JohnRich Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Found this tooth in a fossil bed being excavated near Houston, Texas. Other finds have already been identified as mammoth, mastodon, horse and bison. But the paleontology guy doesn't know what this one is. And we have two of them. Can anyone identify this for us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Just for fun I will guess a camel, but I really have no idea. Wait for others that know more than I. Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruitbat Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 I'll cast my vote for camel as well. -Joe Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 This might be easier with more images. This fragment appears to be the last two cusps of a lower m3 from a senile bison or camel. The fragment seems large for a lamine camelid, but Camelops can't be ruled out in a Texas site. Though the best diagnostic features are missing, my feeling, based on this single image, is that this is a bison tooth. 4 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...
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