Zenmaster6 Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 I found this by Corpus Christi. I am 90% sure this is a mastodon crown but would love some confirmation and then I found this tusk with cross hatching and I don't know if its mastodon or mammoth Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you fossil forumers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenmaster6 Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 Better Photos 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planko Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 IMHO the third and forth pic in the first post look like calcite. Not sure about the other two. More people with better knowledge will be here soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhysicist Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Very cool finds! Definitely part of a mastodon cusp, and tusk ivory (don't know if it's mammoth or mastodon) based on the Schreger lines. Cf. NSR mastodon cusp: Seems if you can measure the line angles, you can determine if it's mastodon or mammoth: 2 1 "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...
BellamyBlake Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Lovely finds! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenmaster6 Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 31 minutes ago, Planko said: IMHO the third and forth pic in the first post look like calcite. Not sure about the other two. More people with better knowledge will be here soon. Trust me, my wife said it looked like an oyster lol You gotta have a trained eye for proboscidean stuff. its a pain to find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenmaster6 Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 29 minutes ago, BellamyBlake said: Lovely finds! Thank you! That Megalodon looks amazing btw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenmaster6 Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 30 minutes ago, ThePhysicist said: Very cool finds! Definitely part of a mastodon cusp, and tusk ivory (don't know if it's mammoth or mastodon) based on the Schreger lines. Cf. NSR mastodon cusp: Seems if you can measure the line angles, you can determine if it's mastodon or mammoth: You're a godsent for being on here and actually helping with ID. I really do appreciate it. A lot of people see my posts and know what it is but don't take the time just to write "yup" You go the extra mile and site sources. They should make you Member of the Month / bring back the point score so I can give you points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhysicist Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Zenmaster6 said: You're a godsent for being on here and actually helping with ID. I really do appreciate it. A lot of people see my posts and know what it is but don't take the time just to write "yup" You go the extra mile and site sources. They should make you Member of the Month / bring back the point score so I can give you points Glad I could be of some help! "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...
JarrodB Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Mastodon tooth enamel is correct. Nice find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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