Stan Simpson Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 I've done some online research looking for similar looking teeth but I'm really not sure of the animal this fossil comes from. It looks to me that there was a larger tooth at the end of the jawbone where there is a hole that is missing. It was recovered as others I've listed near Houston Texas. It was recovered from dredging. I hope someone can help to identify this specimen. Thank you all very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruitbat Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Looks like a partial tapir (Tapirus sp.) mandible to me! Most likely Pleistocene if it is coming from the same dredging operation as the rest of the stuff you've found. VERY nice! -Joe 5 Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Joe is correct . . . a tapir jaw. 4 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DNF Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 26 minutes ago, Harry Pristis said: Joe is correct . . . a tapir jaw. Is this tooth not fully erupted? If so, can an age be estimated? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruitbat Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 That tooth (M3) is beginning to erupt but has not erupted completely. There is not a whole lot of available data, especially for lower teeth, but based on a study of Tapirus polkensis done by M.L. Gibson for a Masters Thesis at East Tennessee State University (2011), it seems reasonable to say that this individual was between 4 - 6 years old when it saw fit to expire. -Joe 3 Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 "when it saw fit to expire." "Oh ho hum, nothing else to do today, I think I'll just expire". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruitbat Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Ok...ok...it was probably between 4 - 6 years old when it found that it was time to shuffle off this mortal coil! Oh...by the way...there's a link to the Gibson thesis in the Tapir section of my Pdf Library here on The Fossil Forum. -Joe 1 Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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