Texas Fossil Hound Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 I was poking around in a Texas site looking for my very own Mastadon Molar, with which CreekCrawler has so recently shamed us all. I did not find any elephant parts, but I did find a pretty cool Pliestocene Equus tooth - cheek tooth I think. Does anyone have a link to a good Pleistocene/Oligocene/Miocene Mammal tooth website or a good reference book? In Situ Reverse side Top pattern Huge Squali This is the most complete Globidens tooth I have found - about 75% there. Most of the back is missing unfortunately. One Crab that may have a pincher intact. I will explore the matrix later. Happy fossiling! Jon "Silence is Golden, but duct tape is Silver." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foshunter Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Crabs from the area you and Barry hunt are so rare, nice, the Glosidens even a partial is a score, nice finds---Tom Grow Old Kicking And Screaming !!"Don't Tread On Me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruitbat Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 The Equus tooth is a lower cheek tooth and is likely Pleistocene. Unfortunately, trying to identify an isolated horse tooth as to species is practically impossible in most cases. Lower horse teeth (except the P2) are always rectangular in outline while upper cheek teeth (except P2) are basically square in shape. There are a number of articles available on-line and I have links to many of them in the section on horses in Fruitbat's PDF Library here on TFF. -Joe Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Cool finds! Are you sure your Globidens isn't a gator tooth? Seems too conical for a Globidens... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Fossil Hound Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 (edited) The Equus tooth is a lower cheek tooth and is likely Pleistocene. Unfortunately, trying to identify an isolated horse tooth as to species is practically impossible in most cases. Lower horse teeth (except the P2) are always rectangular in outline while upper cheek teeth (except P2) are basically square in shape. There are a number of articles available on-line and I have links to many of them in the section on horses in Fruitbat's PDF Library here on TFF. -Joe Thanks very much! Jon Edited November 7, 2012 by Texas Fossil Hound "Silence is Golden, but duct tape is Silver." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Fossil Hound Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 Cool finds! Are you sure your Globidens isn't a gator tooth? Seems too conical for a Globidens... I am not 100% sure, but there are 2 aspects that make me think Globidens over Gator. One, the pinnicle of the tooth dips inward slightly and it does not appear attributable to wear. Secondly, the orange peel texture is present. I have seen samples of Globidens that are slightly conical, but I am totally open to debate. I would like to hear more opinions. Jon "Silence is Golden, but duct tape is Silver." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 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...
sixgill pete Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Huge, beautiful Squali tooth. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 That one tooth looks like a bullet croc tooth to me.. Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 That one tooth looks like a bullet croc tooth to me.. I, also, have the impression that this is a crocodilian tooth; but, I'd want to see more of the tooth to be more confident. Here are more comparison images: Here's an image of posterior croc teeth that was posted by 'Geofossil' in a long-ago thread (I thought some of 'em resembled Globidens teeth). 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...
Trevor Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Awesome finds, that is one big Squalicorax! : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Fossil Hound Posted November 8, 2012 Author Share Posted November 8, 2012 (edited) For comparison: Hmmmm. Tough call on this one. Do the croc teeth have any kind of orange peel texture to them? I have not seen many of them. jon Edited November 8, 2012 by Texas Fossil Hound "Silence is Golden, but duct tape is Silver." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boneman007 Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 I have a crab that is very similar to the one you found. I have not ID'ed it yet. Let me know if you get an ID. My came from the Arcadia Park formation in the Cedar Hill area. Do you know what formation the crab came from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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