Jazfossilator Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 I found this partial molar this morning at Myrtle Beach South Carolina , any clues what it belonged to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calhounensis Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 My first impression is dugong. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymig Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 2 hours ago, calhounensis said: My first impression is dugong. Agree or Manatee. 1 Many times I've wondered how much there is to know. led zeppelin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 My impression is a tridactyl horse lower. 2 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...
Jazfossilator Posted April 13, 2018 Author Share Posted April 13, 2018 I can see the resemblance in both, but I'm leaning toward the tridactyl horse after looking at other examples, thank you! 2 hours ago, Harry Pristis said: My impression is a tridactyl horse lower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darko Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Manatee for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazfossilator Posted April 14, 2018 Author Share Posted April 14, 2018 4 hours ago, Darko said: Manatee for sure Very Possible, but I wouldn't say for sure since it's not the whole molar and the other specimens named have similar shaped molars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 I agree with Harry pristis, horse tooth. Size is the main reason, too big for dugon, and the folding on the chewing surface does not match a manatee either. 1 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...
Jazfossilator Posted April 14, 2018 Author Share Posted April 14, 2018 7 hours ago, ynot said: I agree with Harry pristis, horse tooth. Size is the main reason, too big for dugon, and the folding on the chewing surface does not match a manatee either. That's what made me think the same, the folding looks almost exact to an example of the tridactyl horse lower molar, whereas manatees don't have folds (usually)in the center Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 It looks like the central part of a horse tooth, to me. " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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