Granth Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 (edited) Hello friends, I have just received this beautiful fossil tooth from North China and I would like to know if it belongs to a pachyderm or some other species of mammal. As always, I am expectant and grateful for your comments and insights! Edited September 1, 2023 by Granth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 Mammoth tooth 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
val horn Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 it is clearly not mastodon as their teeth are cusp-like and not laxadont. I would think it juvenile from the size, and only partially erupted from the enamel and while I am no expert i wonder if it is modern elephant?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 Looks to me like an unerupted Mammuthus tooth. 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...
Granth Posted September 1, 2023 Author Share Posted September 1, 2023 wow, thank you very much for your answers, I am really delighted that the tooth could have belonged to a mammoth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyw Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 I’m throwing my vote in for mammoth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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