New Members Meglohunter Posted July 18, 2022 New Members Share Posted July 18, 2022 I need help identifying a mammalian fossil. My best estimate on age is early Pliocene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsaacTheFossilMan Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Where did you find it? Note that a single image with a non-universal scale (such as a coin) isn't the most helpful of identifications. ~ Isaac; www.isaactfm.com "Don't move! He can't see us if we don't move!" - Alan Grant Come to the spring that is The Fossil Forum, where the stream of warmth and knowledge never runs dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Meglohunter Posted July 18, 2022 Author New Members Share Posted July 18, 2022 3 minutes ago, IsaacTheFossilMan said: Where did you find it? Note that a single image with a non-universal scale (such as a coin) isn't the most helpful of identifications. I found it in a the side of a creek in NC. I pulled it out of the Yorktown/Belgrade Formation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsaacTheFossilMan Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 19 hours ago, Meglohunter said: I found it in a the side of a creek in NC. I pulled it out of the Yorktown/Belgrade Formation Is this a different specimen? Ailuridae? That being said, let me ping some of the experts here: @jpc @MarcoSr @fossillarry ~ Isaac; www.isaactfm.com "Don't move! He can't see us if we don't move!" - Alan Grant Come to the spring that is The Fossil Forum, where the stream of warmth and knowledge never runs dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Meglohunter Posted July 18, 2022 Author New Members Share Posted July 18, 2022 1 minute ago, IsaacTheFossilMan said: Is this a different specimen? Ailuridae? That being said, let me ping some of the experts here: @jpc @MarcoSr @fossillarry Here's a better view of the specimen with a ruler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 mammals are generally IDed by the teeth. But lacking teeth, this looks quite carnivorous to me. That's as far as I can say, but it has too many alveoli to be a cat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Meglohunter Posted July 18, 2022 Author New Members Share Posted July 18, 2022 Just now, jpc said: mammals are generally IDed by the teeth. But lacking teeth, this looks quite carnivorous to me. That's as far as I can say, but it has too many alveoli to be a cat. All I know is that it's definitely a fossil, but what species or even family I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 18 hours ago, IsaacTheFossilMan said: Is this a different specimen? Ailuridae? That being said, let me ping some of the experts here: @jpc @MarcoSr @fossillarry Without teeth, I can't really add anything beyond what Jean-Pierre already stated. Marco Sr. "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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