Fossil Claw Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 I picked up this hyena tooth cheap ($14.50 shipped/ I am hoping to get some more details on the species designation. Info from the seller: Location: Hezheng Time period: Miocene Animal: hyena 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymig Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Early Miocene (23 - 16 Million years ago) Hezheng Hippiarion Beds Gansu Province, China. Many times I've wondered how much there is to know. led zeppelin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil Claw Posted March 15, 2018 Author Share Posted March 15, 2018 7 minutes ago, mikeymig said: Early Miocene (23 - 16 Million years ago) Hezheng Hippiarion Beds Gansu Province, China. Thanks. Any idea on species? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymig Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Research Percrocuta from the Miocene of China. There are a few different species from this time and place. Many times I've wondered how much there is to know. led zeppelin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Nice tooth! Good buy! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 On March 15, 2018 at 8:46 AM, Fossil Claw said: Thanks. Any idea on species? Actually, there were no Hipparion horses in Eurasia until around 10 million years ago. The hyena tooth has the preservation of the Late Miocene bones/teeth (that reddish matrix) so the age is probably closer to 5-9 million years old. That tooth is a premolar and seems to be of a form transitional to a strong bone-crushing tooth. Look for photos of modern hyena premolars to see what I mean. Bone-crushing hyenas also appear in that 9-11 million year window. Jess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymig Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 1 hour ago, siteseer said: Actually, there were no Hipparion horses in Eurasia until around 10 million years ago. The hyena tooth has the preservation of the Late Miocene bones/teeth (that reddish matrix) so the age is probably closer to 5-9 million years old. That tooth is a premolar and seems to be of a form transitional to a strong bone-crushing tooth. Look for photos of modern hyena premolars to see what I mean. Bone-crushing hyenas also appear in that 9-11 million year window. Jess Thats true, The Hipparion Beds are Late Miocene. I should have paid closer attention and spelled Hipparion correctly. Many times I've wondered how much there is to know. led zeppelin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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