kitteh Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 (edited) I was told this is a bobcat. It is said to be found in Florida. I didn't think it looked for sure like one but I don't have any mammal fossils yet so I wanted it anyway. I can't tell what it is though. Some of the tooth tips are chipped and the shape looks a bit strange. The rule is in centimeters (I accidentally wrote millimeters at first) Edited January 16, 2019 by kitteh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 On 12/20/2016 at 9:40 AM, PrehistoricFlorida said: This is a bobcat (Lynx rufus) upper carnassial (P4). You'll notice that the tooth has an extra anterior conid which differentiates it from Harry's coyote P4. Attached are images of a panther maxilla section with canine (C1) and two premolars (P3 & P4). You might like to see that post : http://thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/70677-ice-age-tooth/&tab=comments#comment-743302 I Don't know much in teeth, but could those be from a canis or a rodent ? @Harry Pristis, @Al Dente ? "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 I think this is a raccoon maxilla. My image is of some battered upper teeth, but maybe you can see the resemblance. 1 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...
kitteh Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 I saw that when I was trying to id if its a bobcat. I don't think its a rodent though. I'm too new at this to know if its just a misshapen jaw too or from a young animal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 I thought it had chances to be from a rodent, and i'm very confident in @Harry Pristis' opinion because mammal teeth are his speciality, so, i'll follow him without hesitation. "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitteh Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Harry Pristis said: I think this is a raccoon maxilla. My image is of some battered upper teeth, but maybe you can see the resemblance. It looks more like this than a bobcat. I didn't really think they knew for sure what it was though and it was only $5. Can you tell its age? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Miocene or Pliocene. "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilus Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 From Florida it would seem like it could also be Pleistocene. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricFlorida Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 It's a raccoon maxilla from the Pleistocene. I told the seller that it wasn't bobcat, but he chose not to correct the listing. 2 www.PrehistoricFlorida.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitteh Posted January 19, 2019 Author Share Posted January 19, 2019 5 hours ago, PrehistoricFlorida said: It's a raccoon maxilla from the Pleistocene. I told the seller that it wasn't bobcat, but he chose not to correct the listing. I mentioned in the feedback too it wasn't a bobcat but I didn't ding their rating because I really wasn't expecting it to be, though that would be cool if it was. I just assumed they had some old fossils they wanted to sell but didn't really know the id. Strange he wouldn't correct it. I was bidding on your cool panther toe bone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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