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Can anyone help identify this tooth


Baz20

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I found this on an island beach on the south west coast of Donegal, Ireland 

Any help in identifying would be greatly appreciated 

I have no experience at all

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That is what I am thinking. But to be sure can you take a pic of the chewing surface as well as the sides?

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I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie.

 

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2 hours ago, Baz20 said:

I found this on an island beach on the south west coast of Donegal, Ireland 

Any help in identifying would be greatly appreciated 

I have no experience at all

 

Baz, On the big plus side you took a great photo. The fossil "fills" the photo compared to a far shot and the lighting is excellent.  Usually the experts on TFF will need a little more.

Check this thread for a similar looking tooth...

Always need an exact set of measurements: Length of chewing surface. width, height in millimeters.  Being on the other side of the pond, I use a small metal ruler with both inches and millimeters. like this

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I live in Florida with the luxury of volumes of fossils.  In addition to the common cow (Bos),  I sometimes find ancient Bison. Their teeth are almost impossible to tell apart. Here is one from a couple of weeks ago: Your tooth looks mineralized and water eroded.  Looks can be deceiving.  I would really like some input from those members   who find fossil teeth (and cow teeth) in the North Sea.

Thanks for sharing.

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51 minutes ago, Kiros said:

Seems heavy mineralized, can also be aurochs tooth

It could be B. primigenius primigenius, but it's hard to proove that, in my opinion. :unsure:

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This is where I found it 

it is called Inishkeel Island 

it is steeped in history 

A monastery was built here in the 6th century AD

 

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It could be.

" We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. "

Thomas Mann

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12 hours ago, Kiros said:

Seems heavy mineralized, can also be aurochs tooth

What does heavy mineralisation suggest? 

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