Spinodude Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 (edited) Found this large fossil tooth at the Kaloot beach, The Netherlands while looking for fossil shark teeth. Tried cross referencing it to the local database and I think it might be a European Bison...but I'm not sure. Maybe some of you guys can ID it! It's about 10-12 cm tall (rough estimate), two deep grooves on top. Bottom is hollow. Quite worn, you can see the internal bone structure in several places. Sides are smooth. Would love to hear what you guys think! Edited October 14, 2020 by Spinodude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 We will need to see the other side as well. This doesn't look like a tooth to me. It looks like a bone. I don't see any enamel that would indicate a tooth. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM - APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
val horn Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Teeth do not have trabuculae. This does making your fossil bone and not tooth, I am guessing worn end long bone. The water wear is too much for my pattern recognition but others may be more helpful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinodude Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 Ah I thought I saw traces of enamel on the lower parts of the grooves. Bone then! Here is a side view and the bottom, hollow part Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
val horn Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 The bottom surface almost looks cut, is it fossilized,have you tried the burn test. Distal tibia.? Bovine? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilus Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 2 hours ago, val horn said: The bottom surface almost looks cut, is it fossilized,have you tried the burn test. Distal tibia.? Bovine? Agree distal tibia and bovine. And if base is saw cut, then almost surely bos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearLake Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Very definitely the end of a tibia. The atralagus bone fits into the two "divots" in the non-broken end. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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