digit Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Congrats on a spectacular find and great job reconstructing (Humpty Dumpty would be proud). Interesting that we get a novel opinion from a relatively new member to TFF. The power of TFF is in its membership and we're always happy to add more brain cells to the collective. I've got no experience with fossils from this area so it it is completely outside of my bailiwick. Could we see a closeup image of some of the teeth (from different angles) so that us novices can compare your specimen to the images provided by a Google search of both Mesohippus and Poebrotherium? It makes for an interesting exercise to be able to compare with existing imagery so that we too can learn about the differences between these teeth. Nothing like matching a specimen to known images to cement a little bit of extra knowledge to our identification knowledge base. Completely drool-worthy fossil and I must say... Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfarrar Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Attached here is photo with a Mesohippus jaw at the top and a scrappy part of a Poebrotherium jaw below. I am listed as a new member, but not new to fossils. I'm an owner of BHI... Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I can definitely see why you think Mesohippus as the FOTM specimen definitely resembles the top specimen. Here in South Florida equid teeth look significantly different from the rarer camelid teeth that we find in the rivers. Most of our teeth down here date from the Plio/Pleistocene with some reaching back to the Miocene (when we are lucky). You pretty much have to go to northern Florida before you start to get significant Miocene mammals (Hemingfordian Land Mammal Age ~18 myo) like Parahippus leonensis so we are much more used to seeing equids and the occasional Pseudhipparion skinneri. Glad to have someone chiming in from the Black Hills Institute--welcome aboard. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Paleontologist Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 @digit, if you want any more feel free to let me know! However, I should mention that, at the moment, I can't really take any pictures farther out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Spectacular find, great job 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...
Coco Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Hi, 16 hours ago, rfarrar said: I'm an owner of BHI... 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...
Max-fossils Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 1 minute ago, Coco said: Hi, Coco BHI = Black Hills Institute. Une grande organization de paleontologie. Si tu veux savoir plus dessus: Lien Max 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...
Coco Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Thanks Max 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...
izak_ Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Amazing find, a well deserved win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taogan Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Great work putting it back together, congratulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Congrats man. Nice jaw. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNGray Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 A great find. Deserving win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Congratulations on a magnificent find and a well deserved win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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