leemoo01 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Hi i found this on a beach in Norfolk England, I thought possibly deer or bovine but unsure, there are 2 teeth and are pretty big, they have a lovly blue to them. Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GPayton Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 The occlusal surface (which is the "top" of the tooth) makes me think deer. I couldn't tell you whether or not it's fossilized, you would have to determine that yourself. Some methods include the burn test, where you use a lighter or match to burn a corner of one of the teeth - supposedly if it isn't fossilized it will give off some sort of odor, but if it is it won't smell at all and will rarely have any sort of scorch mark. I've tried the burn test before on some of the isolated mammal teeth I've found and haven't had much luck. You could also try scraping part of the inside of the jaw where the spongy, porous bone is visible with your fingernail. If it crumbles easily, it's most likely not a fossil. If the bone has some weight to it and is pretty solid, it's also probably a fossil. Hope this helps, the colors on those teeth are really nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 The burn test won't work on teeth, only bone, because it is the collagen that burns and it is not present in teeth in enough quantity Collagen decays given time, so a lack of it indicates the specimen is likely to be old 2 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 I agree that they look like deer teeth. Irish elk would be suggested by the size perhaps ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Definitely the right place to find Quaternary deposits that does yield a lot of Ice Age mammal material . Nice find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabRatKing Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 I suspect red deer/elk. As for age, only tests described will help lead us in the correct direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemoo01 Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 It's heavy for its size and I'd say its definitely fossilised, i will weigh it when I get home, I hope it's elk, that would be awesome. I own the page Norfolk Fossil finds uk on Facebook, alot of people find mammoth teeth and all kinds of bones on there. Thanks for the help I will look more into it and get back to you all 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahnmut Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 The size alone should exclude an extant local species of deer. Nice! Try to learn something about everything and everything about something Thomas Henry Huxley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemoo01 Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 It's heavy for its size and I'd say its definitely fossilised, i will weigh it when I get home, I hope it's elk, that would be awesome. I own the page Norfolk Fossil finds uk on Facebook, alot of people find mammoth teeth and all kinds of bones on there. Thanks for the help I will look more into it and get back to you all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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