RCFL Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Hello everyone! I recently dug up this juvinille mammoth tooth and wanted to know if anyone can tell me how complete it is? I know it's missing the roots but I wanted to know how many plates they usually have? Also- is there a way to tell if it was from a Colombian? Thanks in advance for any insights! Ill do a full trip report soon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Plantguy Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Was about to put a post in and saw yours...Cant answer your questions but just wanted to say mighty cool! Someone should come along here soon and give you some answers. Thanks for showing! Regards, Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Looks as if you also found enough equuis teeth to fill a bucket. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyc Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Beauty! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Nice tooth! Lets ask @Harry Pristis 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 That is a lovely find 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinosaurus Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 looks like columbian to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Excellent find, congrats! Looks mostly complete to me 1 Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Nice Mammoth 1 “...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...
RCFL Posted January 20, 2018 Author Share Posted January 20, 2018 Thanks everyone! It was one of those moments where I kept looking at it saying "that's not a horse tooth" lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Images of the broken(?) end of the tooth (the taller plates) could be dispositive. It appears to be a partial tooth to me. Compare with these complete examples: 5 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...
RCFL Posted January 21, 2018 Author Share Posted January 21, 2018 Thank you VERY MUCH Harry! That picture is exactly what I was looking for. It looks like I'm missing a bit of the Dentin on the left and right but other than that the plate shapes match. Thanks again everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 A really nice piece and a day maker non the less. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Very nice mammoth and I love the herd of horses too! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 I was going to copy some of the photos in this 2 year old thread, but decided just to open it up with a tooth I believe to also be a "juvenile" Mammoth tooth based on size. A couple of weeks back, I was hunting with a friend even digging in the same hole. He found a small broken mammoth tooth of 3-4 plates. I remarked that it was a great and rare find, even broken. He went back without me, found another section, and lo and behold, they fit together. I noted that we had both the chewing surface and root area in the fossil and could be easily held in a human hand. I am thinking Columbian Mammoth based on the width of the plates and the larger width of the gaps between plates. In looking at the photo above, I realize there is some chipping on the top edge and the possibility of a couple of more plates. I think it still qualifies as a rare find of a juvenile Mammoth tooth. Just wanted to share both this thread and this find with TFF members who have recently joined. and also encourage additional comments on smaller mammoth teeth. Jack 1 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Righteous Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Awesome tooth op Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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