Bigger Florida Mammal Jaw Two Teeth.

[timhigg]

Here is a jaw with two teeth.  The entire length of the jaw is

about 6.25 inches.  The teeth are about 11/16 and 12/16 long and the largest about 9/16 wide at the widest place.  

They were found on a Florida beach near Fort Pierce.  Don't know what the animal would be.

Thanks for all the great help.

 

 

 

 

[PFOOLEY]

cool jaw...@Harry Pristis or @Shellseeker might have some thoughts.

[Harry Pristis]

Looks like a really senile camelid jaw.

[Shellseeker]

Agreed with Harry, It is pretty rare to find a set of teeth as worn as these.  Lived to a ripe old age. Could be either hemiauchenia or paleolama. Nice photo of a younger set of teeth here.

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/florida-vertebrate-fossils/species/hemiauchenia-macrocephala/

[timhigg]

Thanks much. 

 

I didn't think the teeth matched any of those I could find in photos.  I didn't realize that they were so worn from age.

 

Thanks again.