coled18 Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 Hi all, A few months ago I was fossil hunting by the Republican River in NE Kansas when I found part of an upper jaw washed up on a sandbar. From it I got 3 teeth, and I am trying to determine weather they are bison or cow. Two of these exhibit a separate, distinct stylid. However the third, which is by far the most worn down, seems to have an integrated stylid. I've seen a few pictures of bison teeth whose stylists are not completely separate from the rest of the tooth, but I don't know if that's truly indicative of not being a bison tooth. Any help is appreciated, thanks all! CD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darko Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 I'm not sure, but i'm thinking about horse or rhino teeths! Cool finds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Horse teeth have no stylids. I don't think it's rhinoceros teeth, either. I agree with @coled18 t's more cow or bison-like. "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 You can find an answer on that thread http://.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/27658-tooth-id-bison-or-cow Or this one http://thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/27268-two-and-a-half-teeth/&hl=half&fromsearch=1 Here is another link http://www.lakeneosho.org/Bison/index.html "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 The teeth appear to be bovid, very likely cow. Two of the teeth have little wear; they are recently erupted permanent teeth. The tooth with the extensive wear ("integrated stylid") is, I think, a deciduous premolar. Good comparison collection specimens. 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...
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