Miatria Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 I just found this tooth in Florida's Peace River. Unfortunately it is damaged but it looks similar to a human tooth. I have attached a photo of the top, showing the wear, and then photos of the sides of the tooth, including the side that is missing as it shows the interior of the tooth. I've also attached a photo of a human tooth for comparison. Zookeeperfossils.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miatria Posted December 10, 2013 Author Share Posted December 10, 2013 Sorry, I don't know how to downsize the other photos. Looking at the top of the tooth in the photo, the lower left side is only missing a small chip on the edge of the enamel. The right side, including that section of root, is broken off. Zookeeperfossils.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickNC Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Not sure what kind of teeth you have in your mouth but I don't think it's a human tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricFlorida Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 I agree, not human. Looks like a worn lower tapir premolar. www.PrehistoricFlorida.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW9090 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Tapir seems like a good guess. Check peccary and manatee just to be sure. The plural of "anecdote" is not "evidence". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miatria Posted December 10, 2013 Author Share Posted December 10, 2013 Thanks all! I put it in my mouth and it seems about right but... ;-) Zookeeperfossils.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyc Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Thanks all! I put it in my mouth and it seems about right but... ;-) Got an empty spot to fill, huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Rick Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Got an empty spot to fill, huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodney Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Its good you were out looking, I try to look at positive events such as yours. Rodney, Southern Ga. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 left overs from an alligators dinner? "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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