Kyen Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 It can only be a young elephantoid or an entelodont tooth. I vote for entelodont. 3 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...
Kane Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Measurement and location information should be provided, which may then assist in a more precise identification (such as at the species level). Have a look at our pinned topics in the Fossil ID thread. 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruitbat Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Kyen... Welcome to The Fossil Forum! Where in Nebraska did this come from (assuming it came from Nebraska)? -Joe Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyen Posted October 27, 2017 Author Share Posted October 27, 2017 It was found in the sand hills of Nebraska in a stream feeding into the niobrara river I don't have the exact measurements but my best guess will be 5 1/2 inches in length and 2 1/2 inches in width Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 I vote for some sort of elephant, a gomphothere, maybe? 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 I agree. The Sand Hills area is generally Miocene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Similar to Desmostylus tooth with concave area in center of each circular cusp. Desmostylus fossils, however, are only found along the Pacific Ocean coast; Nebraska probably excluded. 1 My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 I must agree with elephantoid tooth. I just measured the m2 (the largest molar) of my MIOCENE entelodont, Daeodon sp., from Florida. Daeodon was larger than Dinohyas of Nebraska, but the m2 is only about 2.5" x 2.0". So, if kyen's tooth is close to 5.5", the only possibility is a senile elephantoid. 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...
abyssunder Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 It looks to be senile, I agree. 1 " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Kyen's tooth wear is a significant advance on these elephantoid teeth (Kyen's tooth may or may not be a gomphothere tooth): 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...
steelhead9 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Looks mammut americanum to me. The lophs are too circular for a gomp. Still Life Fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 1 hour ago, steelhead9 said: Looks mammut americanum to me. The lophs are too circular for a gomp. I think that's not correct. In M. americanus the lophs merge as they wear. See the wear pattern in this image: 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...
Micah Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 Great find! I’m from southeast Nebraska, we make fun of the rest of the state at times, but I really really need to get out West! Haha I’m a little weary of marine life at the moment... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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