A Variety of Fossils for ID Help - From Florida Beaches
I think the one of the left is part of an antler. Top right I think is a vertebrae but I don't have any idea what kind. And the two little ones, I think are some kind of tooth, but am not sure.
Two photos show part of my hand to give you an idea of the size of the items.
Re: A Variety of Fossils for ID Help - From Florida Beaches
It is important in identifying mammal teeth to show the occlusal or grinding surface of the teeth.
I think you have a basal part of a deer antler and a Tilly bone (the donut-like thing).
Maybe you have a xenarthran canine and an equid horse molar . . . need better images of those teeth.
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Re: A Variety of Fossils for ID Help - From Florida Beaches
I added photos of the two grinding ends of the possible teeth.
Originally Posted by IndianRiverSonrise
I think the one of the left is part of an antler. Top right I think is a vertebrae but I don't have any idea what kind. And the two little ones, I think are some kind of tooth, but am not sure.
Two photos show part of my hand to give you an idea of the size of the items.
Re: A Variety of Fossils for ID Help - From Florida Beaches
I think these last two teeth are from a capybara, Hydrochaerus holmesi. On the left is an incisor; on the right, is a beach-polished section of an upper molar (M3).
The incisor should have fine striations in the enamel on the front (outside of the curve) of the tooth.
“A man should keep his little brain attic stocked with all the furniture that he is likely to use, and the rest he can put away in the lumber room of his library, where he can get it if he wants it.”
--Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle) in "The Sign of Four"
Re: A Variety of Fossils for ID Help - From Florida Beaches
Originally Posted by Harry Pristis
I think these last two teeth are from a capybara, Hydrochaerus holmesi. On the left is an incisor; on the right, is a beach-polished section of an upper molar (M3).
The incisor should have fine striations in the enamel on the front (outside of the curve) of the tooth.