Fossil Teeth
A big part of my "real" job as a veterinarian is dentistry, so I tend to be a little obsessed with teeth of extinct and extant species.
From the Natural History Museum of Utah
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| Mammuthus columbi, Columbian mammoth |
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| Smilodon fatalis, the saber-tooth cat |
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| Bison latifrons, Giant bison |
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| Canis dirus, the dire wolf, a very good pupper |
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| Paramylodon harlani, Giant sloth |
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| Uintatherium |
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| This is just the right front part of the maxilla of Arctodus, the giant short-faced bear. That canine tooth is 2-3 inches long. Unlike modern bears, these guys were built for running! |
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| Top = Mammut americanum, American mastodon Bottom = Mammuthus sp., mammoth Interestingly, when people first found mastodon teeth, with the big crowns as opposed to the flat grinding surface of mammoth (and modern elephant) teeth, they thought mastodons were carnivores (and thought they were still alive). That's just what 2020 America needs--carnivorous elephants. |
From the Museum of Ancient Life
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| Dimetrodon, my favorite not-a-dinosaur (they lived way before the dinosaurs, and were synapsids--proto-mammals) |
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| Another smiling Smilodon |
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| Basilosaurus, a proto-whale |
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| Mammoth jaw |
