Victoria Rance 0 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? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Kmiecik 1,232 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Top Trilo 589 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Victoria Rance 0 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fossildude19 14,829 Posted November 8, 2020 Topics Merged. Welcome to the Forum. Probably a horse incisor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Victoria Rance 0 Posted November 8, 2020 Oh god how boring! Haha thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abyssunder 5,574 Posted November 8, 2020 It could be a horse incisor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rockwood 3,322 Posted November 8, 2020 I think Eocene horses are like hen's teeth in England, so it's probably modern if it's horse. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lorne Ledger 118 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CEP 19 Posted November 9, 2020 Could be a deer incisor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark Kmiecik 1,232 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
patrickhudson 47 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jpc 4,114 Posted November 13, 2020 can we see the other side of the tooth? and a side view? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
