M3gal0don_M4n Posted November 29 Posted November 29 Hello, all! My friend has sent me through an image of a particularly interesting specimen of a Mammal jaw. It is in his terms 1cm off an iPhone 15, and was found while he was Mudlarking at the Thames. I have found similar specimens but mammals are not my speciality thus I couldn’t be that helpful. Thanks in advance! “Deep words go here”- Me, 3/9/24
Fossildude19 Posted November 29 Posted November 29 Will need strait on views of the chewing surfaces of the teeth. I'm guessing deer, though. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me
Kohler Palaeontology Posted November 29 Posted November 29 horse or deer. Deer can be found in Australia; I actually saw my first wild deer a couple of days ago. "The past always seems better when you look back on it than it did at the time." - Peter Benchley (author of the novel "Jaws" that inspired the 1975 hit film)
M3gal0don_M4n Posted November 29 Author Posted November 29 Thanks! I’ve told him that and he will send me a photo once he gets home. 16 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: Will need strait on views of the chewing surfaces of the teeth. I'm guessing deer, though. “Deep words go here”- Me, 3/9/24
CDiggs Posted November 29 Posted November 29 19 minutes ago, Kohler Palaeontology said: horse or deer. Definitely not horse on this one. As perissodactyls horses have very different looking chewing surfaces to their teeth than artiodactyls like deer. Because the Thames runs through London it turns up material from the historic period as well as fossil material so I wouldn't rule out sheep or goat just yet either. 1 1 1
M3gal0don_M4n Posted November 30 Author Posted November 30 Am I correct in thinking the tooth at the furthest back looks a bit out of place? 1 “Deep words go here”- Me, 3/9/24
jpc Posted November 30 Posted November 30 12 minutes ago, M3gal0don_M4n said: Am I correct in thinking the tooth at the furthest back looks a bit out of place? good eye. I think it has fallen out and someone put it back in upside down 1
C2fossils Posted November 30 Posted November 30 It is sheep, maybe goat. But most likely sheep. 1 1 “I think leg bones are a little humerus 🦴” -Cal : Fossil Mammal Bone/Tooth Amateur
M3gal0don_M4n Posted November 30 Author Posted November 30 9 minutes ago, C2fossils said: It is sheep, maybe goat. But most likely sheep. Excuse my stupidity, would that make it fossilised? (I have just been in a highly competitive rowing race and all my brain power is gone) “Deep words go here”- Me, 3/9/24
Kohler Palaeontology Posted November 30 Posted November 30 (edited) How would it being sheep make it fossilized? Edited November 30 by Kohler Palaeontology "The past always seems better when you look back on it than it did at the time." - Peter Benchley (author of the novel "Jaws" that inspired the 1975 hit film)
Kohler Palaeontology Posted November 30 Posted November 30 If this was found in Australia, I'd doubt this is fossilized. "The past always seems better when you look back on it than it did at the time." - Peter Benchley (author of the novel "Jaws" that inspired the 1975 hit film)
M3gal0don_M4n Posted November 30 Author Posted November 30 Just now, Kohler Palaeontology said: If this was found in Australia, I'd doubt this is fossilized. It isn’t, it was found in the Thames by my friend who temporarily lived in London. “Deep words go here”- Me, 3/9/24
M3gal0don_M4n Posted November 30 Author Posted November 30 2 minutes ago, Kohler Palaeontology said: How would it being sheep make it fossilized? I just read that carcasses were often thrown in the river. “Deep words go here”- Me, 3/9/24
Kohler Palaeontology Posted November 30 Posted November 30 2 minutes ago, M3gal0don_M4n said: It isn’t, it was found in the Thames by my friend who temporarily lived in London. Sorry, I must have misunderstood that. Now I'm on track. I personally think it's mineralized, but not fossilized. 1 "The past always seems better when you look back on it than it did at the time." - Peter Benchley (author of the novel "Jaws" that inspired the 1975 hit film)
C2fossils Posted November 30 Posted November 30 2 hours ago, M3gal0don_M4n said: Excuse my stupidity, would that make it fossilised? (I have just been in a highly competitive rowing race and all my brain power is gone) Not likely, to my eyes it looks more of pre-fossilized AKA really old bone but not fossil. 1 “I think leg bones are a little humerus 🦴” -Cal : Fossil Mammal Bone/Tooth Amateur
dries85 Posted December 1 Posted December 1 Sheep and goat were introduced in Europe by man, so most likely less than 12.000 years old..
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