, but like a raccoon. Darren takes pains to note how long the
creature's fingers are. You don't get fingers like that with a dog.
When you read Darren's post be sure to note the differences he lays
out between a canid and a procyid skull.
