what animal are these teeth from?..... help

[rick_g]

walking on the beach in Vancouver Canada, among all the shell and bones washed up the sea I found this part of a mandible, can any one recognize what animal this came from?
the actual size is about 4" x 1 1/4, click on the image to enlarge it.
thanks

[LilKim]

kinda scary.. but way way WAY KOOL!!!

(I have no idea what it is though)

[firestag]

wow those are cool but i dont know wat they are from...sorry

[rick_g]

thanks anyways, it actually feels like wood when you touch it very, very light, it is a carnivore i think, a mamal, looking on the internet i have not been able to find any clue. I'll keep waiting for your anwers, thanks again.

[Poison]

The only idea I have: It should be a carnivore.

[cardiorrhexis]

I wonder if they're from some type of fish...


Most mammals have incisors (or a dental pad), canines, premolars and molars.....

In your picture, there is no variation in tooth structure. Size, yes, but not shape...there are no molars, premolars or difinitive incisors.


I say....creature of the sea.

[cardiorrhexis]

Can you remove one of the smaller teeth and tell us if there is a root?

[hemant]

Its so nice
But i dont know about mandible
Sorry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[nuno_miranda]

Could they're be from a Moray fish (Gymnothorax spp).



Nuno Miranda

[Lynn]

I know this sounds weird, but it might be from a salmon. I'm not sure exactly what breed, but they do grow those long curved teeth at the front. Actually, the other day my biology teacher brought in a salmon jaw and it looked just like that. I could be way off, but it looks so similar.