Bradley Flynn Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Found these teeth with a bunch of other items on a lake beach today. Anybody know what they could be? I have some modern sheep, horse and cow teeth. None of them compare, I do not have full sets of teeth to compare either. These ones are much harder and wiegh much more than the ones I have. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Harry Pristis Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 They are bovid teeth, which bovid I can't guess. 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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Bradley Flynn Posted July 4, 2020 Author Share Posted July 4, 2020 Thanks Harry Pristis! Hmmmm, South Africa has a long list of bovidae species that used to roam freely in our area and at least 2 or 3 domestic bovid. Still nice looking teeth compared to my other modern teeth.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradley Flynn Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 Just for interest sake I have pulled out some cow teeth to compare the teeth I found on the lake. Cow teeth marked with orange arrows, unidentified bovid teeth placed next to them for comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bradley Flynn Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 This one with the green arrow is very different compared to the other teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradley Flynn Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 So far I have figured out that the molar above with green arrow is from Syncerus caffer, Cape Buffalo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 The tooth with the green arrow is newly erupted, that is, only lightly worn. It's difficult to reliably compare unworn to worn teeth. 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...
Bradley Flynn Posted July 18, 2020 Author Share Posted July 18, 2020 16 hours ago, Harry Pristis said: The tooth with the green arrow is newly erupted, that is, only lightly worn. It's difficult to reliably compare unworn to worn teeth. Thank you for this info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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