a claw or tooth?

[bufaloeletric]

i know its not metal, its bone i believe but it popped up while digging an early 1900s homesite. can anyone tell what kind of animal this is from? i was thinking possibly a pigs tusk, but not so sure its related to homestead because i dug it from directly under where the house had stood and i do not believe the area was bulldozed. so i would find it kind of strange that a farm animals tooth would have gotten under the house, but anything is possible i guess. thanks for your time.

 

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[kuger]

Its a tooth,but from what...not sure
not pig(swine)they are hollow at the base

 

[CRUSADER]

Yeap boar/wild pig

 

[kuger]

Its a tooth,but from what...not sure
not pig(swine)they are hollow at the base

Yeap boar/wild pig

....dont think so.............matter of fact I know so...

 

[CRUSADER]

I do, its just cracked off at the end. Looks like the boar teeth I have.

 

[kuger]

With all do respect Cru(heavy on the respect)I kill hogs for a living and the tusk are not solid that far down the tooth

http://osipovnetsuke.com/2011/tusks.html

Buffe,is there a distictive flat side to one or the other?

 

[wvwildman]

bear maybe

 

[TNGUNS]

It is a tooth from a 5 legged black mountain lion/boar mix. Sometimes purple in color as a variant. Known to eat people that metal detect. ......just sayin. Does look like a pig tusk to me but Kruger has forgotten more about such than I know.

 

[kuger]

It is a tooth from a 5 legged black mountain lion/boar mix. Sometimes purple in color as a variant. Known to eat people that metal detect. ......just sayin. Does look like a pig tusk to me but Kruger has forgotten more about such than I know.

I need to re-word my post above......"I have seen a few,pigs tusks,and cant recall seeing one with characteristics of the one in question.That being said,I do not have experience with all pig tusks world wide"

 

[osage express]

It may be Rabbit ...Osage

 

[nhbenz]

I agree with Rabbit.
http://www.skullsunlimited.com/record_species.php?id=1822

 

[Lacomo]

I'm thinkin' maybe a ground hog or beaver or some kind of animal that does a lot of gnawing with their front teeth. Don't know how it would have got theree though

 

[bigfoot1]

If it is not one of these... than maybe one of these

 

[wainzoid]

Im betting on the groundhog

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Looks like a woodchuck's incisor to me.

 

[bravowhiskey]

no way that is from a rodent. They would be basically flat with a slight curve and yellowed. The inner channel makes me think claw, but it sure looks like enamel on the outside. Doesn't look like the bear teeth I have either....hummm

 

[r3sodbuster]

groundhog /woodchuck

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I need to re-word my post above......"I have seen a few,pigs tusks,and cant recall seeing one with characteristics of the one in question.That being said,I do not have experience with all pig tusks world wide"

Not a pig tusk but could it be one of the lower front teeth from a large pig? I dont have this jaw with me or I would just pull one out and look but I have this photo. It looks very familiar.

 

[bigfoot1]

I still going with talon.Note inside shape

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I still going with talon.Note inside shape View attachment 773093 View attachment 773094

I have handled some talons from dead predatory birds and the ones Ive seen were all very lightweight so I say no to talon.