SE Texas tooth ID

[fossilus]

With extra time on my hands I'm trying to ID some of my miscellaneous finds.  I found this small tooth many years ago.  It's about 27 mm long, just over an inch.  Generally I find terrestrial, pleistocene, occasionally pliocene or miocene.

@Harry Pristis

@PrehistoricFlorida

[caldigger]

Can you show a straight on shot of the other ( wider ) end?

[fossilus]

1 hour ago, caldigger said:

Can you show a straight on shot of the other ( wider ) end?

 

So this is from the "root" end.  It is interesting to me that the crown is the small end.

[Harry Pristis]

The tooth is a lower m3 from a selenodont artiodactyl, but not one I'm familiar with here in Florida.

[fossilus]

6 minutes ago, Harry Pristis said:

The tooth is a lower m3 from a selenodont artiodactyl, but not one I'm familiar with here in Florida.

Thanks Harry!

[Shellseeker]

I would check Antelope.... which ones existed in Texas?

[fossilus]

There have been at least a couple. I believe Capromeryx and Antilocapra.

@Uncle Siphuncle might know of more.

Antelope had crossed my mind.

18 minutes ago, Shellseeker said:

I would check Antelope.... which ones existed in Texas?

 

[garyc]

Dunno, but I like it!

[Shellseeker]

3 hours ago, fossilus said:

Antilocapra

This is Antilocapra: Wide at root, narrow at chewing surface.

 

3 hours ago, fossilus said:

Capromeryx from Florida

[fossilus]

Thanks shellseeker! Actually both seem to be wider on the m3 at the base. Is there much difference in size between the two? The capromyrex m3 looks alot like mine in profile, but in height vs width it looks like Antilocapra.

Looks like you are right on about antelope.

[fossilus]

Thanks!

[Shellseeker]

Neither tooth is mine but I think the Capromyrex came from @Cris

Prehiistoric Florida has an Antilocapra m3 online. It is 1.75 inches and found in East Texas

[fossilus]

Thanks guys! I think it compares favorably with capromyrex in size and shape.  I probably need to do some research on goat, but the few examples online seem somewhat different.

[PrehistoricFlorida]

It's pronghorn, Antilocapra americana. 

[fossilus]

Thanks Prehistoric Florida, I greatly appreciate your knowledge!

[Harry Pristis]

On 4/11/2020 at 3:33 PM, fossilus said:

Thanks guys! I think it compares favorably with capromyrex in size and shape.  I probably need to do some research on goat, but the few examples online seem somewhat different.

 

Here's goat:

 

 

 

[fossilus]

Thanks Harry!

[Mark Kmiecik]

On 4/10/2020 at 8:07 PM, fossilus said:

There have been at least a couple. I believe Capromeryx and Antilocapra.

@Uncle Siphuncle might know of more.

Antelope had crossed my mind.

 

Could it be Camelops?

[fossilus]

1 hour ago, Mark Kmiecik said:

Could it be Camelops?

No. 

Camelops teeth are much larger than llama.  this tooth is much smaller than llama, almost deer sized although much different in shape than deer..

Camelops teeth are slightly larger than bison.  The camelops tooth is the photo is 3 inches  7.5 cm long.

[fossillarry]

The tooth is an upper M3,could be a bovid(sheep or goat)or an antilocaprid. Based on size  Capromeryx  is likely.