Miatria Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 I just found this tooth in Florida's Peace River. It looks like a canine. Shell Seeker suggested either bear or dire wolf, and as always, he suggested I turn to the experts on the Fossil Forum for help. I appreciate all input. Zookeeperfossils.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 As massively bulbous as the root is, and with the lateral compression of the crown, I would think bear. 1 "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...
PrehistoricFlorida Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 I may be wrong but it does look like a dire wolf canine. Cave bear incisors are lots of times white. Wait till a better expert weighs in to be sure though. What a great find by the way! The color of a fossil is never used as an identifying characteristic. The tooth in question is a bear canine. Likely black bear. www.PrehistoricFlorida.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 As massively bulbous as the root is, and with the lateral compression of the crown, I would think bear. I always like confirmation, I had seen a Dire Wolf Canine of similar length found by a hunting companion a couple of weeks earlier. The root was much narrower. I have tended to associate the increased root size with bear -- SS The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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