ElToro Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 This jaw section is from the Nebraska Badlands. Found near a Hyaenodon jaw. I'm no expert. Anyone know what this is from? My first tentative guess is three toed horse...Any experts? "That belongs in a museum!" - Indiana Jones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 It's most likely an Oreodont. ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElToro Posted December 13, 2015 Author Share Posted December 13, 2015 Thanx. I thought oreodont or horse... "That belongs in a museum!" - Indiana Jones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 For me looks more like Mesohippus. " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Yes, I think you were right on your initial guess. My bad. ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Utah...? Are you sure? It looks like a White River fossil, which there is none in Utah. Looks more like an oreodont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Oreodonts don't have the prominent cingulum on their lower teeth. Mesohippus does. Agree, this jaw is most likely from the Nebraska/South Dakota/et al. badlands. 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...
jpc Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Oreodonts don't have the prominent cingulum on their lower teeth. Mesohippus does. Agree, this jaw is most likely from the Nebraska/South Dakota/et al. badlands. I'll go with that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElToro Posted December 14, 2015 Author Share Posted December 14, 2015 Oreodonts don't have the prominent cingulum on their lower teeth. Mesohippus does. Agree, this jaw is most likely from the Nebraska/South Dakota/et al. badlands. Yup, you are absolutely right. Its from Nebraska. I just checked and I had gotten mixed up. Thanx! "That belongs in a museum!" - Indiana Jones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Topic edited from "Utah" to "Nebraska". The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpevahouse Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 There are several features of the jaw section and teeth which suggest mesohippus. When teeth are that worn a definite ID can be difficult. Mesohippus is a common fossil in that part of the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElToro Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 There are several features of the jaw section and teeth which suggest mesohippus. When teeth are that worn a definite ID can be difficult. Mesohippus is a common fossil in that part of the country. Thanx mate. Yea, they seem pretty common! My mate in the US goes for an afternoon walk and comes home with a bag full. He also found my two lovely associated Hyaenodon mandibles. The teeth on those are positively frightening! "That belongs in a museum!" - Indiana Jones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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