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Any help or hints on these two teeth? Thanks!
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From a Columbus County N.C. shell pit. A great specimen.
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Found in a shell pit in Columbus County, N.C. an very nice example of this species.
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I like all fossils but I have a special affinity for Sloth. I find a lot of it and once again, in my last sieve of the day, up pops a broken sloth tooth. Many of my hunting friends like Megs a lot better, but for me Sloths are rare but come to me somewhat frequently. If a tooth must be broken, I get the best part -- the chewing surface. So we all know this is a sloth tooth but I have more detailed questions. 1) Which specific species? Paramylodon Harlani? Megalonyx Jeffersonii? leptostomus? 2) Is this specific tooth a caniform? 3) Why is this tooth concave? Is the tooth above it convex? I know that only a few may have the expertise to specify Sloth tooth details, but posting here helps me share the rare find and share this tooth with those TFF members who are also addicted to Sloth material. Also, it may make me more sloth knowledgeable. UPDATED to add a link to this thread from 2013 which also has a sloth caniform. Note the similarity of the occlusal surface except for the flat versus concave surface on this new one.
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We had some rain recently in Austin, so naturally I checked the creek. I found this protruding from the bank. ID suggestions?
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November is the closing month for shows here in northern Spain. Although I wasn't going to spend a lot of money, I see this group, and I couldn't say no... It came home with me... Ya know! Hehehe! Most of it pliocene stuff, except for the very well preserved Persististrombus latus, from middle pleistocene. All of it comes from an old collection. From pliocene/pleistocene layers of southern Spain
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Hi everyone! I hope you all are spending the summer finding some really neat fossils. I am currently working on a commissioned illustration for FossilClaw, and am shooting to have a sketch up soon. However, we would like your opinion on the landscape and fauna... We are definite that there will be both woolly mammoth(s) and woolly rhino(s) in the scene, but we are not sure what other animals may have shared the same territory on a regular basis with these creatures. Initially, we were shooting to have a Cave bear in the scene, but given the different habitats (and altitudes) it has proven a challenge. What other animals would plausibly fit in the scene we are trying to depict? Megaloceros? Sabertooth? Bison? Wild Horses? Any other predators or interesting animals? The landscape will be steppes. Really appreciate your input!! -Lauren
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Any ideas on this? Faint shadows of the ribs are visible even on the smooth side of this segment?/fragment Also, the shape of the fossil is fairly symmetrical - is this random or does that mean it is a segment of something? Thanks!
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Found today about 5 hours ago in Peace River. I am not positive on the ID but I have a pretty good guess. This tooth in un_erupted == no roots and no use wear on the chewing surface. Does that mean this tooth came from a juvenile (baby??) before the tooth could be used?
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From the album: @Max-fossils 's Zandmotor Finds
Some fish verts from the Zandmotor. Most are incomplete. -
From the album: @Max-fossils 's Zandmotor Finds
Me holding a perfect fish vert found on the Zandmtor, still a bit covered in wet sand. -
8 mile NSR hike trying to get past all the footprints. I had a great day. I found a nice variety of Pleistocene and Cretaceous fossils and all kinds of artifacts. I really like the partial Mosasaur / Pleisosaur scapula with shark feeding marks. The Mastodon tooth enamel has some great color. The Ammonite septum that size is pretty rare for NSR. 2 Mosasaur teeth in one day always makes my day.
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I was out hunting the last 2 days with friends. I enjoy the experience. Sunday was far more productive. Here is a large bone. I found 2-3 of these with similar quality. Maybe I will find an equivalent LARGE tooth to be sure, but usually I think of these as Proboscidea.. Hosenose for short. If there is any reason to think otherwise, please enlightening me on the additional possibilities. Mostly I leave large indeterminate bones in the river. Sometimes I take them for auctions or fossil digs for kids. I have questions on this one.. Note the large amount of muscle attachment bone modification.. Can this be used to narrow the bone ID possibilities? Is this normal or pathological? I found just little teeth in the morning, along with these larger bones but in the afternoon I came on strong. A Capybara molar, the first in 4 years about 1/2 the size or less of the 2013 find. A couple of Megs and a very nice Hemi!!!
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A small dog whelk found on the Zandmotor.
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A common cockle from the Zandmotor. A very common species.
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From the album: @Max-fossils 's Zandmotor Finds
Two pholads from the Zandmotor, species Zirfaea pilsbryi. -
From the album: @Max-fossils 's Zandmotor Finds
A piece of metacarpal of a deer (maybe Cervus elaphus), found on the Zandmotor. -
From the album: @Max-fossils 's Zandmotor Finds
A big piece of a limb bone of a large mammal (mammoth, woolly rhino, bison), found on the Zandmotor. Probably not more identifiable than this. -
From the album: @Max-fossils 's Zandmotor Finds
A crab pincer found on the Zandmotor (Cancer pagurus). -
From the album: @Max-fossils 's Zandmotor Finds
A thick-ribbed dog whelk: Nassarius nitidus. Found on the Zandmotor. -
From the album: @Max-fossils 's Zandmotor Finds
All the finds made in just one day of hunting on the Zandmotor! Finds include: seashells, fish verts, a crab pincer and a lot of mammal material. All come from the Pleistocene period. -
From the album: @Max-fossils 's Zandmotor Finds
A clam found on the Zandmotor. Species: Mactra plistoneerlandica (but it could be Spisula solida, I'm not sure). The whole beach is filled with those, and even complete ones are extremely common. -
From the album: @Max-fossils 's Zandmotor Finds
A nice cockle found on the Zandmotor. Species: Cerastoderma edule. A very common species, not really worth picking up if you already have some. -
From the album: @Max-fossils 's Zandmotor Finds
A few oysters found on the Zandmotor, the species could be Ostrea edulis.
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