Sorry the pictures are a bit out of focus - for some reason the camera decided to focus on the paper not the teeth! I will try again tomorrow (without the dog tooth) - I think the camera decided to focus on the space between the two teeth. I am out of the office today and not able to get to the bones or a camera.
Bear - this has been suggested a couple of times now and yes, Ireland did have bears in the prehistoric.
Pig - It is a bit like maxillary deciduous dp2 and dp3, but it is very big - about twice the size of my domestic piglet, but mine is more worn than this so it is hard to tell, but I think the mystery tooth is more curved on the convex face than for pig - if it is pig it would have to be wild.
Seal - Could be? The site is 1.5km from the sea.
As Sheila said, the roots are very straight - not splayed out.
Anyway, I will have another go with the camera and hopefully someone will have a brainwave.
Thank you all
Fiona
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Subject: [ZOOARCH] Help with a tooth
Hello Zooarchers,
See the link below for images of a tooth I am having problems with. I would be very grateful for any help - it is quite possible that I am being dense and this is blindingly obvious.
http://www.alexandriaarchive.org/icaz/icazForum/viewtopic.php?t=1093
All the best and thanks in advance
Fiona
