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After looking at the post made by Shellseeker earlier today it was time to figure out what these “horse teeth” actually are. I’m fairly confident in some IDs and lost on some. Went in high hopes for unknown glory! Seems I just have lots of pieces of horse teeth pieces — only a few solids and they are partials. This process was really fun though. I appreciate any guidance that you are willing to share. Advice on posting or photos is always welcome. In the words of Fossildude images were “cropped and brightened”. Numbers on info coordinate with image numbers All marking lines are Millimeters All illustrations came from the reference ID at the bottom of the post. Thanks to Everyone for making this first week very informative on my hobby and terrible for my work flow I appreciate it!!! Jp 1. Confirmation of “Horse upper molar” - Pleistocene - zolfo springs peace river tributary bone valley deposit - 48mmx12mm for larger piece 25mmx13mm for smaller piece. If you split a full tooth in 4 sections I believe I have two of 4 quadrants. Not the same tooth but in representation. Appear to have the lower and upper quadrant of the left side of the example photo. The longer piece was in two pieces in the sieve but luckily I saw it. 2. Confirmation of “ Bison Lower molar” - Pleistocene- peace river - bone valley deposit. 25mmx20mm larger example (lower left?) 25mmx12mm smaller example With this group I believe I have two different age/wear examples of a bison lower tooth. Appears to be half of a lower and the middle bridge section on the larger piece. The smaller piece I can’t match the squiggles exactly but length and internal coloring leads me to weathered bison molar. 3. Are these just broken horse teeth fragments? Height 30-35mm and width 12mm. Everything says horse except the lengths. I also think I was looking at one upside down. Color is beautiful. 4. Mystery tooth fragment Peace River Bone valley deposit 23mm tall 12mm wide. Did it have a cavity? The completed segment is unique to me. The length and internal structure match the other bison teeth. I’m thinking this might be an upper jaw first few teeth -ish. missing its outside section? 5. Mystery ID??? Peace river Bone Valley deposit 30mmx12mm it appears these are connected when whole and I have 1.5 sets. couldn’t find them in my books. Since I’ve been teeth heavy this afternoon I’m thinking maybe these aren’t teeth at all?? The two sided version leaves a void inside when connected. The split version shows the inside and a pocket. seed pods? Tiny frog peoples????

Found these on an eroded part of the trail, going up a mountain. They were buried lined up perfectly and I noticed an outline that I thought was a spine at first, through all the fallen leaves. Still very surprised I found these while waiting for my partner to finish peeing so we could continue hiking haha. Starting digging with a small rock and uncovered 10 teeth and no other bones as far as I was able to find. I am pretty sure they are fossilized or mineralized based on how heavy they are, and rock solid. I tapped them against a rock and they make a dinging noise compared to the sound of modern bones in my collection i tried tapping against a rock that make a more dull muted sound. I am fairly certain they are horse teeth but the one thing throwing me off is the size of the roots and lack of enamel on some of them. I know horses are hypsodonts and teeth dont usually show that much root. Does anyone have any insight on these? Thanks in advance

So..............going through my fossils I've had for decades, and just wanted to know if these two horse teeth are modern or "ice age" fossils. Both very heavy, creek finds in Kansas City and both have identical cusps. Thoughts appreciated! Bone

Hello everyone, I’ve always had a website, Fossilforkids, (although it is no longer interactive it still has good stuff on it), and have done hundreds of fossil programs for kids. I’ve been away from that for awhile but since my wife died in June I am pursuing a dream of hers and fossils play a part of that. While she was on hospice they told us they have a bereavement program for kids and thought my farm with its goats, horses, chickens, mini- horses and chickens would be a great escape for the kids to visit while someone they love is on hospice. We will also will have fishing horse shoes, roping classes, and archery My wife also had a vision of turning our place into a day camp for kids that couldn’t go to bible camp or other camps. We are both devote Christians and have a passion for fossils as well so I’m combing all of those concepts. Since I have Horses and a mini I am going to focus the natural selection process and advancement of horses as the fossil class/demonstration. I, for one, do not believe what I have studied in the Bible and paleontology are mutually exclusive and I think this is a great way to break through some barriers and just let the kids enjoy the incredible word of fossils. To do this I need some help. I have the animals, space, facilities and games to make this a fantastic(and free) experience for the kids. What I need are horse fossils in any condition and from any body part. The more poor to moderate quality is for giveaways to the campers and a few quality pieces would make a great display for the classes. I have already invested a great bit of time and money plus they is a lot more of hard work to be done but any fossils you could provide would be a great help. Just send me a message if you can help. Thank You! John

Hey Gang, I was seeing some of the recent horse tooth threads again and started to wonder about a few I had. From what I can tell I never put these two teeth up and got any ID's so I'm hoping you can help... From a Bowling Green Mosaic Mine Florida collecting trip from 2014. Surface finds...Pliocene/Miocene? I'm guessing the darker black tooth on the left is identifiable but the 2nd the brown tooth may be too incomplete but I include it as I only found the two teeth on that trip. I welcome your input. Here are several oclussal shots of the the black tooth. Here's a couple of shots of the brown tooth fragment. Not sure if there is enough there to say anything about it or not. Thanks! Regards, Chris

I have a very general question regarding the amount of time it takes for an equus tooth to fully fossilize. I found some perfect, fossilized horse teeth in the Alafia River in an area where there was almost no other fossil material, save VERY well-worn fragments of dugong and turtle. It was suggested to me that the teeth could be from colonial era horses. I have read that in mineral-rich water, fossilization can occur rapidly, even in less than 100 years but do Florida rivers have that kind of mineral content or did I read some bogus material? I would appreciate any input.