Interesting Mammal Teeth

[J. L. Irizarry]

Hello everyone,

 

I found some mammal teeth on a recent trip to the Peace River. Help in identifying would be appreciated!

 

Tooth #1 

 

The first tooth I believe could be from a peccary; however, I know that peccary teeth are similar to wild boar teeth. Are there any indicators that would allow me to tell the difference? 

 

            

 

Tooth #2

 

I do not know the species this tooth comes from. Any ideas?

 

[Fossildude19]

@Harry Pristis

[Shellseeker]

Welcome to the Fossil Forum...  Interesting Teeth !!!! GREAT Photos....  For a new member , you are moving fast..  Sorry for delay ,  I am on vacation in Vermont.  It is raining today...

I have hunted the Peace River for 15 years and I should ????  be able to Identify these...  The fact that I can not means that they are unusual....

The 2nd is an enamel cap... My 1st thought was really small Mastodon,,  2nd was Dugong...

http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/108623-unerupted-dugong-molar/

 

On the 1st,  I have always said "Peccary",  usually @Harry Pristis corrects (correctly) to wild boar.. You can get an Idea of differences by reading old posts on the topic...

Insert this into a google search "shellseeker peccary site:www.thefossilforum.com"  with or without the shellseeker...

Another good resource is the @digit University of Florida Fossil Identification service. https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/vertpaleo/amateur-collector/fossil-id/.

 

Good Hunting in the "River of Peace"  or more correctly the "River of Peas" as the native Americans named it...

[J. L. Irizarry]

Thank you for the assistance @Shellseeker! For the short time I have been on the forum, I have learned so much. Always happy when my knowledge of fossils (especially mammal fossils) increases. Can't wait to continue learning more!

[Harry Pristis]

For the record, there is no "wild boar" in our North American fossil record.  "Wild boars" are European.  There are plenty of feral domestic pigs in the Peace River Valley.