JimWilliams Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Picked this up in a little shop while vacationing in Alaska. Would love to get more information on this. All help is appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ynot Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Artiodactyl (?) Elk or caribou. 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...
Fossildude19 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Can we get a picture of the complete jaw, with teeth facing up? Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimWilliams Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 Does this help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Need a straight on shot of the chewing surface. 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...
JimWilliams Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 ok....try this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 6 minutes ago, JimWilliams said: ok....try this one. That's the money shot! Less sure of My earlier guess. 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...
Osteobyte Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 The shape of the 3rd premolar looks moose to me. Jensen 2001 Moose dental ageing.pdf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimWilliams Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 Is there any way of guessing the age based on the pictures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 16 minutes ago, JimWilliams said: Is there any way of guessing the age based on the pictures? No, not really. You can try a burn test to see if it is recent. Hold a flame to the edge (or take a small piece to test), if it smells like burnt hair then it is not very old. 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...
JimWilliams Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 Gotcha...thanks for all of the help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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