spcchap Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Found this well-preserved tooth while digging about 18 inches into the creek bed in Hogtown Creek (Gainesville, FL). It appears to be an incisor tooth for a medium-sized animal. Not sure if it's a dog or a bear. Can anyone help identify? Thank you in advance! Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Welcome to TFF! It looks like a crocodile tooth. 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...
Al Dente Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 I agree with Tony. I think the enamel has worn away on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spcchap Posted December 28, 2016 Author Share Posted December 28, 2016 Thank you for the replies! Would you happen to have some more info on the crocodile fossils in Florida? Scientific names, time periods, etc.? I tried Googling, but most of what I find when I search Florida and Crocodile point towards more modern species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Thecachampsa is an Oligocene and Miocene crocodile that has been found in Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Thecachampsa (Gavialosuchus) americana (13 ma to 6 ma in Florida). The other option in G'ville creeks is Alligator mississippiensis. Alligator olseni is a smaller form, too early for G'ville creeks, I think 1 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...
spcchap Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 Very interesting! I'd rather imagine it would belong to the Gavialosuchus -- a little more exotic than just a plain old alligator I see every day here in FL Thanks again for the help in ID'ing this tooth. First time finding one of these. Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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