I may be treading where angels fear to go, because the link Julia provided
doesn't work for me and so I haven't seen the images. However, if
Richard's comments are corret -- it has been known to happen that it were
a pig not a people. Possible? -- Deb Bennett
> Julia
>
> I agree with others that it looks like an unerupted crown of a human
> deciduous molar. I thought at first a mandibular second deciduous
> molar. The degree of crown development indicates an infant around 6
> months old.
>
> But on second thoughts I see some problems. I may be misreading the
> photos, but your crown has extraordinarily prominent cusps and I can't
> see any developmental grooves (fissures) where the cusps join on the
> occlusal surface.
>
> What is the state of the occlusal surface?
>
> If it is human then the taphonomic implications are interesting. The
> child's jaw would have had to be broken open to release the unerupted
> crown.
>
> Richard
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> Sent:Fri, 21 Oct 2016 11:18:00 +0100
> Subject:[ZOOARCH] Friday tooth quiz
>
> Hello All,
>
> I would be interested to see your thoughts on this tooth. It comes
> from a multi-phase henge site in Hertfordshire, UK. I have a couple of
> thoughts on what it might be, but wanted to canvas opinion. As you can
> probably see from the photos it has no root development and is unworn.
> Biro lid for scale, the tooth is about 8mm in length.
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> Many thanks in advance.
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> Julia
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