C2fossils Posted Thursday at 11:08 PM Share Posted Thursday at 11:08 PM (edited) We went to a gravel bar in east Kansas yesterday and found some fossils that I can’t seem to identify. Thank y’all for your help! maybe tortoise or armadillo toe core? unknown tooth? small metatarsal/metacarpal? thank you! Edited Thursday at 11:53 PM by C2fossils add location 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielb Posted Friday at 01:26 AM Share Posted Friday at 01:26 AM (edited) The jaw looks like peccary likely Platygonus Sp. Edited Friday at 01:28 AM by Danielb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C2fossils Posted Friday at 03:33 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 03:33 PM I can definitely see the similarity to peccary but it also looks similar to boar, is there any way to tell for sure? peccary jaw picture I found for reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybot Posted Friday at 03:40 PM Share Posted Friday at 03:40 PM After seeing that reference photo, I am also leaning towards a worn peccary molar. Look at the wear of the teeth on this jaw: Source: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Tayassuid-dentaries-and-lower-teeth-from-the-Pleistocene-of-Florida-A-right-dentary_fig1_257618845 1 -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...
C2fossils Posted Friday at 03:55 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 03:55 PM Yup it looks nearly exact. And looking at boar teeth it is more complex chewing surface than peccary. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C2fossils Posted Friday at 05:28 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 05:28 PM (edited) As for the first photos is it possible to be mammoth or mastodon last toe bone? Here is a photo of a mastodon foot for reference. Edited Friday at 05:28 PM by C2fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybot Posted Friday at 05:29 PM Share Posted Friday at 05:29 PM Seems too small to be mastodon/mammoth in my opinion. -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...
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