Canines

[Shellseeker]

I was out yesterday and at first I was having trouble finding fossils in the gravel -- a not unheard of complaint from fossil hunters.

But then I found a clay bottom and prospects improved.

Couple of Equus, mammoth frag, dolphin vert and some decent hemis including some teeth that came out of the clay with BV white roots.

I found a couple of canines, one early and I am not positive that it is fossil,

Now to a canine coming off of the clay bottom...

So I do not think this is gator or marine mammal; 1st canine = 1.25 inches, 2nd canine is 1.125 inches. Note the wear pattern from grinding against an opposing (canine ?).  May not ID this last one, but any narrowing of the possibilities is appreciated.  Thanks, Jack

[Miocene_Mason]

I can’t help with ID (maybe bear-ish?), but I can say you found some nice things

[Laditz]

Nice finds!

 

The tooth is a bit small for bear right? What kind of smaller critters do you have running around there? Maybe racoon or something?

[jhw]

My first thought would be a pinniped of some sort.

[Auspex]

4 minutes ago, jhw said:

My first thought would be a pinniped of some sort.

Mine, too, but it doesn't seem to have enough hook to it.

[Shellseeker]

I now think the 1st tooth is likely canid possibly modern.

On the 2nd tooth,  it seems to have brown enamel covering the entire fragment, when the 1st tooth has enamel only on the top 1/3 of a whole tooth, the rest is root.

 Pinniped would be more likely given that everything else found here was marine except for a single horse tooth