Trickworm Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Fossil horse tooth I believe? Found in a riverbed in Southern Ohio. A day without sunshine is like, you know, night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amphipod Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 You are correct, this indeed is a horses molar. The ridges and crown gave it away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trickworm Posted November 12, 2015 Author Share Posted November 12, 2015 What age is it? A day without sunshine is like, you know, night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amphipod Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 (edited) That, I haven't the slightest clue of. Sorry. Hopefully someone with this knowledge will chime in. Edited November 12, 2015 by amphipod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Pleistocene 2.5-0.01 My (million years ago) " We're all puppets, I'm just a puppet who can see the strings. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpevahouse Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 (edited) A horse tooth that lay in a stream bed for any amount of time would look old fairly quickly. For that reason age would be hard to determine by appearance. Early North American horse fossils are most frequently found in the west and southeastern US. They are practically unknown here in NJ. There have been rare discoveries of equus in Ohio but they are among the least common Pleistocene animals recorded in Ohio. If it were an old one it would be equus and date late or post ice age. But it's most likely a more recent example, historic era. Edited November 12, 2015 by jpevahouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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