Silverdaisy Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 This tooth was found by a culvert near (NE) Webster, SD. I think it is a cow molar, but would anyone have any idea of which one and it's age? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW9090 Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Bison or Bos, lower m3 The plural of "anecdote" is not "evidence". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 There now, that makes much better conversation than a cow tooth don'tcha think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Yes, bovid . . . and the tooth is unerupted. The roots are the last part of the tooth to develop. 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...
Silverdaisy Posted May 15, 2014 Author Share Posted May 15, 2014 Thank you all! Any other information or guesses regarding the tooth would be greatly appreciated. Is there any way to approximate age? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Age is much more difficult than species. Even differentiating between cow (Bos) and Bison is difficult. If it is a cow it is not older than 150 years or so. If it is Bison it could go back several thousand. The best way to find out for sure is to have it carbon dated, and that is a lot of fun, but it costs about 700 bucks. Here is how much fun it is. You put in in the mail... ship it to a lab, pay them and they send it back with an answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdaisy Posted May 15, 2014 Author Share Posted May 15, 2014 Is there any way to guess/approximate how young it is? And does Bos mean cow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 "Bos" is simply the genus for domestic and wild cattle. "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 May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Not any good way to guess its age... nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyc Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 I don't know why everyone is talking about cow and bison. I see camel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 No stylid on a camel tooth, Gary. 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...
uscedisto Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I think he was talking about the cigarette pack. A little fossil humor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Humor! Yes, I've heard of that. And the tooth is stained yellow, as well. I'm sure there's another joke in there somewhere. I should have picked up on the potential for laughs! 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...
garyc Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 These are your teeth......These are your teeth after smoking..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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