HuntingtownHunter Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Hello everyone! New member, just joined today. Great to be here! I live in Huntingtown, Maryland in Calvert County. Lots of Meg teeth and Miocene era fossils. Was trying to get some help identifying these mammal teeth. I found them on the Patuxent River right up from where I live on an embankment that backs up to a cliff. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Have been told Camel but not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darbi Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Not an expert in mammal tooth, but I think showing the cusp would aid in identification for others. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelivingdead531 Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 If you could show photos of the chewing surface, it would certainly help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Harry Pristis Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Looks like a goat or sheep tooth. This jaw was found in about 1980 in a remote stretch of the Santa Fe River, Gilchrist County, Florida. For a long time, I thought this jaw must be from a wayward domestic goat (Capra sp.). Doing a little research, I discovered that it is difficult to distinguish goat teeth from sheep (Ovis sp.) teeth. These are closely related genera in the Family Bovidae. Here's the jaw: 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...
HuntingtownHunter Posted June 6, 2020 Author Share Posted June 6, 2020 Looks like a match to me. Any idea how old? These are some other things I found with if that helps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted June 6, 2020 Share Posted June 6, 2020 Sheep and goats are historical in Maryland, not fossils. 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...
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