Shellseeker Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 (edited) Found a week ago. for a second thought it was a broken tapir. Size is 22x23x10 mm, about an inch wide. Is the wear on the inner surface pre-fossilization? Tooth location upper/lower? Thanks for adding to my knowledge. SS UPDATED to add this link of a (similar looking?) Jaguar Carnassial found in Florida. My big concern is the size. The link indicates 1.5 inches where mine is 1 inch -- Big difference in animal size!!! http://www.paleodirect.com/lm9-006.htm Edited June 9, 2012 by Shellseeker The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricFlorida Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Cat. Please post a picture with scale. It's either panther or jaguar. www.PrehistoricFlorida.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted June 9, 2012 Author Share Posted June 9, 2012 Thanks!!! Either ID would be great. I have no Jaguar or Panther fossils, yet. I have looked around the net and speculate that this is a m1 lower left carnassial. Measurements in Photos are millimeters. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 For comparison: 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...
Shellseeker Posted June 9, 2012 Author Share Posted June 9, 2012 (edited) PrehistoricFlorida and Harry, Thanks for another excellent Identification. This one will go into a preferred display area of my collection. It seems that Jaguar teeth are somewhat valuable, although I have only parted with fossils as gifts to relatives and friends. PF, how do you differentiate between Jaguar and Panther --- Is the Panther Carnassial smaller? Harry, I have thought about tooth position, and your photo seems to be lower right m1, but it is a spot on duplicate of the one I found. Edited June 9, 2012 by Shellseeker The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Yes, that is natural wear. It's from contact with the upper premolar (P4), an effective flesh slicing action. Is the wear on the inner surface pre-fossilization? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricFlorida Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 PF, how do you differentiate between Jaguar and Panther --- Is the Panther Carnassial smaller? Yes. Jaguars and panthers are essentially anatomically similar, but panthers are smaller. www.PrehistoricFlorida.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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