C2fossils Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 I found this small jaw on the kaw river and I can't seem to find an id on it. Thank you for your help beforehand! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 (edited) Maybe a reptile? Missed another one, darnit. Edited May 21 by ynot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C2fossils Posted May 21 Author Share Posted May 21 5 hours ago, ynot said: Maybe a reptile? That would be awesome, but I can't seem to find a perfect match with any so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 The world may never know. It is a mammal. Isolated alveoli (tooth holes) like that are a mammalian thing. Also, in the second photo, that hollow triangle you can see on the non-toothy end is typically mammalian. Mammals are easily identified by their teeth, but the teeth here are only the roots, so no help in IDing. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 5 minutes ago, jpc said: , in the second photo, that hollow triangle you can see on the non-toothy end Looks more like a chipped out section to me. 6 minutes ago, jpc said: Isolated alveoli (tooth holes) like that are a mammalian thing. How are they isolated here. Looks like a single row of 10 holes. And why is the biggest alveoli closest to the "hollow triangle" rear of jaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balance Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Sure looks like this one in a few angles. mammal ✔️ Single holes ✔️ Texas was the beach ✔️ ?? this is thick though. So that’s a problem… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 (edited) I think Balance may be onto something there. From the Arora fossil museum NC. Edited May 21 by ynot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDiggs Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 I'd recommend comparing to Opossum. http://www.boneid.net/product/opossum-didelphis-marsupialis-mandible/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balance Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 @CDiggs Dag ! I was gonna leave for work on time. Now, I’m in a hole trying to find an opossum jaw with no teeth 😂😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 NOT opossum. This edentulous mandible is likely to be raccoon, based on the size and pattern of the alveolae. 1 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...
Balance Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 (edited) So instead of 10 individual sockets it’s 5 double rooted teeth. Smaller as they move forward. Man, I saw this as single sockets but with the raccoon jaw photo you can totally see the 10 holes. 13? In opossum? Thanks , Harry! Jp Edit: 14, not 13 Edited May 21 by Balance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C2fossils Posted May 21 Author Share Posted May 21 I think you are right @Harry Pristis it looks like it is a racoon jaw. You can see here a jaw without teeth and it matches up very well. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybot Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 1 hour ago, Harry Pristis said: NOT opossum. This edentulous mandible is likely to be raccoon, based on the size and pattern of the alveolae. This seems correct. Thank you Harry, I also believed that we were looking at nubs from the roots. -Jay “The earth doesn't need new continents, but new men.” ― Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 well done, Harry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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