Fossil Horse Tooth
Equus species
A tall, rectangular grinding tooth with looping enamel patterns, from the wild horses of Ice Age Florida.
- Typical size
- 1.5–4 in
- How often it turns up
- Fairly common at fossil sites
- Collecting
- Archaeological, leave in place
- Handling
- Safe to handle
Vertebrate fossils collected from state-owned land or submerged bottoms in Florida require a fossil permit from the Florida Museum of Natural History. Beach-washed finds above the waterline are generally fine, but know your site.
How to tell it apart
- Rectangular block with looping enamel pattern on the chewing face
- Dark brown to black
- Long root or open base
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