RescueMJ Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Found this specimen yesterday in inland Venice, Florida. This is the first time I have ever seen this fossil tooth. Pleistocene material (clay and shells are abundant 3 feet below surface. Other finds in this 'field' have been meg teeth, sloth vert, dugong ribs, whale vert. I saw a possible example from Morocco online. Tooth is glossy and has circular bands. Fossil is 20 mm high and 15 mm in diameter. Thank you in advance for your assistance. I will post another oddity found today. Regards, Michael DEPRESSION IN TOP OF TOOTH Raised ridge from top to bottom. It is visible on left & right BOTTOM VIEW: 15mm diameter, slightly depressed in center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhysicist Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 This is a crocodilian tooth - likely from an alligator. The depression you pointed out is likely feeding wear. Nice find! "Argumentation cannot suffice for the discovery of new work, since the subtlety of Nature is greater many times than the subtlety of argument." - Carl Sagan "I was born not knowing and have had only a little time to change that here and there." - Richard Feynman Collections: Hell Creek Microsite | Hell Creek/Lance | Dinosaurs | Sharks | Squamates | Post Oak Creek | North Sulphur River | Lee Creek | Aguja | Permian | Devonian | Triassic | Harding Sandstone Instagram: @thephysicist_tff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RescueMJ Posted August 21, 2020 Author Share Posted August 21, 2020 That was my guess. It is a new find in my search area. Look at the other post with the smooth surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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