Who Collects Pleistocene Mammal Teeth?

[Perico]

Not certain. Is the tooth fractured or whole? Great find!

 

[GatorBoy]

It's whole besides a small chip on the inside edge.

 

[Harry Pristis]

There must be more Pleistocene fossil teeth in collections represented here . . . C'mon, show us!

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[old digger]

I experienced a failure of imagination, Dennis. It IS a tooth . . . It's the front half of an upper second molar from a Sus scrofa (a domestic pig)! The individual died young, before this tooth had erupted. It is basically an enamel cap with undeveloped roots. Score for Old Digger!

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Being as fossilized as this tooth is, could it have been from an immature Dinohyus (Large Pig) similar to those that were found in Nebraska, north of Omaha.

 

[Harry Pristis]

Being as fossilized as this tooth is, could it have been from an immature Dinohyus (Large Pig) similar to those that were found in Nebraska, north of Omaha.

I don't think so. It's just the right size for Sus, but small for entelodont.

 

[Ninjafossils]

I have some teeth, but I'm afraid they might be Holocene in age. I was lucky enough to find the whole jaw too! I think they might be cow, but I'm not sure. What do you guys think?

 

[Harry Pristis]

It is our choices that show us what we truly are far more than our abilities.

Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something. --Plato

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[Ninjafossils]

So where does that leave me?

 

[Harry Pristis]

Here's a widespread and common fossil from the Pleistocene:

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[Harry Pristis]

Here are some giant beaver teeth:

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[Perico]

Very nice collection. Have not been able to find one yet. Still trying.

 

[Harry Pristis]

Here's an otter mandible:

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[Harry Pristis]

Here's a set of white tail deer upper teeth:

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[Perico]

Impressive collection. Looking forward to more.