Gatorman Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 I found this in the Santa Fe River a while back and I'm not sure what it is. It's only half a tooth and I cannot tell what its from. Any ideas? Sorry i don't have a picture of the chewing surface yet my camera is dead for now (until i threaten its very existence again) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cris Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 What's the size on this tooth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorman Posted December 11, 2007 Author Share Posted December 11, 2007 Well you've held it in your hand before, I have proof right here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cris Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Oh, hey, you're right... that is my hand....... Now... What is the tooth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Owens Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Interesting looking. But, I don't have a clue -----except I don't think we have one in Texas. -----"Your Texas Connection!"------ Fossils: Windows to the past Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest michael Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 asnson i sould know soon what it came form for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest michael Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Hard to tell, because 1) it's a photo, 2) the image size is small, and 3) there is no scale. But it looks like some sort of canid (= dog or wolf or coyote) incisor, at least to me. --Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 I'm not certain what this half-tooth is from, Anson. Another camera angle, side-on, might be useful. It does appear to be from a carnivore, but I wouldn't venture a guess as to dog, cat, or other. It is NOT an incisor which is a simple, single-rooted tooth. --------Harry Pristis 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...
Gatorman Posted December 15, 2007 Author Share Posted December 15, 2007 Well I'll see if I can find it and take some better pics, I knew it wasn't an incisor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy 55 Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Anson, it looks like part of a cat tooth of some kind. :cool: It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorman Posted December 16, 2007 Author Share Posted December 16, 2007 I had thought that too at first part of a cat molar maybe a large panther but I do not know for sure. I need to find it again in my mountain of fossils and take a few better pictures of it so Harry can identify it for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricFlorida Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 some type of large cat carnassial. www.PrehistoricFlorida.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorman Posted December 25, 2007 Author Share Posted December 25, 2007 Thats what I thought too its seems to large to be a panther tooth, I found it in the Santa Fe upstream of the 27 bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricFlorida Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 More than likely, Jaguar. I find it to be the most common large cat fossil in North Florida. www.PrehistoricFlorida.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorman Posted December 25, 2007 Author Share Posted December 25, 2007 Thats kinda what I though when I first found it, but I was never sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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