Fishinfossil Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 (edited) NJ Cretaceous stream find. Looks like a tooth of some kind, the pics don't effectively show how tapered and curved it is. Any thoughts if it is a tooth and if so, what from? Edited April 15, 2021 by Fishinfossil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 I'm afraid this is, unfortunately, a case of pareidolia: I don't see any traces of enamel or the dentine that would for the core of a tooth... But keep looking and picking up these shapes. Sooner or later you'll bump into an actual tooth! 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jersey Devil Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 It's not a tooth, but it is a bone. It's the upper part of an Enchodus palatine bone. 4 “You must take your opponent into a deep dark forest where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one.” ― Mikhail Tal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 I agree with bone fragment. Not sure if it is fish or reptile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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