sharko69 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Found this tooth a few months ago in a Texas creek. Any ideas? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Horse. Edit-- Missed it by that much! |---------------------| 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...
MarcusFossils Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 I'd have thought maybe deer? Marc Website: https://www.instagram.com/paleo_archives/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- “It is by no means an irrational fancy that, in a future existence, we shall look upon what we think our present existence, as a dream.” ― Edgar Allan Poe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruitbat Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Definitely NOT a horse! (sorry, ynot) The selenodont (crescent-shaped) tooth indicates that it is certainly an artiodactyl of SOME kind but it looks too big to be a typical deer. Maybe Harry Pristis will weigh in on this one. He has a MUCH better comparative collection than I do! -Joe 2 Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrow Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Mandibular tooth. I'd look at antilocapridae (some type of pronghorn). Darrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 58 minutes ago, darrow said: Mandibular tooth. I'd look at antilocapridae (some type of pronghorn). Darrow I think that is correct . I have horse, bison, camel, llama, here in Florida and I am not familiar with this type of tooth - antelope makes sense for Texas. It would be very rare for Florida The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrow Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 1 hour ago, Shellseeker said: I think that is correct . I have horse, bison, camel, llama, here in Florida and I am not familiar with this type of tooth - antelope makes sense for Texas. It would be very rare for Florida I believe fairly rare throughout their range... The sum of my pronghorn material consists of half of one tooth I collected about five years ago. Perhaps Capromeryrx minor although this tooth may be a little large for that ID. Always have to consider a modern Goat with these as well. Darrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharko69 Posted June 19, 2017 Author Share Posted June 19, 2017 6 hours ago, darrow said: I believe fairly rare throughout their range... The sum of my pronghorn material consists of half of one tooth I collected about five years ago. Perhaps Capromeryrx minor although this tooth may be a little large for that ID. Always have to consider a modern Goat with these as well. Darrow Thank you for the input. Would size help with the identification. If so, I can post when I get back into town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 2 minutes ago, sharko69 said: Thank you for the input. Would size help with the identification. If so, I can post when I get back into town. You should always include size. 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...
siteseer Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 9 hours ago, darrow said: Mandibular tooth. I'd look at antilocapridae (some type of pronghorn). Darrow Hi Darrow, I agree. I have a tooth like that from tar pit matrix in Kern County, CA. Jess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 6 hours ago, darrow said: I believe fairly rare throughout their range... The sum of my pronghorn material consists of half of one tooth I collected about five years ago. Perhaps Capromeryrx minor although this tooth may be a little large for that ID. Always have to consider a modern Goat with these as well. Darrow Yes, I think that's the species from the tar pits too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 C tauntonensis(not saying it is one,but might be instructive anyway) capromeryJVPmammhidalg0022-3360%282004%29078-1179%3Aaprocm-2.0.co%3B2.pdf Please check Fruitbat's library as well(I didn't by the way,a gross oversight) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 and,basically,ditto outtake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 A.americana from wyoming postcranial & dental edit:i'll let it stand,bit of a faux pas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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