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Merritt Island Canine Tooth


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I was searching some of the Merritt Island micro matrix (the famous "frog toe" matrix) I had gotten from tff member Sacha when I found this tooth:

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It's about 21 mm. long, and it is from the Late Pleistocene Melbourne Bone Bed near Merritt Island, Florida.

I was initially very surprised! How did this relatively large tooth end up in a bag of microfossil matrix? I think it is some sort of canid or felid canine tooth. I'm not very good with mammal teeth, so I would appreciate any help with identification.

Stephen

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Stephen,

I just saw this. Yours makes two large teeth that were in that matrix! I posted mine last week or so, and did not get an ID on it either... At least yours is complete. (mine is a split).

Julianna

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