jshclvrt1 Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 I found this tooth and antler in the lower brazos river. The antler looks a lot like deer to me. The tooth is my first to find. I haven't found a similar tooth searching through the forum, so any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jshclvrt1 Posted October 11, 2015 Author Share Posted October 11, 2015 Antler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 The tooth is from a large artiodactyl, me thinks. "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...
jshclvrt1 Posted October 11, 2015 Author Share Posted October 11, 2015 Thanks. Artiodactyls apparently cover wide variety of animals. I wonder if it is large enough to be camel. Im seeing a closer resemblance to deer as I scan through pictures. There maybe to much broken off for me to really determine what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimlock Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Alright, check this out. I posted something a while back to try to get an Id. No one could help me, not necessarily for lack of trying. I had given up, but I saw your post and it is the same thing as what I found (yours is much more complete, which helps out a lot). Here are the pics: So, I looked around a little and I think I might have it. Pronghorn antelope or something very closely related. Here are some pics off the web, see what you think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 I found this tooth and antler in the lower brazos river. The antler looks a lot like deer to me. The tooth is my first to find. I haven't found a similar tooth searching through the forum, so any thoughts? I did not think that Camel has those heavy buttresses. No Stylid. I would take a flyer on broken upper Equus molar. 1 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 (edited) Not an artiodactyl, but a perissodactyl . . . an equus horse unerupted (or newly erupted) upper premolar. Edited October 11, 2015 by Harry Pristis 5 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...
Shellseeker Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Thanks Harry, I actually found one of these in 2013, and you IDed it. I knew it was Equus, just could not quite place it. A photo from February 2013. 1 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Thanks Harry, I actually found one of these in 2013, and you IDed it. I knew it was Equus, just could not quite place it. A photo from February 2013. You're welcome, Jack . . . Thanks for the feedback. Now, I'm wondering why only 'squali' thought to hit the "Informative" button. 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...
Grimlock Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Yes, that is definitely it. I'm glad to finally know. Great job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jshclvrt1 Posted October 12, 2015 Author Share Posted October 12, 2015 Wow,Thank y'all for sharing your helpful comments, images and knoledge. I've got a lot to learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpevahouse Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Horse teeth seem to be fairly common in the Brazos River. I have two or three examples. They are usually a dark tan color and well polished. I have one which is late Pliocene. The others are Pleistocene, equus species. Some early species of horse were first discovered in Texas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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