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Yes, I also think it's a superior canine from a male horse. > Hi Colin, > > At first I was wondering about Steller's Sea Cow incisor, but now I must > say that I'd agree with the Horse canine. > > Paolo > > > On 13 February 2014 16:17, Chloé Genies <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Hi Colin, >> >> For me it's a horse canine too. >> >> >> 2014-02-13 16:59 GMT+01:00 Matthew Betts < >> [log in to unmask]>: >> >> Hello Everyone, >>> >>> >>> >>> Juvenile odontocete teeth can be very curved – and in fact this looks >>> like it could be a good match for a small toothed whale. Colin, is the >>> root >>> somewhat concave or even hollow for a short distance? >>> >>> >>> >>> Matt B. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------- >>> >>> Matthew Betts, Ph.D. >>> >>> Conservateur, Archéologie des Provinces de l'Atlantique >>> >>> Musée canadien de l’histoire >>> >>> Curator, Atlantic Provinces Archaeology >>> >>> *Canadian Museum of History* >>> >>> 100, rue Laurier Street, Gatineau, QC K1A 0M8 >>> >>> Tél.: 819 776-8419 Fax: 819 776-8300 >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* Analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites [mailto: >>> [log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *Albína Hulda Pálsdóttir >>> *Sent:* Thursday, February 13, 2014 10:39 AM >>> *To:* [log in to unmask] >>> *Subject:* Re: [ZOOARCH] Mystery tooth from Norway >>> >>> >>> >>> I agree with Sheila and Susanne I think it looks much more like a horse >>> canine than a sea mammal tooth, they are usually not so heavily curved. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *___________________________________________________________________ >>> Albína Hulda Pálsdóttir* >>> Dýrabeinafornleifafræðingur MA │ Zooarchaeologist MA >>> Auðlindadeild │ Faculty of Land and Animal Resources >>> Landbúnaðarháskóli Íslands │ The Agricultural University of >>> Iceland<http://www.lbhi.is> >>> >>> Keldnaholti >>> 112 Reykjavík, Iceland >>> >>> [log in to unmask] >>> Sími │ Tel. +354 4335219 >>> >>> Farsími │ Mobile. +354 6979896 >>> >>> >>> >>> http://lbhi.academia.edu/AlbínaPálsdóttir >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 3:37 PM, S Hamilton-Dyer >>> <[log in to unmask]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, could be a seal I suppose but my money is on a horse canine >>> Sheila >>> >>> SH-D ArchaeoZoology >>> http://www.shd-archzoo.co.uk >>> >>> >>> >>> On 13/02/2014 15:27, Colin Amundsen wrote: >>> >>> Hi All! >>> >>> I have a mystery tooth in need of identification. I'm not sure of the >>> archaeological context but it came from an excavation in Nordland >>> county, >>> Norway. My thought is this tooth is a canine from a sea mammal says >>> the >>> fish guy:-) >>> >>> >>> Thanks everyone! >>> Colin >>> >>> PS If If you need more pictures please email me off list and I'll send >>> you some. >>> >>> >>> http://alexandriaarchive.org/bonecommons/items/show/1941 >>> -- >>> Colin P. Amundsen, Ph.D. >>> >>> >>> >> >> >