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[worthy 55]

I wounder if that animal was an unborn calf and was a by product of the killing of it's mother. I say that because of it's small size what do you think?

Edited by worthy 55, 04 October 2009 - 08:08 PM.

[32fordboy]

I suppose it could be possible, but after seeing how small some of the teeth get, the small size of the jaw seems appropriate to me. There are mammoth teeth on the market that are less than 3/4" tall including the roots.

Edited by 32fordboy, 03 October 2009 - 10:52 PM.

[megateeth]

32fordboy, on 03 October 2009 - 10:47 PM, said:

OOOPS. Here's the pic:

Wow, That is pretty amazing. thanks for the info and photos.

[worthy 55]

The little mastodon jaw I found is only about 16" total length and it was a very young amimal. So with a jaw length of only a little over 6" it must have been real young. Here are some quick pictures of mine. The milk (spit) tooth is the only tooth missing in this jaw.

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Edited by worthy 55, 04 October 2009 - 08:10 PM.

[worthy 55]

megateeth, on 03 October 2009 - 10:46 PM, said:

These photos are from one of my favorite finds. In Sept '08 I found this Mastodon tooth in a section of Jaw bone.

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I think that is a gomp jaw section.

[megateeth]

worthy 55, on 03 October 2009 - 11:14 PM, said:

The little mastodon jaw I found is only about 16" total lenght and it was a very young amimal. So with a jaw lenght of only a little over 6" it must have been real young. Here are some quick pictures of mine. The milk (spit) tooth is the only tooth missing in this jaw.

That is one of the coolest things I have seen. Did you find that in a river. It is amazing. I assume the teeth were with the jaw? Unreal!!!

worthy 55, on 03 October 2009 - 11:22 PM, said:

I think that is a gomp jaw section.

Thanks, I always have trouble telling the difference.

Edited by megateeth, 03 October 2009 - 11:26 PM.

[worthy 55]

Yes, that was found in the Santa Fe near my home and all but the milk tooth was in the jaw . Thanks.

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[Harry Pristis]

Bill . . .

I don't think this is an elephant mandible. Consider dugong.

[megateeth]

Harry Pristis, on 03 October 2009 - 11:35 PM, said:

Bill . . .

I don't think this is an elephant mandible. Consider dugong.

That is interesting. I do not find much dugong material here that I know of. What are the holes for if not tusks?

Edited by megateeth, 03 October 2009 - 11:43 PM.

[32fordboy]

I always trust Mr. Pristis. There are some pics at the link below (1139 and 1140). They are small but seem to show the four holes. Very interesting.

http://www.mammalogy.../MSLSirenia.htm

Nick

P.S. I guess I jumped the gun saying Mastodon. Live and learn.

Edited by 32fordboy, 04 October 2009 - 12:03 AM.

[worthy 55]

Bill, I think Harry got it I never even thought of dugong that would account for the size. Thanks Harry.

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Edited by worthy 55, 04 October 2009 - 12:18 AM.

[ozzyrules244]

megateeth, on 03 October 2009 - 06:33 PM, said:

10/03/09
Today I found these teeth along with the Jaw bone of what looks like a gator. I would appreciate any info on what it is.
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10/01/09
I found a lot of smaller teeth today including the 3" mako in the second photo.
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09/30
The nicest two teeth today are the 5 in Meg tooth and the 3.25" Mako.
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09/28
Some pretty nice Megs
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09/23
Some pretty nice teeth
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09/21
I found a very nice Mastodon Tooth.
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Nice finds congrats. tell ya what I'll trade 3 inch Makos for 5 inch Megs any day lol

[32fordboy]

Mr. Pristis, what tipped you off that it was dugong-just the size, or are there certain traits you look for?

Nick

[megateeth]

Harry, Fordboy and Worthy,
That looks exactly like what this is. Thanks for the ID assistance. It is a pretty cool piece.
Thanks again,
Bill

Edited by megateeth, 04 October 2009 - 08:28 AM.

[PrehistoricFlorida]

Bill, the loose elephant tooth that you found is gomph, not mastodon.

[megateeth]

PrehistoricFlorida, on 04 October 2009 - 02:44 PM, said:

Bill, the loose elephant tooth that you found is gomph, not mastodon.

Thanks Nate,
I need to pay more attention to that. I always jusst call them Mastodon. Are you going to Orlando?

[Harry Pristis]

32fordboy, on 04 October 2009 - 12:08 AM, said:

Mr. Pristis, what tipped you off that it was dugong-just the size, or are there certain traits you look for?

Nick

Please, Nick . . . . . "Mr. Pristis" was my father. Just call me "Captain Marvelous."

How did I lean in the direction of dugong? Small teeth, massive jaw, large foramina, the curve of the jaw, etc. ...Just experience, I guess. You can call it intuition if you define intuition as the synthesis of all one's accumulated experiences applied to a new situation. . . . . . And then I looked at a line-drawing in a book.

I can't explain it any better than that.

[megateeth]

Harry Pristis, on 04 October 2009 - 09:06 PM, said:

Please, Nick . . . . . "Mr. Pristis" was my father. Just call me "Captain Marvelous."

How did I lean in the direction of dugong? Small teeth, massive jaw, large foramina, the curve of the jaw, etc. ...Just experience, I guess. You can call it intuition if you define intuition as the synthesis of all one's accumulated experiences applied to a new situation. . . . . . And then I looked at a line-drawing in a book.

I can't explain it any better than that.

Mr. Captain Marvelous
In the years that you have helped me, going back to the Yahoo board, you have always been right on. I appreciate the latest ID.
Bill

[32fordboy]

Thanks, Captain Marvelous.

Nick

[MikeD]

Wow, Bill! Great stuff as always. Keep 'em coming.