garyc Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Found this bad boy today. It still has a little enamel on the tip. I've been looking at bear, wolf and cat. Leaning toward cat, but need expert opinions please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Epic tooth! I’m leaning cat as well. “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimTexan Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Is this way down South near the Gulf? All kinds of cool stuff seems to have been uncovered by the hurricane and flooding. That is a pretty cool find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 For comparison: 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...
KimTexan Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Can’t get rid of those peccary. We still got ‘em. I’ve been out camping near Aransas Pass and got woke up by a little heard of them grunting, snorting and squealing around for breakfast very early in the morning. They’re a bit skiddish and shy. Better than the wild boar we have though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyc Posted December 5, 2017 Author Share Posted December 5, 2017 That's one I had not considered. Thanks Harry. I was hoping for big cat, but peccary is cool too. Kim, Harvey did tear things up quite a bit. I'm hoping to get out there more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrow Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Gary I found a similar tooth this past summer and initially thought carnivore as well but it ended up being peccary. The enamel (or where its lacking) and peculiar wear surface/facet that results from the upper and lower canine "self-sharpening" each other led me to conclude my tooth was an upper canine. Yours appears to be a lower right canine based on what I perceive as the sharpened surface or facet at the tip. (A second look and I can't say from the photos if its upper or lower.) I found this article helpful... https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/peccary-teeth-are-scary/ Particularly this illustration... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Very cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyc Posted December 5, 2017 Author Share Posted December 5, 2017 Good article, Darrow. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 For illustration: 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...
rwhitty2012 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Fossil porpoise tooth maybe? That's the first thing that came to mind when I saw the photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyc Posted December 7, 2017 Author Share Posted December 7, 2017 9 hours ago, rwhitty2012 said: Fossil porpoise tooth maybe? That's the first thing that came to mind when I saw the photo. I can see a resemblance, but the Brazos where I'm at is 99.9% pleistocene terrestrials. I have found a couple of shark teeth, a shark vert and a sawfish tooth but those are most likely washed down from far up river. The pictures may not show it, but after looking at Harry's line drawings and some other pics on line, I can clearly see the side that has been worn down by an upper canine that is indicative of peccary teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 14 hours ago, garyc said: I can see a resemblance, but the Brazos where I'm at is 99.9% pleistocene terrestrials. I have found a couple of shark teeth, a shark vert and a sawfish tooth but those are most likely washed down from far up river. The pictures may not show it, but after looking at Harry's line drawings and some other pics on line, I can clearly see the side that has been worn down by an upper canine that is indicative of peccary teeth. With the wear facet on the outside of the curve, Gary, your find is an upper canine. 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...
garyc Posted December 7, 2017 Author Share Posted December 7, 2017 Thanks for the correction, Harry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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