Dick Walters Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 This was one of my first fossils while at North Myrtle Beach, SC this summer, and when I found it I thought it was a piece of melted black electrical cable. When I scratched it I knew it wasn't electrical cable because it was rock hard. I took it to our local museum and found out it was a Equus molar from maybe the Pleistocene epoch. Since I had just really started getting into fossil hunting this was exciting. The other 2 items could be Equus molars but not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 I like your story about thinking it was melted electrical cable; glad you followed through I bet a lot of members can cite similar beginnings "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharks of SC Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 (edited) Nice preservation for teeth in your neck of the woods. I can't seem to find enough of those Equus sp. teeth for an ID. Also, Id like to see what everyone says about that last "tooth" - It looks pretty interesting. CBK Edited December 20, 2010 by Sharks of SC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricFlorida Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 The second tooth is a partial horse (Equus) molar. The third tooth is one of the "plates" from a mammoth (Mammuthus) molar. www.PrehistoricFlorida.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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