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Tooth Identified: Rare mega-marmot, Paenemarmota molar discovered
Jaybot posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
Last month I posted an Id request for 3 molars, and two were identified as Peccary. Just to be clear, I personally did not find them, as I was requesting an id on behalf of others. The third tooth was left unidentified, and I was recommended by Shellseeker to contact a museum for help. If you would like to read the original post, and view photos, here it is: I eventually contacted the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, and David Krause of their Paleontology department sent me this: ''Hi 'Jaybot' –– No worries. Thanks for getting back to me and for confirmation about the scale bar. The fact that your scale bar was in centimeters helps to confirm Kristen's (cc'd here) tentative identification that your tooth is that of a Plio-Pleistocene mega-marmot, the genus name of which is Paenemarmota. The largest species is Paenamarmota barbouri (close to modern beaver size) and your specimen seems to be in that approximate size range, although precise measurement is warranted. After Kristen's tentative ID, I reached out to one of our Research Associates here, Greg McDonald, who is another expert on Plio-Pleistocene mammals, who, in fact, has recently published on Paenemarmota (see attached file). He tentatively confirmed Kristen's identification and further identified it as a right lower third molar.'' Here is the paper he attached in the email: McDonald et al. - Paenemarmota from NM - 2022.pdf This is very interesting to me, and I figure that y'all might enjoy this as well. I would never have guessed mega-marmot I'll tag everyone in the original post so they can find this: @jpc@Danielb@Balance@Shellseeker@dries85@CDiggs@Harry Pristis Have a great day! -
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One of my favorite Lee Creek finds, a nice seal jaw with 5 teeth. This must have been a fairly young individual because there is almost no wear on the teeth. -
Here are a few molars that I’m stumped on. They were all found In NE corner of Kansas in some Permian (edit: not Permian) glacial drift material. Molar #1: Going through @Harry Pristis’s album, to me this one resembles Tapir, but I am doubtful Molar #2 I have no ideas on this one, initially guessed peccary but I think that is incorrect Molar #3 This one has some of the root, although some of the top surface has been broken Thank you to everyone in advance! I try to ID our fossils myself, but these I can’t seem to figure these out. Have a great day everyone
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I found this on the beach in Georgetown,South Carolina, USA. The beach is in the Waccamaw Geological formation & same area l found other Pleistocene megafauna ( mammoth & horse ). This tooth has smooth waved enamel sides, rough jagged crown & root with 4 holes. Any help with identifying it is welcome & appreciated.
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Found this tooth on the beach last week. I have found Pleistocene horse, bison & mammoth teeth on the same beach. Any info would be greatly appreciated Georgetown, South Carolina, USA.
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I found this grapefruit sized (possibly tooth) getting washed up in the surf in Georgetown, South Carolina, USA. I have found what I believe to be Pleistocene Horse & Bison teeth on the same beach. Any help identifying it would be greatly appreciated.
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We found this nice tooth on the Kaw River (Kansas) this past summer. Permian glacial material has been found there. When we found it, we assumed that it was from a camel. I’m not so sure anymore, as it has a stylid, and resembles a white tailed deer tooth we found, only much larger. Any ideas?
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Dug this out of the sand in the Peace River, FL. After a few hours of searching images of various teeth, I can't find anything that resembles it closer than a human molar. Hopefully it isn't just that! Any help on the ID would be appreciated.
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I found this tooth in my family’s storage in North Carolina years ago and have always been curious about it. I was hoping someone here could help me identify what animal it belonged to and how old it might be, or at least point me in the right direction to answering these questions. I really know nothing about it, I don’t even know if it qualifies as a fossil or if it’s just a very well worn tooth. Thank you in advance for your help!
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Found these on different sand banks along the Kansas (Kaw) River east of Lawrence. They are definitely fossils, and I believe they are some sort of tooth or molar, but I am no expert. Any ideas or positive ids appreciated! ps: this is my first post measured in metric in photos
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We found a large molar in our flower bed after our landscaper dropped off some river rock. It looks very similar to a Bison molar from our @Harry Pristis sampler. The color makes me think it is recent but it feels almost as heavy as Harrys remineralized tooth.
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I have this upper molar from an entelodont. It was sold to me as archaeotherium but I'm not certain if it's that or daeodon. Any chance someone has a second opinion? Found in South Dakota
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Downloaded from Facebook. This tooth was found alone the banks of the Mississippi river. Is it just a very worn cow m3? I don't know if any other ungulate would have a stylid? It just seems oddly shaped for cow/bison to me.
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We found this near Turtle River State Park outside of Grand Forks, ND. I'm thinking it's a Buffalo, Bison, or Cow molar but I'm unsure with the black.
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I know nothing about this item. I am a science teacher and hate that I can't answer most questions about it. Longer side is 25 cm. Weighs 2.5 kg. I appreciate any help. I posted this a few weeks ago, but have never found it. Should I clean it? Is it in good condition?
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Hello everyone, I went to visit family this past week in Gilmer County, West Virginia and found these mammal teeth in a creek. They were found pretty close to each other, which makes me wonder if they were from the same animal. They appear to be old, but I don’t think they are completely mineralized. They remind me a lot of the bison teeth I find down in Peace River, FL, but this is weird considering there are no cow or buffalo farms very close to the area I found these (that I know of). Anyone have any idea what these are, why they’re here, and how old they could be?
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Found on a rive gravel bar in southern Minnesota. Sediments in the area include glacial till deposits over cretaceous sea mudstone and sandstones. I know its the third molar but the small size caught my attention. Could it be from an ancient/paleo horse?
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I was on a hike with my boyfriend yesterday along a lake in Central Alberta, Canada when we came across this bone in the river. I know some of the discourse of using the stylid as an identification tool to differentiate between cows and bison but I can’t seem to figure this one out! Please let me know!