New Members TLL Posted April 29, 2022 New Members Share Posted April 29, 2022 Hi. I’m new to the forum. I love rocks, shells, sticks, plants, anything to do with nature. Would like to learn more about what kind of things I am finding when I see something unusual or interesting in the rocks I collect. We live near Dinosaur Valley State park, to the northeast, in the DFW area. This item I have is my profile picture. I can’t remember if my kids found it here or if we received it in a rock collection that was given to us. I have plenty more things I’d like IDed in future. Thank you for sharing your educated minds in this matter! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Welcome from Illinois. 1 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikrogeophagus Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Welcome! Not an expert, but this is giving me horse tooth vibes. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Hunter Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Welcome neighbor from DFW! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Welcome aboard! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 On 4/29/2022 at 12:11 PM, TLL said: Hi. I’m new to the forum. I love rocks, shells, sticks, plants, anything to do with nature. Would like to learn more about what kind of things I am finding when I see something unusual or interesting in the rocks I collect. We live near Dinosaur Valley State park, to the northeast, in the DFW area. This item I have is my profile picture. I can’t remember if my kids found it here or if we received it in a rock collection that was given to us. I have plenty more things I’d like IDed in future. Thank you for sharing your educated minds in this matter! Welcome to the Fossil Forum. If you are interested in fossils, you will like it here. This is most likely a Horse tooth, but we may not be able to tell exactly which horse due to damage. The Americas had horses long before the Spaniards brought them back in the last 1000 years. There were large horses, similar to today's size going back a couple of million years. They are named Equus. Before Equus, there were numerous different smaller horses down to the size of a medium large dog. Here is a photo of one of those horses teeth. This horse lived in Florida and Texas about 5 million years ago. Note the width of a tooth ... about 20mm. This photo is taken looking directly down on the chewing surface. Maybe we could figure out if your tooth was Equus or before Equus. but maybe not... Let's see what other TFF members say.... 2 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members TLL Posted May 1, 2022 Author New Members Share Posted May 1, 2022 Thank you so much! Looking forward to gaining more knowledge about the world around me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Cole Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Welcome! In your third single-item picture, you have a photo of the biting surface, which is what is generally most useful in making an ID. Due to condition, it may not have enough detail to ID it further than 'horse', but clearer, head-on, pictures of that view (without shadows) could be helpful. The picture that @Shellseeker posted is a great example of a clear photo of the biting surfaces. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjfriend Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Welcome from Alaska 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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