Shellseeker Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 Have not been out hunting in too long. Water too high makes everything harder. However, next week I will have 2 relatively minor procedures that will stop my hunting for 3-4 weeks. Under that pressure, went back to a location where I thought I could find waist deep water, based on previous experience. Fast current, but around waist deep. I thought that I might only find small shark and ray teeth, but that also was OK. Just to get out and hunt in the sunshine would be a pleasure. I found the expected shark/ray teeth plus a long equus lower tooth, a couple of nice dermal denticles, chunk of gomph, interesting piece of ray barb, a 12 mm toe bone and 2 small horse upper teeth... One would have been great , but two definitely made it a day to remember. Here they are.. This is Nannippus , and a small one at that... Maybe N. simpsoni or N. morgani. I can not differentiate , but Richard Hulbert can.... I likely can ID the 2nd tooth, but It will take me a while... Interested in the input from the Horse experts on TFF.. This would be middle to late Miocene, similar age to the phosphate mines. As indicated above , I had a great day... came home with a smile. 5 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fin Lover Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 Jack, I'm glad you had a good day and I hope your procedures go well. 1 Fin Lover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 Here's to a speedy recovery and many more horse teeth to follow! Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandpa Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 My best wishes to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted September 4, 2022 Author Share Posted September 4, 2022 14 hours ago, Fin Lover said: Jack, I'm glad you had a good day and I hope your procedures go well. 14 hours ago, Meganeura said: Here's to a speedy recovery and many more horse teeth to follow! 10 hours ago, grandpa said: My best wishes to you. Thank you , all... Just a couple of surgical cuts on lower extremities. Unfortunately for a favorite hobby, my doctor is concerned about the water quality of places I hunt. I have re evaluated the 1st tooth with this chart from one of Richard Hulbert's research papers. At APL of 11.7, this is more likely N. aztecus. It has a very curious wear pattern. Any speculation on whether pre/post mortem and what may have caused the erasure of fossettes only across the middle? 1 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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