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I found this fossilized tooth in my horse pasture. It is not in the best condition, but here in Scotland Connecticut, I have never found a fossil. I live at he base of a mountain near the confluence of a brook and a river. The brook was once much higher as you can see by different levels in the landscape. The tooth was found not far from the highest level. The area is very rocky a gift of the retreating glacier. I am including lots of photos of the tooth. When you look closely you can see where a quartz like silica material has leached into the openings of the tooth. My research has told me this process is called permineralization.
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While out on one of the small "islands" off the coast of Wrightsville Beach, Wilmington, North Carolina- yesterday morning I found this tooth. I have quite a few teeth and various fossils but something about this one feels different. I'm sure everyone says that but I have gone through various shark i.d. questionnaires and can't get a specific conclusion. I've had suggestions from an ancient "cow shark" type species (I think bc I answered "yes" to present cusplet) but there is clearly one and it doesn't appear another broke off- which makes me think age is a factor (as in this could've belonged to a juvenile as opposed to an adult). The back is not completely flat but no serious pronounced shapes, the root is large and in tact with no visible foramen (in human biology a foramen is basically a hole so I'm making the same assumption or odontological guess) and there is not a nutrient line, crown and neck present, serrations continue on both sides of the tooth (I am including two copies of the same photo to show the original with a shadow; but if magnified the serrations are more clear and then a clearer shot that unfortunately didn't 'cut' the black shadow from the serrations. A genus I keep finding is Carcharhinus and hopefully someone has some ideas. Cheers! Becky
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Hi! Can't believe it's been five years since my last post on this forum! My husband found this interesting object while digging in Troy, NY (it snapped in half when he was cleaning it). Could it be a fossilized mammal's tooth? Thanks!
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Ok, this piece is why I'm here. I would like to have it's identification verified and need to know if it could be a fake. It was given to me, not by the person who found it but by a mutual friend who didn't know to ask any questions about the piece when it was given to him. The original collector has since passed so there's no going back for Q&A. I do believe it was found somewhere in western Nebraska, southwest South Dakota, or eastern Wyoming as this area is where the original collector did most of his hunting. However, I do not know this for certain as it concerns this piece specifically. The person who gave it to me could only tell me that it's a juvenile mammoth tooth. I'm needing that ID verified to the best of the forum's collective abilities. As well, I've been asked if it's a fake and the thought that that is possible is always in my mind when looking at the piece. I wouldn't know how to spot a faked fossil but do know fakes are out there and the notion that "if something is too good to be true" does have standing in this situation simply because of how it came to me. I do so hope to hear it's a real fossilized juvenile mammoth tooth and a great specimen for a beginning collector! Fingers crossed, K
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Can you guys help me identify this tooth I found? I would be most grateful for your opinions. -M
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As the title states, I just found these two items. I was turkey hunting with my wife and happened to see the "tooth" on the ground as we walked up to the truck. There was a fossilized clam about palm size and one about the size of my thumb nail in the same spot. Then later in the day I was walking back to the truck to get my jacket, cutting across a terraced field. The field was last worked about 20 years ago. I think it's a petrified egg. It's also one of the highest points on the property so it didn't come from a river unless someone carried it there many many years ago. Both items are roughly 3" long...
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I found this little tooth in the creek at Green Mill Run in North Carolina over the summer. The ID on this one has had me stumped. I was thinking the it could possibly be from a sting ray, but it doesn't really look like any in the pics that I have looked at. The tooth is right at 1 centimeter in size. Thanks in advance for any ideas!
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Hi! I found this on the beach off the coast of South Carolina! I think it is an alligator tooth or at least some kind of tooth and would like some help identifying it please!
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I was shark tooth hunting at calvert cliffs in Maryland and besides the sharks teeth I found I found this which looks like a tooth of some sort possibly a molar from an omnivore or herbivore. What is it any ideas?
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Can anyone tell if this looks like a fossilized tooth or rock. I found it on the hills of Canyon Lake Texas.
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My daughter and I found this on Barefoot Beach near Naples, Florida. It looks like a very worn shark tooth but because of the wear, it doesn't have serrated edges. Any ideas?
