emartell Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Wondering what type of tooth this is. Found on Manasota Key beach, Venice, Florida - Peace River formation. Ideas? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricWonders Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Sorry, but I don’t believe this is a tooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emartell Posted April 7, 2021 Author Share Posted April 7, 2021 5 minutes ago, Familyroadtrip said: Sorry, but I don’t believe this is a tooth Any suggestions, then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Just now, emartell said: Any suggestions, then? This is a small, banded chert or jasper pebble. 1 2 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricWonders Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 7 minutes ago, emartell said: Any suggestions, then? What he said lol. 5 minutes ago, JohnJ said: This is a small, banded chert or jasper pebble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emartell Posted April 7, 2021 Author Share Posted April 7, 2021 Thanks for your idea. I'll take it as a possible, however, this piece does not appear to me to be a naturally occuring bit of mineral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 (edited) 28 minutes ago, emartell said: Thanks for your idea. I'll take it as a possible, however, this piece does not appear to me to be a naturally occuring bit of mineral. Fossil teeth (usually) have enamel. If the enamel is missing, it has a totally different texture (like ivory/bone). What you have is a piece of chert. While chert can have a somewhat organic flowing shape, it is a naturally occurring mineral. Edited April 7, 2021 by GeschWhat reword 2 Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves64 Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 38 minutes ago, emartell said: Thanks for your idea. I'll take it as a possible, however, this piece does not appear to me to be a naturally occuring bit of mineral. Why not? This one is & it sort of looks like an alien blob out to eat everyone. Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emartell Posted April 7, 2021 Author Share Posted April 7, 2021 10 minutes ago, GeschWhat said: Fossil teeth (usually) have enamel. If the enamel is missing, it has a totally different texture (like ivory/bone). What you have is a piece of chert. While chert can have a somewhat organic flowing shape, it is a naturally occurring mineral. Thank you. I'm familiar with chert having minored in geology. The Peace River formation contains chert, so that is a possibility. It does appear to be chert in color and texture, hardness is about right, also. I'm not very comfortable with that idea based on the rounded symmetry of the piece, but Daves64 photo lends credence to the naturally occuring idea. I guess I'll set it aside as an interesting sample. Thanks, all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 38 minutes ago, emartell said: lends credence to the naturally occuring idea. I guess I'll set it aside as an interesting sample. Thanks, all! Welcome ! I would also like to jump in and say that we get fossils from the Peace River almost on a daily basis here, and there are quite a few experts and expert amateurs commenting here and plying the forum that can spot an eroded Peace River tooth/fossil from 50ft, in a dark picture, that is blurry. Apologies for the hyperbole but it is not far off. They will not steer you wrong and they will admit when they are stumped. Cheers, Brett 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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