daves64 Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 I have actually had a small fossil for years, but had forgotten about it & the way I got it is sort of funny. 2002 I went with my then roommate on a trip to the John Day fossil beds state park in Oregon for my birthday. Got to walk around the painted hills and then the paths in the fossil beds. At one point my foot slipped off a path & slid down maybe 2 feet (of course I hit the ground). Got up & continued on my merry way after brushing the dirt off. Several miles down the road later I started feeling something in my shoe & figured it was just a pointy rock. Turns out it was a small fossil of a partial jaw with teeth in it. Apparently the critter it belonged to wanted an after life snack... Just over 1 cm long x 1 cm wide and weighing a stunning 0.8 gm. The John Day fossils are late Eocene to late Miocene. Any idea what this originally belonged to? I know it isn't much to go on, but I figured I'd try. Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Hi, Probably herbivorous, but I can't say more... Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 mammal molar I am bad at recognizing them,but artiodactyl or perissodactyl? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanDye Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Intriguing, I agree with the mammal suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruitbat Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 The selenodont (crescent-shaped) nature of the teeth suggest an artiodactyl. -Joe 1 Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossillarry Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 It looks like a jaw fragment from the small John Day artiodactyl Hypertragulus early Arikareean. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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