huntr52 Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 New to this forum having just found it today! Need help ID'ing the attached tooth. It was located North of Austin texas. Never had much opportunity to be in this area, until now. Stumbled (quite literally) on this in the very muddy fringes of a small creek which might help help explain the deterioration. Cant offer much more than that but hopefully someone can provide comments or a resource for reference from the pictures. Appreciate the help! IMG_0184 (2).HEICIMG_0183 (1).HEIC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Welcome to the Forum. Please re-post images in .jpg format. The . heic format does not work with the Forum Software. EDIT: Posting jpg files here : Not a tooth. No enamel. No root structure. No tooth morphology. These pics look like modern hoof core. From what, I am not sure. I'd guess deer. Knowing the size might help us figure that out. 1 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 That is way too big for a deer hoof.... moose or cow or bison or elk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 1 minute ago, jpc said: That is way too big for a deer hoof.... moose or cow or bison or elk? Are you sure ? It wouldn't be if my hand were used for scale. And the deer a white tail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilus Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 10 minutes ago, jpc said: That is way too big for a deer hoof.... moose or cow or bison or elk? I agree too big for deer. Moose unlikely in Texas (also elk). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilus Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 This is a large bison hoof core from SE Texas. 4 inches long. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 @huntr52 We could really use a rule ing on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Having found a couple white-tailed deer hoof cores... much too big. I'd agree Bison/Cattle. Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 So the estimate is 4" ? I was thinking 2.5" or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 For comparison: 4 1 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...
huntr52 Posted February 16, 2023 Author Share Posted February 16, 2023 Was hoping for something different but with the references above for comparison I agree with it being Bison. Anyway to speculate an age range? I expect that might be fairly difficult to determine from photos only. Another hoof was found later, fairly close by, along the same creek but it was more exposed. It is smaller than the first but appears to be in the same general condition. Thanks for everyone's response and especially the pictures and drawings for references! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 13 hours ago, huntr52 said: I agree with it being Bison. Anyway to speculate an age range? I expect that might be fairly difficult to determine from photos only. Less than 100.000 years, the time that bison appeared in North America. 1 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...
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