SawTooth Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 I found this in a middleburg creek (Cypress Head formation) which I have never found any terrestrial mammal teeth before. It immediately struck me as tapir, any thoughts?2.8 x 2.6 x 1.8 cm max measurements 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Definitely Tapir... pretty Tooth... There are a number of Florida Species. This might make good reading for you and you might even ID the species A_new_early_Pleistocene_tapir_Mammalia_Perissodact.pdf 3 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawTooth Posted August 27 Author Share Posted August 27 (edited) @Shellseeker, for future reference, what characteristic makes it "Definitely tapir"? Edited August 27 by SawTooth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 10 minutes ago, SawTooth said: @Shellseeker, for future reference, what characteristic makes it "Definitely tapir"? I have found lots of these over 15 years and there is really no other tooth that has there kinds of "scooped ridges" x 2 3 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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