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  • Jacob Q. M. Polzin posted a new specimen. 3 years, 7 months ago

    3 years, 7 months ago
    3 years, 7 months ago

    Jacob Q. M. Polzin has contributed specimen mFeM 83619 to myFOSSIL!

    • @smoran I saw that you specialize in mammals and I wanted to know if theres anyway you could help me classify this molar I found in the Calvert or Eastover formation? Thanks!

    • Looks like you have a bovid tooth, @jacob-polzin! It can be pretty difficult to distinguish bison from cow, but primarily we look to see if there is a column (style on upper teeth, stylid on lowers) present and if so how strong it is. It looks like there’s a pretty strong style on this tooth, so I’d lean towards this being a fossil bison tooth, as opposed to a heavily permineralized recent cow tooth (you’d be surprised how quickly the tooth can darken in the right conditions!). Nice find!

    • Awesome thanks, how would you prefer I update the classification? Also would this still be form the Miocene? @smoran