ElToro Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Hi guys! I have this tiny proboscid tooth from Asia (not sure exactly where) and I believe it to be a Gomphothere but don't know any more than that. Its so small it looks like a baby tooth. Anyone have any info? PS. I need to clean it up, it has a lot of white limestone (chalk?) still on the fossil. Any help would be appreciated! "That belongs in a museum!" - Indiana Jones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElToro Posted April 18, 2016 Author Share Posted April 18, 2016 Two more pics. "That belongs in a museum!" - Indiana Jones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 I'm thinking peccary. " We're all puppets, I'm just a puppet who can see the strings. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElToro Posted April 18, 2016 Author Share Posted April 18, 2016 I'm thinking peccary. I thought they were an American critter? This tooth is from somewhere in Asia. Most likely China. "That belongs in a museum!" - Indiana Jones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinoMike Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 A quote from the wikipedia entry on peccaries: "Peccaries first appeared in the fossil records of the Late Eocene or Early Oligocene periods in Europe. Fossils have later been found in all continents except Australia and Antarctica. It became extinct in the Old World sometime after the Miocene period. Extinct genera include Macrogenis from the Miocene, and Floridachoerus." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElToro Posted April 18, 2016 Author Share Posted April 18, 2016 Pecarries are cool! But this tooth is 36mm long. Did peccaries grow teeth that big? "That belongs in a museum!" - Indiana Jones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElToro Posted April 18, 2016 Author Share Posted April 18, 2016 Got in contact with the guy I got it from. Its from Gansu, China. And is a Platybeldon tooth. I've just read up on them and it looks right. Cool... "That belongs in a museum!" - Indiana Jones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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