bongysongy Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 What is this fossil tooth from Dakota? Found in the 1980's, the location is not know, perhaps from near Belle Fourche, Butte County, South Dakota, USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXV24 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 I may be wrong but this could be a (or part of a) entelodont molar. The occlusal surface is bunodont which is a feature found in the entelodontidae, and as far as I know South Dakota is famous for it's Oligocene mammalian faunas which include entelodonts such as Archaeotherium and Daeodon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Nice tooth! I agree with the above, if you look at these Archaeotherium teeth for comparison I think it's a pretty close match. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongysongy Posted February 23, 2018 Author Share Posted February 23, 2018 Ingenious ID, what can I say. fantastic, Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 yes, Archaeotherium. Interesting that is it labeled "Dakota". There are two Dakotas, North ans South. The word is rarely used without the geographic specifiers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongysongy Posted February 23, 2018 Author Share Posted February 23, 2018 Yes, I plagiarized this question from a physical geography forum because I knew the guy wouldn't find a real paleocene specialists there. I am so bad at names. In my mind right now I was thinking "why did they name a place big butte creek in America, that sounds jamaican" and actually it's butte county. Hope I can go there one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 8 minutes ago, bongysongy said: butte A butte is a land feature, like a small Mesa. They are beautiful if you ever get a chance to see one! Always thought entelodonts were cool, big scary pigs from the past. “...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...
ynot Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 15 minutes ago, bongysongy said: why did they name a place big butte These buttes are in monument valley Utah. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 However no buttes in Butte County, SD is pretty flat just rolling prairies. Nice country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 38 minutes ago, Troodon said: However no buttes in Butte County, SD is pretty flat just rolling prairies. Nice country. The tricksters! “...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...
RyanDye Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Here's an acrotherium of my own for reference. These were found in south dakota, white river formation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 12 minutes ago, RyanDye said: Here's an acrotherium of my own for reference. These were found in south dakota, white river formation. Nice! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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