hahnewald Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 Hello to All. Any help and input on a correct ID will be awesome. Spotted on the high tide line amongst shell and other debris. The location has seen significant fluctuations in sea levels and has produced Pleistocene material, such as horse teeth, mammoth teeth, even Rhino and Hippo teeth but also Miocene fossils like Megalodon teeth, cetacean teeth and inner ear periotic bones as well as bulla, Great White and Mako shark teeth, just to name a few. All washed ashore by tidal movement. The specimen in question was photographed alongside a horse incisor and a mammoth tooth fragment. Its cross section seems to show cross hatching patterns of ivory but I fail to see how it can be part of elephant or mammoth tusk. It measures 5 cm in length and 1,1 cm at its widest point. Would love to hear from the TFF experts. Thanks a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilhunter21 Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 (edited) Out of all the teeth and ivory you listed I would say it looks more like a Rhino tooth, but I am not an expert on ivory or teeth. Edited April 22, 2021 by fossilhunter21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hahnewald Posted April 24, 2021 Author Share Posted April 24, 2021 On 4/23/2021 at 12:48 AM, fossilhunter21 said: Out of all the teeth and ivory you listed I would say it looks more like a Rhino tooth, but I am not an expert on ivory or teeth. Hi, thank you @fossilhunter21 for your initial response. The specimen in question is the brown piece in the middle. For reference some clearer photos of its cross section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilhunter21 Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 (edited) Hmm that is very hard to ID especially since so much of it is missing, but maybe @Fossildude19 can help Edited April 24, 2021 by fossilhunter21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 @Harry Pristis @Shellseeker 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...
Shellseeker Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 It is Mastodon (or Gomphothere) based on the age of the deposit. On 4/22/2021 at 6:48 PM, fossilhunter21 said: Out of all the teeth and ivory you listed I would say it looks more like a Rhino tooth, but I am not an expert on ivory or teeth. Rhino and Mastodon are similar but the width of the enamel is only 1/2 in Rhino versus Mastodon 3 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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