Sailor435 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Found this while hiking and climbing in south west South Dakota not far from Badlands National Park. A quick google search suggested an early camel, but I'd like to know for sure if possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Welcome to TFF! Can You post pictures of the chewing surface of it. 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...
izak_ Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 No idea, but thats really cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snolly50 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 A view of the chewing surface would help. I don't think it's going to end up "oreodont." Edit: I just noted you said "camel" and there are two raccoons on your back! Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, also are remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ynot Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 @Harry Pristis may have an idea on this one. 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...
Fossildude19 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Looks like your first picture went missing. Can you post images of both sides of the item? Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailor435 Posted July 28, 2017 Author Share Posted July 28, 2017 It still shows the first picture there for me, here is the other side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Hi, 1 hour ago, Sailor435 said: It still shows the first picture there for me, here is the other side Because it is on YOUR computer ! I can't see the 1st one too... Please put it again ! Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 @jpc ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Usually a top down, right side, and left side view are required for ID purposes on mammal teeth. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 It looks like it might be broken on one side? Based on the relatively small size (compared to an oreodont), it might be an early camel. I'm terrible at doing this kind of thing from photos, especially if it is broken. Here are some possible candidates that are still farm fresh from my summer collecting (not completely prepped / cleaned): These are all mandibles: Oreodont: Poebrotherium (camel): Leptomeryx (early deer) (perhaps too worn to be of use here): 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 I think it's a lower third molar (m3) from an artiodactyl, perhaps a small oreodont or Leptomeryx. 2 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...
Sailor435 Posted July 28, 2017 Author Share Posted July 28, 2017 Whoops heres the first photo again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 I think it is a poebrotherium. I amnot real good at these artiodactyls without my collection at hand. My fossils are all,packed away since we just moved into a new house. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Can't help with ID, but that is a GORGEOUS find!!! Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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