kauffy Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Hey, I have a bunch of fossil mammal teeth i need an identification of...All i need is a general ID as i have a specific list of species eg. tell the pic 2 is a skunk tooth, or number 1 is a mouse jaw......then i can look at my sheet get the species name for the "skunk" or "mouse" and *poof* its identified! Thanks a lot! "Turn the fear of the unknown into the excitment of possibility!"We dont stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorman Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I hope I get that many teeth out of the stuff I got so far I haven't seen but 1 Rodent tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Hey, I have a bunch of fossil mammal teeth i need an identification of...All i need is a general ID as i have a specific list of species eg. tell the pic 2 is a skunk tooth, or number 1 is a mouse jaw......then i can look at my sheet get the species name for the "skunk" or "mouse" and *poof* its identified! Thanks a lot! Man! You really hit the skunk jackpot! All except image #7 appear to be the skunk, Spilogale sp. In the foreground of image #7, the "accordian" teeth are microtine rodents. (I'm not sure about the background items in image #3.) Poor Anson, all he's getting is "skunked." Keep washing away, Anson; the odds are that you'll find some neat things, too. ------Harry Pristis 1 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...
kauffy Posted March 12, 2008 Author Share Posted March 12, 2008 Anson, it took me 7 hours to find all these teeth....im sure when you wash it, you will see some nice little rodent teeth! Thanks for the IDs Harry, i think i really did hit the jackpot! i still cant wait for another lot... #3 are very small jaws....i think the ones in the back are shrew because you said they have the crimson teeth, those have a bright crimson tip on them...the teeth are probably 1-2mm long....the jaws, very very small, they both have the same kind of tooth so im thinking mouse perhaps? they are probably 5mm long! Chris "Turn the fear of the unknown into the excitment of possibility!"We dont stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kauffy Posted March 14, 2008 Author Share Posted March 14, 2008 Harry, is the last pic skunk also? they are very small, half the size of the ones in pic 2#? Thanks also what do you think about the jaws? mouse? "Turn the fear of the unknown into the excitment of possibility!"We dont stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebrocklds Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 to whoever is providing this micro fossil matrix, i think i am interested in a batch. this stuff looks really fun to look through. pleawse let me know who and how much. Brock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 to whoever is providing this micro fossil matrix, i think i am interested in a batch. this stuff looks really fun to look through. pleawse let me know who and how much. Brock QUOTE (ebrocklds @ Feb 28 2008, 09:40 AM) great stuff, i think i will have to get a bag. Brock Get 'em while you can, Brock. The fissure from which I extracted this matrix is buried under tons of rubble and dirt -- the mine was reclaimed long ago. No more microfossils from this site will be available when the bit of matrix I have is gone. I don't know of anyone else who's ever had this stuff for sale. --------Harry Pristis Attached thumbnail(s) Reduced 65% 559 x 305 (74.83K) Reduced 54% 426 x 400 (99.81K) Brock . . . I am so easy to forget!! See the thread titled "Vertebrate Micro-Fossils" in the MEMBERS TRADES AND SALES sub-forum. ------Harry Pristis 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...
Harry Pristis Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Harry, is the last pic skunk also? they are very small, half the size of the ones in pic 2#?Thanks also what do you think about the jaws? mouse? The teeth in Pic #2 appear to be canines. The teeth in the last image appear to be incisors. All Spilogale putorius, I think. -------Harry Pristis 1 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...
ebrocklds Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Sorry Harry. i didn't realize it was the same stuff. i will check the other thread now. Brock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kauffy Posted March 15, 2008 Author Share Posted March 15, 2008 thanks a lot for the confirmation and picture brock! "Turn the fear of the unknown into the excitment of possibility!"We dont stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebrocklds Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 i think it is harry that was able to help you. so i will pass it along, thanks harry Brock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kauffy Posted March 15, 2008 Author Share Posted March 15, 2008 THANKS HARRY* i feel dumb i just saw brock and thought it was him....... The pic helped a lot, now i can see where each tooth fits! Cheers Chris "Turn the fear of the unknown into the excitment of possibility!"We dont stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kauffy Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 Here are some bones i picked out, i found quite a lot of these but i have absolutley no idea s to what they are? anyone know, or want to take a guess, go ahead! very odd little things! "Turn the fear of the unknown into the excitment of possibility!"We dont stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Here are some bones i picked out, i found quite a lot of these but i have absolutley no idea s to what they are? anyone know, or want to take a guess, go ahead! very odd little things! My guess, Chris, is that these are caudal (tail) vertebrae -- centra and epiphyses (growth plates from sub-adult individuals). Here's a caudal vertebra from a very large bear-dog (Family Amphicyonidae) from the Early Miocene of Florida. This vertebra has a fused epiphysis, but you can see the structural resemblance to your bones, I think. ----Harry Pristis 1 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...
kauffy Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 hmm they do look similar, thanks Harry, now I have something to put down on the ID card! "Turn the fear of the unknown into the excitment of possibility!"We dont stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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