Another Florida Beach Tooth Find to Identify.

[IndianRiverSonrise]

Here are four photos. Notice the two small broken off teeth. And the good large tooth has a groove down one side but not the other. As I mentioned, it was found on a Florida East coast beach.

Gator tooth maybe? Or sanded down shark?

 

[Harry Pristis]

Here are four photos. Notice the two small broken off teeth. And the good large tooth has a groove down one side but not the other. As I mentioned, it was found on a Florida East coast beach.

Gator tooth maybe? Or sanded down shark?

Those are tooth roots that are broken away.

It's a carnivore upper 4th premolar, a carnassial tooth.

Just look at your dog's upper teeth; you'll see a very similar tooth.

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[IndianRiverSonrise]

Thanks. That is the second thing I had completely upside down lately.

Thanks. Jeez. I sure see it now.

Here are four photos. Notice the two small broken off teeth. And the good large tooth has a groove down one side but not the other. As I mentioned, it was found on a Florida East coast beach.

Gator tooth maybe? Or sanded down shark?

Those are tooth roots that are broken away.

It's a carnivore upper 4th premolar, a carnassial tooth.

Just look at your dog's upper teeth; you'll see a very similar tooth.

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[Martingeetars]

Maybe Dire wolf and or quiet possibly cat .There are good fossil I.D. books for florida fossils on ebay or maybe at your local book store.Great find!

 

[Harry Pristis]

Maybe Dire wolf and or quiet possibly cat .There are good fossil I.D. books for florida fossils on ebay or maybe at your local book store.Great find!

Well, if it's dire wolf, the crown length will be substantially larger than 0.8". It certainly is not a cat tooth. It is a canid.

 

[Martingeetars]

Thanks for the correction there HarryP , one should never guess. So are you thinking Borophaginae Euoplocyon spissidens?

 

[IndianRiverSonrise]

I ought to be bright enough to photo things with a ruler or something, but I usually get focused on the picture taking.

When I measured the crown length, it was just ever so barely over 1 inch.

Maybe Dire wolf and or quiet possibly cat .There are good fossil I.D. books for florida fossils on ebay or maybe at your local book store.Great find!

Well, if it's dire wolf, the crown length will be substantially larger than 0.8". It certainly is not a cat tooth. It is a canid.

 

[Worthy55]

You probley all ready have an ID on your tooth I just want to give you a picture to compare to. 8) 8) 8)

 

[Martingeetars]

Dire wolf.....wow imagine that. Good comparision there Worthy. I was guessing it might be. Nice tooth by the way,in good shape to have been found on the intercoastal.