Denny1st Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 I found this maxilla piece on the Kansas River today. I'm thinking it's some sort of pig ancestor, and hoping it's not just an old domestic pig's. But it seems mineralized to me. Also, the teeth are pretty worn so it's hard for me to ID them. I saw this topic And thought it's too difficult for me to ID based on the worn teeth. But maybe someone else here can help? Please let me know if more photos would be of use as well. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Cropped and contrasted: 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...
Harry Pristis Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Sorry, Denny, it's not peccary. It's a domestic pig jaw. But, welcome to the Forum. 1 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny1st Posted April 2, 2022 Author Share Posted April 2, 2022 13 minutes ago, Harry Pristis said: Sorry, Denny, it's not peccary. It's a domestic pig jaw. But, welcome to the Forum. What a bummer. May I ask what was the giveaway to you? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Denny1st said: What a bummer. May I ask what was the giveaway to you? Thanks The key was Tim's cropped and contrasted version of the occlusal surface image. Pig and peccary teeth don't look much alike to me. 4 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny1st Posted April 2, 2022 Author Share Posted April 2, 2022 36 minutes ago, Harry Pristis said: The key was Tim's cropped and contrasted version of the occlusal surface image. Pig and peccary teeth don't look much alike to me. I see. I suppose I was overthinking it and trying to count cusps on the teeth, but I'm sure some of it was wishful thinking.... Thanks again. It can be hard to tell the age on Kansas river bones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 3 minutes ago, Denny1st said: I see. I suppose I was overthinking it and trying to count cusps on the teeth, but I'm sure some of it was wishful thinking.... Thanks again. It can be hard to tell the age on Kansas river bones Don't fret about it. Yours was a sophisticated guess -- we more often see a naive guess here. Keep looking down. 1 2 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 22 hours ago, Denny1st said: I see. I suppose I was overthinking it and trying to count cusps on the teeth, but I'm sure some of it was wishful thinking.... Thanks again. It can be hard to tell the age on Kansas river bones So far over 15 years, I only have a single Peccary molar, which I treasure. Many times, I would find teeth that looked like Peccary, but Harry would set me straight. One of those times, I searched the Internet, so I could work on "seeing" what Harry sees. I found this, it is a Pleistocene Peccary maxilla from Florida. Like Harry says, I keep looking down... 3 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Cole Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 @Shellseeker Thanks for the good comparative example. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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