Ramo Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 I found some bone fragments up in some ogallala formation in Kansas. I also found this complete tooth I was hoping someone could identify for me. For one species to mourn the death of another is a new thing under the sun. -Aldo Leopold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Cropped and contrasted: Neat looking tooth, Ramo! 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Nice little Miocene 3-toed horse! We generally only see the black versions down here in Florida. @Shellseeker has spent some time trying to decode the mysteries of these teeth to be able to assign it to a genus. @Harry Pristis likely has a clue and some images to back it up. Cheers. -Ken 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramo Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 Thanks Ken!! For one species to mourn the death of another is a new thing under the sun. -Aldo Leopold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Looking forward to any other interesting find from this formation. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 9 hours ago, digit said: Nice little Miocene 3-toed horse! We generally only see the black versions down here in Florida. @Shellseeker has spent some time trying to decode the mysteries of these teeth to be able to assign it to a genus. @Harry Pristis likely has a clue and some images to back it up. Cheers. -Ken @Ramo Nice find!!! I love these little horse tooth. It is VERY difficult to identify the specific horse species from an isolated tooth. You must have measurements and the small variations on the tooth must be visible. The blue circle is called an "Isolated Protocone". Need measurements of the red lines. 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...
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