diginupbones Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Found in south central South Dakota. Miocene. Assuming this is from some kind of small mammal but not sure. Thanks @Harry Pristis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 I dunno. Best guess would be an amphicyonid. 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...
diginupbones Posted August 16, 2020 Author Share Posted August 16, 2020 11 minutes ago, Harry Pristis said: I dunno. Best guess would be an amphicyonid. So the larger tooth that is separated from the rest would be an incisor or fang at the front of the jaw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 1 minute ago, diginupbones said: So the larger tooth that is separated from the rest would be an incisor or fang at the front of the jaw? Yes, for certain. It is a carnivore, I believe. 2 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...
Mark Kmiecik Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 2 hours ago, Harry Pristis said: I dunno. Best guess would be an amphicyonid. I had to Google that. Thank you. Learned something new today. Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricWonders Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 If it was found in SD I don’t think it would be Miocene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Familyroadtrip said: If it was found in SD I don’t think it would be Miocene. there is plenty of Miocene in South Dakota. That big broken tooth would be the lower canine. Lower canine followed by a diastema does suggest carnivore. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricWonders Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Oh, thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 14 hours ago, Mark Kmiecik said: I had to Google that. Thank you. Learned something new today. So did I so : en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Amphicyon Amphicyon ("ambiguous dog") is an extinct genus of large carnivorous bone-crushing mammals, popularly known as bear dogs, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 I always like photos for visualization.. this is actually a very robust jaw... https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/panama-pire/blog/fossil-friday-22015-a-beardog/ 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...
Harry Pristis Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 For comparison: Dixie County, Florida 2 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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