Victoria Rance Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Hi I am a newbie to the forum. Hoping I can get some fossil identification! I found this today at Ramsholt Cliffs in Suffolk, England. The rock formation here is coralline crag, red crab and London clay. I’ve found various shark teeth here which I might post but I’m more interested in this tooth which I found today. It’s an incisor but from what. Looks too big to be modern human. Could it be an ape of some sort? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Welcome from Illinois. Post this in the ID section of the forum. I will receive more attention there than it will here. Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Trilo Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Welcome from Colorado. Not sure what it is though. 59 minutes ago, Mark Kmiecik said: I will receive more attention there than it will here. The fossil will too “If fossils are not "boggling" your mind then you are simply not doing it right” -Ken (digit) "No fossil is garbage, it´s just not completely preserved” -Franz (FranzBernhard) "With hammer in hand, the open horizon of time, and dear friends by my side, what can we not accomplish together?" -Kane (Kane) "We are in a way conquering time, reuniting members of a long lost family" -Quincy (Opabinia Blues) "I loved reading the trip reports, I loved the sharing, I loved the educational aspect, I loved the humor. It felt like home. It still does" -Mike (Pagurus) “The best deal I ever got was getting accepted as a member on The Fossil Forum. Not only got an invaluable pool of knowledge, but gained a loving family as well.” -Doren (caldigger) "it really is nice, to visit the oasis that is TFF" -Tim (fossildude19) "Life's Good! -Adam (Tidgy's Dad) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victoria Rance Posted November 8, 2020 Author Share Posted November 8, 2020 Hi. I was at Ramsholt Cliffs in Suffolk, Uk today and found this strange looking tooth. It’s a very large incisor and looks too big to be from a modern human. Could it be an ape of some sort? The rock formations are London Clay, red crag and coralline crag, on the river shoreline a few miles inland from the Suffolk coast. It is a well known treasure trove for fossils. I also found various sharks teeth, also exciting but this tooth is very interesting! Any help or ideas as to what it is from would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Topics Merged. Welcome to the Forum. Probably a horse incisor. 1 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...
Victoria Rance Posted November 8, 2020 Author Share Posted November 8, 2020 Oh god how boring! Haha thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 It could be a horse incisor. " 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 My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 I think Eocene horses are like hen's teeth in England, so it's probably modern if it's horse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorne Ledger Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 My gut says big deer or elk incisor, will look through my horse stuff and see if I can find a better match. It has the color and look of a more modern tooth, but it could still be fossil depending on the minerals in the matrix. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEP Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Could be a deer incisor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 23 hours ago, Top Trilo said: Welcome from Colorado. Not sure what it is though. On 11/8/2020 at 12:57 PM, Mark Kmiecik said: I will receive more attention there than it will here. The fossil will too Proofreading. It's all about the proofreading. Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickhudson Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 30mm is about right for a human canine - but the crown of the tooth isn’t quite right for human. Doesn’t mean it’s not, but it would be an odd shaped crown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 can we see the other side of the tooth? and a side view? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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