Peace River molar

[Shellseeker]

Found in the Peace River today...  very rare as an m3.

I think I know what it is...  just need confirmation

[Harry Pristis]

Good find.  Dugongid teeth are difficult to find.  Not a mastodon milk tooth.

 

[Shellseeker]

Thank you Harry,

I always try to add a few extra details..... I am thinking there is no such thing as an m3.  

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Tooth replacement in Metaxytherium floridanum followed the same horizontal replacement pattern found in proboscidians and modern manatees, but with only a maximum of six total teeth per jaw in an animal’s lifetime. In most jaws only three teeth are present and functioning (Fig. 4); more rarely two or four. The premolars and molars of dugongids are all basically similar and cannot be used to distinguish different genera and species of similar size.

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Figure 4. UF 28658, right maxilla of Metaxytherium floridanum with first, second, and third molars from the Grey Zone, Phosphoria Mine, Polk County, Florida. Occlusal (top) and lateral (bottom) views.

I do have the very good fortune of hunting with someone who job/profession was working in the Bone Valley mines,  including Phosphoria... Jack

[jcbshark]

Excellent find Jack