Meganeura Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 (edited) So couple ID’s needed from today… 2 partial carnassials that I’m 99% certain on but would like confirmation, and 1 partial canine that I’ve got no clue on. Partial carnassials - Dire Wolf, right? It’s gotta be: And the canine - found in the same spot as one of the above teeth, but I don’t want to make any assumptions, so… @Shellseeker do you think THIS one could be smilodon? But really - big cat? Seems too blade-like for ursid or canid, but I could be totally wrong. Edited September 17, 2022 by Meganeura Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 I am not getting a feel for the "canine". Need better lights... can not distinguish a boundary between enamel and root.. 3rd photo seems to have parallel enamel bands, similar to horse. The tooth under the "2" is a Right side upper P4 ... Dire wolf... The root on the left may be from a Left side upper P4... For comparison.... 1 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...
Meganeura Posted September 17, 2022 Author Share Posted September 17, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, Shellseeker said: I am not getting a feel for the "canine". Need better lights... can not distinguish a boundary between enamel and root.. 3rd photo seems to have parallel enamel bands, similar to horse. The tooth under the "2" is a Right side upper P4 ... Dire wolf... The root on the left may be from a Left side upper P4... For comparison.... The canine has enamel on both sides but is very much worn/broken - you can’t really tell where the root starts. Frankly, I’m not sure if it even has the root still but ill take some better pics though. Doubt it’ll get ID’d, honestly. Ans perfect - I figured they were the left/right P4’s when I compared em to the coyote P4 I got from Harry! Thank you! Edited September 17, 2022 by Meganeura Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted September 17, 2022 Author Share Posted September 17, 2022 @Shellseeker better-ish pictures. Hard to capture the enamel since it’s broken and not that visible except at certain angles - so I circled it in red. Enamel: Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 2 hours ago, Meganeura said: Doubt it’ll get ID’d, honestly. Keep that in mind. Photos are much better.... We have the tip of canine or tusk, 1) is curved sharply 2) very thin enamel 3) wrapped around dentine 4) hollow inner core.... So you go to your collection, TFF, internet and ask: what have I ever seen that matches most of that description? Some sharply curving whale/dolphin teeth or maybe a tusk... http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/35576-anybody-here-have-peccary-fossils-they-want-to-show/ When you can not identify, you can speculate....or not 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...
Meganeura Posted September 17, 2022 Author Share Posted September 17, 2022 3 minutes ago, Shellseeker said: Keep that in mind. Photos are much better.... We have the tip of canine or tusk, 1) is curved sharply 2) very thin enamel 3) wrapped around dentine 4) hollow inner core.... So you go to your collection, TFF, internet and ask: what have I ever seen that matches most of that description? Some sharply curving whale/dolphin teeth or maybe a tusk... http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/35576-anybody-here-have-peccary-fossils-they-want-to-show/ When you can not identify, you can speculate....or not Peccary was actually one of my first thoughts - it felt too rectangular instead of the triangle that peccary seems to be, but due to how worn it is, it wouldn’t surprise me. Definitely agree that there’s probably no way to know for sure though! Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Daniel, It seems like it is very dangerous out there. Hard to breathe in 15 feet of water.... I'd suggest that you take a break, at least a month or so, just to stay safe, and incidentally enough time for this cut on my leg to heal , so that you will have some competition for those Dire Wolf teeth. 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...
Meganeura Posted September 17, 2022 Author Share Posted September 17, 2022 4 minutes ago, Shellseeker said: Daniel, It seems like it is very dangerous out there. Hard to breathe in 15 feet of water.... I'd suggest that you take a break, at least a month or so, just to stay safe, and incidentally enough time for this cut on my leg to heal , so that you will have some competition for those Dire Wolf teeth. Luckily we got out of there right before the rain started - but the water immediately rose a good 2’. Made it juuuuuust in time! But hey, if you want competition I’d be glad to provide some I hope the recovery is speedy and easy! Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 I hate the inactivity, but it is not a bad time to be healing. My favorite locations are 3-4 feet over my head. If this continues, I may have to try that land hunting... 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...
Meganeura Posted September 17, 2022 Author Share Posted September 17, 2022 8 minutes ago, Shellseeker said: I hate the inactivity, but it is not a bad time to be healing. My favorite locations are 3-4 feet over my head. If this continues, I may have to try that land hunting... Definitely worked well in that you’re not missing much, at least! My spots are having the same issue, though they will hopefully be revitalized by all this water! Also glad to know that no matter how many years I hunt for, the itch won’t disappear… Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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