Fossilised Cow, Sheep or Red Deer Mandible?

It's been a while since I popped down to #guscarrocks for a wander. Right next top the rocks, very much in the #intertidal section my eye caught a jaw with black teeth stuck in the mud. Expecting it to be a recently deceased cow or sheep I lifted it with my finger but it appears to be more solid and fossilised rather than anything too recent.

So is it a red deer (they used to roam this way) or more likely a cow or sheep? Over to you..

According to an expert in the field it is indeed most likely from a red deer.

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