PrehistoricWonders Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Hi all, I received a jar of fossils from my grandfather a couple years ago before he passed away, and was wondering what type of tooth it was. Most of the stuff in the jar is from Florida but I’m not positive everything is. It is 2 1/4 inches long. my guess is it’s either a mammoth or horse tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustdee Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 This is a nice horse tooth! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 It's a nice horse upper cheek tooth. 1 " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricWonders Posted July 2, 2020 Author Share Posted July 2, 2020 2 hours ago, Rustdee said: This is a nice horse tooth! 46 minutes ago, abyssunder said: It's a nice horse upper cheek tooth. Thank you for the replies!!! Do you think it’s a bv tooth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Hi, BV tooth ? Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 4 hours ago, Coco said: Hi, BV tooth ? Coco BV == Bone Valley, Florida and to answer the question. The coloration --- blue enamel on brown cementum is a mark of land found fossils from Bone Valley. These are my favorite hunting grounds. 4 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 17 hours ago, Familyroadtrip said: I received a jar of fossils from my grandfather a couple years ago before he passed away, and was wondering what type of tooth it was. Most of the stuff in the jar is from Florida but I’m not positive everything is. It is 2 1/4 inches long. my guess is it’s either a mammoth or horse tooth. Here is a good thread to compare your tooth to Equus .sp The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricWonders Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 40 minutes ago, Shellseeker said: BV == Bone Valley, Florida and to answer the question. The coloration --- blue enamel on brown cementum is a mark of land found fossils from Bone Valley. These are my favorite hunting grounds. I’d love to fossil hunt in bv, but I don’t where I can. Does the heard bridge entrance have any bv in it, it was where I went fossil hunting on a tour and some of the colors were kinda like bv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricWonders Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 41 minutes ago, Shellseeker said: Here is a good thread to compare your tooth to Equus .sp It’s definitely horse, but to me it looked one of the pre equus horse teeth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Thanks @Shellseeker Coco 1 ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Familyroadtrip said: I’d love to fossil hunt in bv, but I don’t where I can. Does the heard bridge entrance have any bv in it, it was where I went fossil hunting on a tour and some of the colors were kinda like bv. 1 hour ago, Familyroadtrip said: It’s definitely horse, but to me it looked one of the pre equus horse teeth Remember, these horses have ancestors and descendants. SIZE is what counts when determining Equus .sp. What is the length of your chewing surface? If you look lower right (Hardee County), the blue line is the Peace River, the orange line is Route 17. They cross at Zolfo Springs. The Black is the Phosphate mines approximately == Bone Valley. You are confusing fossils with color. Nannippus found in Phosphate Mine (LAND!!!!), followed by a Nannippus from the Peace River. Note the sizes. All these pre Equus horses are 1/2 to 3/4 inch across the chewing surface. The darker teeth are river and creek finds stained by the tanic acid in leaves. Last Photo-Picture courtesy of @Harry Pristis 2 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricWonders Posted July 3, 2020 Author Share Posted July 3, 2020 Here is the size of the chewing surface Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 23 hours ago, Familyroadtrip said: Here is the size of the chewing surface You might research Dinohippus and Pliohippus. They are the closest relatives to Equus https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/fossil-horses/gallery/dinohippus/# I studied a large number of BV Equus .sp teeth> Richard Hulbert is the expert on small horse teeth, especially those that come from Florida. You should read his comments in the thread below. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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