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Tapir Tapirus veroensis Peace River Florida Miocene
JamieLynn posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: Florida Fossil Finds: Peace River, Venice, and Key West
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From the album: TEETH & JAWS
This is the symphysis, or junction, of a tapir mandible with both canines in place. This is probably Tapirus veroensis, the Late Pleistocene tapir. Notice how the canines are triangular in cross-section, as opposed to the blade-like cross-section of a horse canine or (more so) a camel canine.© Harry Pristis 2010
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From the album: TEETH & JAWS
These are the left-side cheek teeth of Florida tapir, Tapirus cf. T. veroensis. The length of the tooth row is 5.19 inches (132.0 mm). Pleistocene of Dixie County, Florida (This image is best viewed by clicking on the button on the upper right of this page => "other sizes" => "large".)© Harry Pristis 2016
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Sometimes when a fossil is found one side is exposed while there is still more buried beneath the sand, gravel, or clay. This can create very contrasting colors like those seen on this tapir mandible. The left jaw was exposed to the dark tannic water, while the right jaw was still buried in the blue clay. This specimen was found in North Florida.