2 Tridactyl Horse upper cheek teeth

[Shellseeker]

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.

[Fin Lover]

Jack, I'm glad you had a good day and I hope your procedures go well.

[Meganeura]

Here's to a speedy recovery and many more horse teeth to follow!

[grandpa]

My best wishes to you.

[Shellseeker]

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?