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I found this little tooth yesterday on a river gravel bank. I haven't found one like this before so I'm wondering if it's been ground down to that size and that is perhaps a tooth from an older horse?  I thought it looked different from other Equus teeth I've found at the chewing surface. The top left corner seems to have a little more vacant space than what I usually see. But this tooth is not like others I've found so perhaps it's unique to this tooth.

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Your tooth is short and probably from a senile horse. This is a shot from a senile equine upper palate and you can see how the teeth change quite a bit with old age.

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johnnyvaldez7.jv

@fossilus Thanks! That's a good reference image. I can definitely see the differences in the teeth and now I know should I see that again. 

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