caldigger Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 I found this last Sunday 10/20/13 on a dig at Ernst East Quarry (Shark Tooth Hill area) outside of Bakersfield, CA. Round Mountain Silt Formation, Miocene epoch fossils (approx.12-15 MYO). Neither I nor anyone else including the museum curator had ever seen one of these found in the marine fossils that are the norm in this spot. It looks mammalian to me. Can any of you more in the know shed some information on this? I would like to enter it in the "Fossil of the Month" contest if I can possibly get it identified in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 I have messaged boesse, asking that he give it a look. "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...
Scylla Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Land mammals have been found there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TourmalineGuy Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Hmm, I wonder if its a sea otter. From the bulbous form it reminds me of a shell crushing tooth. Mostly just a guess, but this image looks similar. Roddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Yes, land mammal stuff comes out of the bonebed and I think that may be a peccary premolar (or anthracothere?). Jess Land mammals have been found there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 It's not a sea otter. Sea otter's don't have a pre-Pleistocene fossil record. It does not appear to be a marine mammal, and a pig premolar did come to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted October 28, 2013 Author Share Posted October 28, 2013 Could you be able to specify what species of pig? I attempted to look up pigs from the Miocene Epoch and all I got was a Enteledont (imagine an uglier warthog, ten feet long and six foot high at the shoulder) which was way to big for this size tooth. I never heard back from the museum that I did the dig with, so I am relying on the expertise of The Fossil Forum patrons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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