Haizahnjager Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Hello All, While sifting for primarily shark teeth near Summerville, SC, I came across this mammal tooth that I am unfamiliar with. I thumbed through the "Vertebrate Fossils: A Neophyte's Guide" and the closest resemblance to me was some sort of beaver. If anyone has input on this fossil, I would enjoy hearing it. Thanks, -HZJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawooten Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 It sure looks like beaver on page 62 and it is a great book for ids. The best days are spent collecting fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 um, hzj, i believe that particular tooth is from a neophyte... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 um, hzj, i believe that particular tooth is from a neophyte... All right! Now we can formalize the classification of "newbies" by assigning them to the order "Neophytes". "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cris Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Without reading what you guys thought it was, my first thought was beaver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawooten Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 All right! Now we can formalize the classification of "newbies" by assigning them to the order "Neophytes". neophyte /ˈniəˌfaɪt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [nee-uh-fahyt] Show IPA –noun Examples are 1. a beginner or novice: He's a neophyte at chess. 2. He is a novice at fossils So does not apply to this tooth But the tooth is Actually it is beaver tooth; Called Small Mammals Order: New World Marsupials Order: Lagomorpha Order: Rodentia The best days are spent collecting fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 ohhhhhh, well, i'd definitely rather be a neophyte than a lagomorph! <snoopy dancin' til the beavers come home> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Looks beaverish to me. 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...
tracer Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 und so jetzt sind sie biberzahnjaeger? wie fremd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Jeesh. Ive never even thought of beaver as being a fossil!!! This hobbie litteraly has no end to it!!! wow!! RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricFlorida Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Any idea what age it might be? Looks like Castor canadensis if Pleistocene. www.PrehistoricFlorida.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haizahnjager Posted March 20, 2009 Author Share Posted March 20, 2009 Any idea what age it might be? Looks like Castor canadensis if Pleistocene. There are two layers that are present at this particular site. The first of which is a pristine marine Oligocene deposit, which I am confident it did not come from. The other is a "reworked" deposit with fossils from the Oligocene through the Pleistocene all jumbled up, so it is possible that it could be Castor canadensis. Thanks, I knew the Florida guys would have some imput, you seem to find a lot more mammal material there than most other places. -HZJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haizahnjager Posted March 20, 2009 Author Share Posted March 20, 2009 und so jetzt sind sie biberzahnjaeger? wie fremd. danach vielleicht Pferdzahnjaeger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haizahnjager Posted March 20, 2009 Author Share Posted March 20, 2009 Looks beaverish to me. The ridges look identical to the second tooth, but would be on the opposing jaw bone. Thanks for the great pic! -HZJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossil_femme Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 danach vielleicht Pferdzahnjaeger. Warum nicht Schnabeltierzahnjaeger? "don’t you lock up something that you wanted to see fly..." chris cornell / soundgarden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haizahnjager Posted March 20, 2009 Author Share Posted March 20, 2009 Warum nicht Schnabeltierzahnjaeger? Weil ich Angst vor Schnabeltiere habe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy 55 Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 I agree with beaver also. It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossil_femme Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Weil ich Angst vor Schnabeltiere habe! LoL! "don’t you lock up something that you wanted to see fly..." chris cornell / soundgarden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 keine bange vor der schlange und auch no fear of schnabeltier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudkicker Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 Hey, what ever it is it's a cool find !!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossil_femme Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 keine bange vor der schlangeund auch no fear of schnabeltier good one! "haizahnjaeger" ist aber viel besser... ein schnabeltierzahnjaeger ist vielleicht unglücklich... weil erwachsene schnabeltiere haben keine zähne, und juvenil nur drei...! "don’t you lock up something that you wanted to see fly..." chris cornell / soundgarden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haizahnjager Posted March 24, 2009 Author Share Posted March 24, 2009 good one!"haizahnjaeger" ist aber viel besser... ein schnabeltierzahnjaeger ist vielleicht unglücklich... weil erwachsene schnabeltiere haben keine zähne, und juvenil nur drei...! Ach, zwei mehr als Meistens in West Virginia haben! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossil_femme Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Ach, zwei mehr als Meistens in West Virginia haben! ja, sicher! "don’t you lock up something that you wanted to see fly..." chris cornell / soundgarden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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