Guest Smilodon Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Last one for a while as I am off Thursday morning to the Denver Show to drool and buy, then collecting in Heaven (Arner Ranch, Nebraska)and then the Franklin Show to sell. I bet somebody out there knows this one, but I've only seen a couple of these in two decades. Pleistocene Europe Very close relatives (probably) still living - very enigmatic clue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy1971 Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 (edited) Last one for a while as I am off Thursday morning to the Denver Show to drool and buy, then collecting in Heaven (Arner Ranch, Nebraska)and then the Franklin Show to sell. I bet somebody out there knows this one, but I've only seen a couple of these in two decades. Pleistocene Europe Very close relatives (probably) still living - very enigmatic clue an uneducated guess but here goes.....Hyaena? Edited September 14, 2009 by jimmy1971 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 (edited) Great teeth! I wish you were coming to the Franklin mineral and fossil show in North Jersey at the end of this month... but I suspect your talking about somewhere closer to you. Edit... DUH... you are from Delaware... so I'll see you at the show! Edited September 14, 2009 by Shamalama -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Smilodon Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Great teeth! I wish you were coming to the Franklin mineral and fossil show in North Jersey at the end of this month... but I suspect your talking about somewhere closer to you. Edit... DUH... you are from Delaware... so I'll see you at the show! I'm pretty sure I'll be the only fossil dealer inside. I was last year, although there are always some fossil guys outside. I'll see you there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOROPUS Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Crocuta Spelae (cave hyaena) would be my guess. It`s the most common hyaena species (if they would be really common, that they are not...). Middle Pleistocene. It is an indicator of the warm climate between the glaciations. A pic of my fossil, for comparison: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Smilodon Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 (edited) And the winner of both an Attaboy and the coveted Minuteman award for being johnny, er, jimmy-on-the-spot is jimmy1971, otherwise known as MR Jimmy from now on. Yes the somewhat enigmatic Cave Hyena, which may or may not be the living Spotted Hyena. Massive tooth built for meat shearing and bone crushing. Have you ever seen how big these animals are? I stood next to one (behind bars) at a zoo once. Whoa son. WTG Jimmy. Edited September 15, 2009 by Smilodon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy1971 Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Hey! I got one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Hey! I got one! Congratulations but do we now have to call you, Mr. Jimmy? Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Congratulations but do we now have to call you, Mr. Jimmy? "Perfesser" Jimmy. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy1971 Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 LOL....I assure you, it was pure luck and some good google skills! Someday hopefully I will be able to identify things like that off the top of my head like the rest of you. For now, I'm happy just learning what I can from all of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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