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Unidentified Ungulate Tooth


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Un-erupted deer or elk or what? Found in southern Minnesota  hillside creek bed. Deposits in the area are typically Holocene or Pleistocene PXL_20211220_034133097.thumb.jpg.0658fb6637f0fdcfba3f159ad56e22a6.jpg

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Not just unerupted, I think . . . it has the profile of a deciduous tooth.  I think moose, maybe elk-moose (Cervalces scotti).  A very large cervid is probable.

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22 hours ago, Harry Pristis said:

Not just unerupted, I think . . . it has the profile of a deciduous tooth.  I think moose, maybe elk-moose (Cervalces scotti).  A very large cervid is probable.

Thank you for the response! At least I know it's fairly old which always makes it more fun to find. There hasn't been elk in the area since the 1800s

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