NatalieP Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 Found this tooth yesterday. I was thinking it could be dire wolf based on the root, just looks similar to a canine i found and the nutrient groove. But then the surface of the tooth isn't smooth, feels rough-ish so then was thinking cetacean maybe. Found in sarasota county. Any help is appreciated, thank you!! Pictures attached Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatalieP Posted May 4, 2022 Author Share Posted May 4, 2022 Not sure if it will help but here is a video also. Thanks again! 20220504_095216.mp4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 Well, I found this tip searching very close to your home location,and at the time wondered what tooth could it have been broken off. Here is a great thread... See what Boesse says.. http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/108913-a-broken-miocene-tooth2/ Tantalizing !!! and then this.... rugosity and a broken tip... The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatalieP Posted May 4, 2022 Author Share Posted May 4, 2022 @Shellseeker thank you that discussionwas very helpful! I think it is a Scaldicetus tooth! I have actually found one similar about a year ago and think they are the same species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 I can't recall seeing a Scaldicetus tooth that didn't have a conical enamel crown. I think I'd be considering a small odontocete as the source of this tooth crown. 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 May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 2 hours ago, NatalieP said: @Shellseeker thank you that discussion was very helpful! I think it is a Scaldicetus tooth! I have actually found one similar about a year ago and think they are the same species. Well Natalie, Harry makes an excellent point on the conical nature of the point. The difficulty is that we are not finding the whole tooth to make identification easier. You and I are just going to have to find MORE examples of these marine mammal teeth. Note that many examples are in Harry's collections... We have a long way to go. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 On 5/4/2022 at 5:21 PM, Shellseeker said: You and I are just going to have to find MORE examples of these marine mammal teeth. Note that many examples are in Harry's collections... We have a long way to go. @NatalieP Deja vu, all over again... I was out today and found this tooth... It compares favorably with the photo above which @Harry Pristis created and is potentially the very 1st Kentriodontidae Dolphin I have found. The equivalent cone on this new tooth is 14 mm long, 7 mm x 9 mm ... The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatalieP Posted May 8, 2022 Author Share Posted May 8, 2022 @Shellseeker that is crazy! Sweet find!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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