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Mammal Tooth From Big Brook Trib


Jeffrey P

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I found this yesterday in one of Big Brook's upper tributaries. Big Brook is in Monmouth County, New Jersey and is famed for its Upper Cretaceous fauna. Occasionally, Pleistocene material is found there. This definitely is not Cretaceous. Probably modern though it does feel heavier than a regular tooth. Deer is a likely candidate, but I wouldn't rule out caribou in which case it would be a fossil. I have found a lot of modern bones in the brooks in Monmouth County. Any ID help or direction to resources would be appreciated. Thanks.  

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@Harry Pristis

 

Nice find, Jeff!

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On 1/3/2023 at 1:35 PM, Harry Pristis said:

I think it's a cervid p4, but don't know which deer it is.

Thanks Harry. I definitely thought modern deer. That it is in such good shape had me leaning away from the idea that this was a fossil. 

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