obsessed1 Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 This tooth was found while fossil collecting along the Calvert Cliffs as float. It looks like a horse tooth to me but I'm not great on mammal material. Sometimes recent material is found on the beach although the main exposure is Miocene. Is this a horse tooth and can it be narrowed down to species? Thanks for any help! The chewing surface is 1.125"x.650" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Probably fossilised, the outer layer looks mineralised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsessed1 Posted November 29, 2014 Author Share Posted November 29, 2014 Thanks for your input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW9090 Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Horse lower molar, but the color is not so much fossil-white as it is bone white - a tinge of yellowish which suggests organic material. I'd guess - and it's purely a guess - recent. The plural of "anecdote" is not "evidence". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kauffy Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Horse lower molar, but the color is not so much fossil-white as it is bone white - a tinge of yellowish which suggests organic material. I'd guess - and it's purely a guess - recent. Agreed. "Turn the fear of the unknown into the excitment of possibility!"We dont stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsessed1 Posted December 3, 2014 Author Share Posted December 3, 2014 I was pretty sure it was recent but as I don't see much mammal material here thought I would ask before labeling it as such. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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