beachcomber 11 Posted November 18, 2020 Down again from Minnesota searching for treasures. I found this a couple days after the last storm on a shell strewn sand bar. Looks like maybe a Dire Wolf tooth sans the root. Looking for confirmation or a id if something else. I have found walrus, ground sloth, and tapir material in the past and another oddity would be nice to add to the collection. Thanks in advance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shellseeker 2,250 Posted November 19, 2020 A possibility based on size. See HarryPritis post in this thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beachcomber 11 Posted November 19, 2020 Thanks Shellseeker. I had a brain fart and forgot about UF Gainesville fossil ID service and send the picks to Dr Hulbert this morning. A quick response was informative. It is a first lower molar from the canidae family and the most likely a dire wolf. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D.N.FossilmanLithuania 458 Posted November 19, 2020 Maybe molar tooth of seal (marine mammal). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shellseeker 2,250 Posted November 20, 2020 10 hours ago, beachcomber said: Thanks Shellseeker. I had a brain fart and forgot about UF Gainesville fossil ID service and send the picks to Dr Hulbert this morning. A quick response was informative. It is a first lower molar from the canidae family and the most likely a dire wolf. Thanks for the update... In Florida, the choices based on size had to be either Jaguar or Dire Wolf. Can you provide a photo of the 'root" area. Are the roots broken off or did they never form? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lorne Ledger 119 Posted November 20, 2020 Good find! Yes, agree with Dr. Hulbert, it is a left Dire Wolf M1. Here are a right and left from my Steinhatchee River, FL collection Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beachcomber 11 Posted November 20, 2020 Here is the pic of the root area as requested. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shellseeker 2,250 Posted November 20, 2020 A very unusual tooth. Could it have been an enamel cap or pathological form without roots? This tread discusses it for Mastodons. I am not sure that the process applies to Dire wolf. http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/20715-mammut-americanum/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Familyroadtrip 399 Posted November 26, 2020 Yes... I’d say canid, most likely Dire Wolf. Nice find! Here’s one had that is similar too, it’s a dire wolf M1, I believe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brandy Cole 11 Posted November 26, 2020 Glad you got it ID'd. What a great find! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beachcomber 11 Posted November 26, 2020 Thanks. It was another first for me after many years looking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
