Jerry Hughes

Hi all,
Could this actually be an “unknown” species, since no one is able to put an I.D. on it??? Paleontologists here in S. Cal. haven’t been able to identify it either. But thank you for all your input.

Wow, nobody have any idea on the I.D. of these teeth? No wonder my local “experts” couldn’t answer that either. Any guesses???? Thanks. Jerry

Actually, both teeth are “smaller”—-about the size of a small sized pea. (Sorry, I removed pics with the tape measure, can’t find them now!) Thank you!

Thanks all, for your help. The fossils were found in the southern California desert. Other fossils that have been found in this area are anywhere from 4 to 6 m.y.o. so, I’m guessing these teeth are from that time period too. The teeth were deposited on what was the “guts” of the Grand Canyon and the common thought is that they were deposited there, much later of course, in what used to be a northern extension of the Sea of Cortez which has long retreated to its present location. It has been examined by other paleontologists who have “thought” they may be teeth from a seal but no confirmation on that. Just a guess. Other fossils found in that area have been from fish, invertebrates, but land animals too. These were located not far from where fossilized walrus bones have been found. Thank you all for looking at this and hopefully we will be able to pinpoint from what animal it’s from. 🙂

Thank you, Sadie!

Hi Jennifer,
I have deleted all other photos of the “tooth” and uploaded new. Note: These are two teeth which I believe belonged to the same animal in the photos. You can distinguish between the teeth by the color. The darkish teeth are all from the first tooth and the tan colored tooth is the other tooth. (Both teeth are about the size of a pea) Hope these help in the identification. Have a great Christmas and safe New Year.
Jerry

Hi All,
I have deleted all other photos of the “tooth” and uploaded new. Note: These are two teeth which I believe belonged to the same animal in the photos. You can distinguish between the teeth by the color. The “darkish” teeth are all from the first tooth and the “tan” colored tooth is the other tooth. Hope these help in the identification. Have a great Christmas and safe New Year.
Jerry