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1-1/2" Dugong Molar
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA - Metaxytherium sp. |
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My first dugong molar, and it is a very nice specimen. ... |
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Oligocene Dugong Tooth
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA - Metaxytherium sp. |
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When I found this, I actually thought it was a gator or whale tooth still stuck in a fragment of bone. Only when I got home later and got a better look at it did I realize that it was actually a fossil dugong tooth. dugongs are similar to manatees. this particular tooth is from an old animal. You can tell by how worn the chewing surface of the tooth is.... |
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Dugong Ribs
Peace River, Florida, USA - Metaxytherium sp. |
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Dugong Ribs |
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dugong tooth
Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA - Metaxytherium sp. |
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I finally got an ID on this one. Turns out it isn't peccary, or even gomp, but a left upper m3 of a dugongid, probably Metaxytherium crataegense, the common Calvert Fm. sirenian. The odd thing is that at most we have only found one small rib fragment of dugong at the site, while I know at other sites even where rib fragments are not uncommon, teeth are pretty rare. I should also humbly mention that this is probably the first dugong tooth known from NJ. ... |
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Dugong Jaw Section
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA - Metaxytherium sp. |
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This is a piece of the lower jaw with a tooth from the Dugong I found in the river. ... |
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Dugong Tooth
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA - Metaxytherium sp. |
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Dugong Tooth |
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1 1/4" Dugong Molar
Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA - Metaxytherium sp. |
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1 1/4" Dugong Molar |
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