Angus Stydens Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 Here is something that has been driving me crazy for a couple of years now. This mandible, unfortunately without any teeth, was found in a Pleistocene formation in S.C. dated at 450,000 yrs. The formation correlates most closely with the Coleman 2A site at the Leisey Shell pit in Florida. This is the only photo I have on hand right now, and it is admittedly of poor quality. Luckily I put a nickel next to it for scale. As you can see, this mandible is very narrow with very square alveoli. The wall of bone between the teeth (or roots) is very thin, and the outer wall of each alveolus is very thin. When viewed from the side, the sides of the mandible bulge outward noticeably where the teeth are. The bottom edge of the mandible comes to a fairly thin edge similar to that of a white tail deer. As you can see, this mandible if very short and thin overall. It appears to be roughly the size of a possum or racoon, but I know these are not correct. I just can't think of any species that would have such perfectly square roots or crowns. Anyone have any ideas? Angus Stydens Angus Stydens www.earthrelics.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricFlorida Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Looks deer. Need side view. www.PrehistoricFlorida.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Here is something that has been driving me crazy for a couple of years now. This mandible, unfortunately without any teeth, was found in a Pleistocene formation in S.C. dated at 450,000 yrs. The formation correlates most closely with the Coleman 2A site at the Leisey Shell pit in Florida. This is the only photo I have on hand right now, and it is admittedly of poor quality. Luckily I put a nickel next to it for scale. As you can see, this mandible is very narrow with very square alveoli. The wall of bone between the teeth (or roots) is very thin, and the outer wall of each alveolus is very thin. When viewed from the side, the sides of the mandible bulge outward noticeably where the teeth are. The bottom edge of the mandible comes to a fairly thin edge similar to that of a white tail deer. As you can see, this mandible if very short and thin overall. It appears to be roughly the size of a possum or racoon, but I know these are not correct. I just can't think of any species that would have such perfectly square roots or crowns. Anyone have any ideas? Angus Stydens It could be Bambi. Better images will help with the ID. Coleman 2A is totally unrelated geographically to Leisey Shell Pit; they are 60 or so miles apart. Welcome to the Forum! 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...
tracer Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 well, lessee, square holes, square holes....what could you put in a square hole??? um, i have no idea what sort of aardvark it was, but i bet it's name was "peggy". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Menser Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Yeah, looks like Bambi. Be true to the reality you create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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