Max fragmento Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Found in a creek west of Minneapolis. Seems mineralized. Horse I assume. I was reading in some reference recently that under ideal conditions a tooth could "fossilize" in as little as 20-40 years. ??? Thanks in advance for your help. Max Fragmento Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max fragmento Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 Maybe this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max fragmento Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 And another Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW9090 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Horse upper molar. The protocone is short and rounded, the internal borders of the fossetts are not very complicated, and there is a distinct pli-caballin fold. The plural of "anecdote" is not "evidence". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bev Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Welcome Max from SE MN! Nice tooth! The more I learn, I realize the less I know. BluffCountryFossils.NET Fossil Adventure Blog Go to my Gallery for images of Fossil Jewelry, Sculpture & Crafts Pinned Posts: Beginner's Guide to Fossil Hunting * Geologic Formation Maps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max fragmento Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 Thanks RichW9090. What kind of age range are we talking. It has a beautiful patina. Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruitbat Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 It looks to be Equus sp. so that makes it likely Pleistocene or Holocene. -Joe Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW9090 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Equus shows up in the Early Blancan (Pliocene), so could be as old as that. The plural of "anecdote" is not "evidence". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pliosaur Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Those are horse tooth fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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