Cris Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 I found this tooth today in a Blancan (late Pliocene) site. I will be surprised and thrilled if anyone can ID it. It has me stumped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Cris, I think it's a really worn peccary upper tooth. I found this tooth today in a Blancan (late Pliocene) site. I will be surprised and thrilled if anyone can ID it. It has me stumped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear-dog Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Cris, I think it's a really worn peccary upper tooth. Good call. Bear-dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
florida_fossils Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Nice find! Weird looking one. Simplicity is not the goal. It is the by-product of a good idea and modest expectations. Paul Rand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cris Posted October 16, 2010 Author Share Posted October 16, 2010 Can anyone else confirm the peccary ID? That would make a new species to add to the list of animals from this site so far. If nobody knows, I'll forward the pics to the museum and put their reply here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossillarry Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Can anyone else confirm the peccary ID? That would make a new species to add to the list of animals from this site so far. If nobody knows, I'll forward the pics to the museum and put their reply here. I believe it is a worn upper fourth premolar of a small antelope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Welcome to the forum, Larry. I've known fossillarry for over twenty years. He is a true mammal expert with at least thirty years of fossil collecting experience at sites from California to Nebraska. He's really into North American ungulates but is knowledgeable about a wide variety of mammals spanning Eurasia and Africa. I used to try to stump him with oddball stuff I'd find at shows when he lived in the SF Bay Area but he nailed it every time. If he thinks it's antelope, you should bet on it. Jess I believe it is a worn upper fourth premolar of a small antelope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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