westiesroo Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I live on a couple acres in Black Canyon City and found these. I thought they may have been equine or bovine at first but after looking at pictures don't think so anymore. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calhounensis Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Two upper Equus molars. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westiesroo Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 ...and here I thought I had something old and special. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 For comparison: 1 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...
westiesroo Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 Awesome! I guess what threw me off was the root system which I observed to be absent in the horse molar pictures I found online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westiesroo Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 They also look very old... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 They also look very old... Speculating solely on their appearance (which is unprofessional of me, but all I have to work with), I'd suggest that they are in the range of decades old, or even centuries, but not millennia. The term "fossil" is generally used for remains or traces of once living things that are over 10,000 years old (the somewhat arbitrary line between the prehistoric and the historic). 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...
jpevahouse Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Awesome! I guess what threw me off was the root system which I observed to be absent in the horse molar pictures I found online. No horse expert but my understanding is the first "milk teeth" have roots and are in time shed. Teeth in the front of the jaw will have more root structure than middle and rear teeth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westiesroo Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 Well, if nothing else I will be a little more educated about horses teeth. LOL. I did look up more about the root system of horses teeth and found several with well developed root systems. Thank you so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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