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Looks like a Mammalian metapodial, maybe carnivore, but which one?
Re-Elu posted a topic in Fossil ID
Greetings everyone, Found this bone on the Maasvlakte beach in the Netherlands. Based on the location, probably Pleistocene, but could also be Holocene or Pliocene. It looks like a metapodial, and based on size and shape I was thinking maybe carnivore. An expert was able to tell me that it could be carnivore (or maybe beaver), and that it probably belonged to a young animal (since the outer layer of compact bone is really thin). I've been spending hours comparing this fossil to metapodials of all kinds of carnivores (and Castor fiber) matching this location, but I still can't figure it out. Does anyone have any suggestions? -
Hello, this is my first time posting here. Normally I just lurk but I think I may have found something special here. So I was out on the Maasvlakte beach in the Netherlands today, looking for fossils. I found this tiny tooth (?). At first it didn't look like much but as it dried I started seeing a lot of signs that this might in fact be a proboscidean tooth. It is 2,8 cm/1.1 inch long. You can clearly see a layer of what I think is enamel where a piece has broken off. It shares a lot of similarities with gomphothere and mastodon teeth. I know a few Anancus teeth have been found in the North Sea, but they are usually found further south, in the province of Zeeland. I'm looking forward to seeing what you all think!
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