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Small mammal jaw


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Greetings to all. I found this little mammal jaw fragment last week and I have yet to identify it. I have done some research and haven't found anything that matches it, thus far. Small mammals are definitely not my area of experience (assuming I have any at all). So, I decided opt for the lazier option and let those with more knowledge do the work for me:D Any help would be greatly appreciated. Let me say that the pics might not be the greatest, so I apologize beforehand. The camera on my phone can only do so much with the little stuff. Needless to say, it was found in a local creek in Southwest Florida close to where I live and the dime was added for scale. Thanks!

 

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I think the size is similar to Skunk jaw but the canine tooth looks more fat than those that I have seen.

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17 minutes ago, *THEO* said:

I think the size is similar to Skunk jaw but the canine tooth looks more fat than those that I have seen.

I do not believe that this jaw fragment has a "canine".  Could use a better photo

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The White Queen  ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast"

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I tried getting some pics of the occlusal surface, but they really didn't come out because its so small. Give me a few and I'll try to get something decent. 

Jack, the one tooth does look like a canine to me, but you could be right and it may not be one.

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I got some more pics using my wife's new phone and they came out a lot better. So, hopefully these will help in the id. Again, thanks for any input.

 

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Dan,

Absolutely great photos. It is definitely not the 1st time, but I am flat wrong again.  That is definitely a canine tooth or tusk sticking out the front,  It almost seems like rodent -- rat, muskrat, beaver, capybara, etc incisors but it does not quite fit.

I gues sin this case I'll wait for others to input:popcorn:

The White Queen  ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast"

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