Notidanodon Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Hi guys it’s quite worn but I wondered if you knew what it was 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rand95 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 I am by no means a expert but it kind of looks like a tooth I have labled as river otter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 These jet-black teeth are devilishly difficult to photograph. Details are obscured in the black blob on the screen. For identification purposes, you might dust the tooth with talcum powder to highlight the contours. Just blow off the loose powder, leaving a thin film of talc on the tooth. 3 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 It looks like a lower third molar, but cannot say which animal. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Cropped, enlarged, and brightened: 4 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Mustelid M2, I'd say. 4 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notidanodon Posted March 15, 2020 Author Share Posted March 15, 2020 On 12/03/2020 at 7:09 PM, Harry Pristis said: These jet-black teeth are devilishly difficult to photograph. Details are obscured in the black blob on the screen. For identification purposes, you might dust the tooth with talcum powder to highlight the contours. Just blow off the loose powder, leaving a thin film of talc on the tooth. sorry for the late reply, i forgot i posted this it seems that @Fossildude19 's editing (thanks by the way) has had a similar effect, would you still like me to do this? On 12/03/2020 at 8:56 PM, Harry Pristis said: Mustelid M2, I'd say. thanks so much On 12/03/2020 at 10:37 AM, rand95 said: I am by no means a expert but it kind of looks like a tooth I have labled as river otter. you got it right first 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 1 hour ago, will stevenson said: sorry for the late reply, i forgot i posted this it seems that @Fossildude19 's editing (thanks by the way) has had a similar effect, would you still like me to do this? thanks so much you got it right first Well, Will, isn't there a problem inherent in an ID of river otter: These otters don't have an M2. Either the tooth is not an M2, or it came from a mustelid other than an otter. 1 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notidanodon Posted March 16, 2020 Author Share Posted March 16, 2020 16 hours ago, Harry Pristis said: Well, Will, isn't there a problem inherent in an ID of river otter: These otters don't have an M2. Either the tooth is not an M2, or it came from a mustelid other than an otter. Oh sorry I didn’t quite understand, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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