-Andy- Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Hi all, can anyone tell if this is a dolphin tooth, and what species it is? It's a gift from @JBMugu It comes from Sharktooth Hill of Bakerfield, California. Round Mountain Silt Member of the Temblor Formation. It measures 1.7 inches long. Could it be Kentriodon? Looking forward to meeting my fellow Singaporean collectors! Do PM me if you are a Singaporean, or an overseas fossil-collector coming here for a holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Hey Andy, Nice tooth. You may find this thread useful... 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...
-Andy- Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 18 hours ago, ynot said: Hey Andy, Nice tooth. You may find this thread useful... Thanks, I can see the similarities here. @Boesse Any idea? Looking forward to meeting my fellow Singaporean collectors! Do PM me if you are a Singaporean, or an overseas fossil-collector coming here for a holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Can’t help with any info sorry but I just wanted to say it is a stunning tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBMugu Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 I find some with thin roots and others with more bulbous roots. See picture for comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Odontoceti indet. - not possible to identify further. It is a large tooth that could come from several of the medium sized non-sperm whale dolphins. There are a host of published/unpublished kentriodontids, which I think this is closest to, but the teeth of most homodont odontocetes all blend together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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