gturner333 Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 I recently found what looks like a mammal molar while I was screening through some bulk sample material from Post Oak Creek in Sherman TX (Austin group). I usually just find marine teeth, verts, gastropods, brachiopods, etc.. But, then I found this little guy. The marks in the pictures are 1mm apart. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 How cool is that! I'll stay tuned in hopes that someone can ID it. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 definitely mammal... rodent of some kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWill Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Hey G. Did you show that thing to Wes at the DPS meeting Wednesday? I think he has some rodent teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gturner333 Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share Posted March 17, 2013 Not to Wes, but to several others. I'll just email him some pictures and ask. Thanks for the reminder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 My best guess: Family MURIDAE a sigmodontine rodent cf. Sigmodon sp. m3 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...
Auspex Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 My best guess: Family MURIDAE a sigmodontine rodent cf. Sigmodon sp. m3 I had to that up; according to Wikipedia, Sigmodon is the Cotton Rat genus. Sigmodon = "S-tooth", the shape of the molar when viewing the occlusal surface. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gturner333 Posted March 19, 2013 Author Share Posted March 19, 2013 I did some checking on the Sigmodon and it seems to fit. I took more pictures of the occlusal view and compared it against some of the drawings. Thanks for the assistance. I guess it's true that nice things come in small packages (if you consider a rat tooth nice - but I think it is pretty cool). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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