Basilosaurus Tooth?

[Adam Hamby]

Any opinions on this tooth? Found in Yazoo County, Mississippi. It was found in a small creek approximately 1/2 mile into the hills from the delta. It measures 2 & 3/4" in length. 

[Shellseeker]

Adam,

You should search this forum for similar canines,

I would think Dire Wolf would also be a candidate. 

Waiting for the experts to chime in..

[PaleoRon]

It looks like a bear tooth.

[Harry Pristis]

Looks canid to me.

 

 

 

[Boesse]

Terrestrial carnivore - cf. canidae - is what I said in private messages regarding this find.

[Shellseeker]

On 8/29/2017 at 2:41 PM, Harry Pristis said:

Looks canid to me.

 

 

 

 

Harry,

In late November, a friend  found a canine in Peace River and asked me for an ID.  I told him Dire Wolf probably based on the lingual carina. He just came back and said other fossil "experts" think it is bear. Unfortunately all I have is river photos, no exact measurement. Which large Peace River fossil canines might have a carina? Can you comment?

[Harry Pristis]

 

I can't say for sure from these images, but I'd tend toward bear.  A lateral view might show a bear-like inflation of the tooth root.

 

 

[Shellseeker]

10 minutes ago, Harry Pristis said:

 

I can't say for sure from these images, but I'd tend toward bear.  A lateral view might show a bear-like inflation of the tooth root.

Thanks, I can get a hold of the tooth given a couple of days:

Here are the rest of my photos: