Dear all,
Is there a good guide to identifying decidious equine teeth? I looked at Cluny Johnstone's thesis, but she only discusses the permanent dentitions. I have a very small and narrow equine cheek tooth (30.3x11.3mm) from a Late Roman rural settlement (UK). The tooth seems juvenile to me. The enamel folds are slightly different from the adult horse mandible I have in the reference collection, and they don't follow the illustrated adult donkey tooth either.
I've uploaded three pictures if anyone wants to attempt an identification.
http://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac137/ossamentaDW/Benbilder/Foal-donkeytooth1.jpg
http://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac137/ossamentaDW/Benbilder/Foal-donkeytooth2.jpg
http://i893.photobucket.com/albums/ac137/ossamentaDW/Benbilder/Foal-donkeytooth3.jpg
/Lena
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