Cheesestraw4 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Anyone any ideas on this? I picked this up because the multiple ridges and shape was interesting. Now I’m home I’m more and more intrigued by it. Was laying at the cliff base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesestraw4 Posted September 12, 2021 Author Share Posted September 12, 2021 Here it is without a background. It’s easier to see the shape when I’m holding it. Could it be a mammoth tooth?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
val horn Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 it is possible that it is a fragment of mammoth tooth thought I dont see actual enamel. there are several museum on the isle of wight that you could check with. Local experts that could hold your fossil in hand are a great resource. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesestraw4 Posted September 13, 2021 Author Share Posted September 13, 2021 20 hours ago, val horn said: it is possible that it is a fragment of mammoth tooth thought I dont see actual enamel. there are several museum on the isle of wight that you could check with. Local experts that could hold your fossil in hand are a great resource. Thank you. I contacted IoW museum and they referred me on to Cambridge University as I was no longer on the island. They have confirmed it is a juvenile mammoth tooth. I’m stunned but thrilled! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 For comparison: http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesestraw4 Posted September 13, 2021 Author Share Posted September 13, 2021 6 minutes ago, Harry Pristis said: For comparison: Thank you. It is a very similar size. They said it had been preserved in pyrite. It’s not a perfectly preserved specimen as you can see, but very exciting for me nonetheless. Pyrite means it’s unstable and would probably explain for some of the deterioration I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 How many years are necessary to form pyrite and cover a proboscidean tooth? " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesestraw4 Posted September 13, 2021 Author Share Posted September 13, 2021 1 hour ago, abyssunder said: How many years are necessary to form pyrite and cover a proboscidean tooth? I have no idea. But that’s what the guys at the Sedgwick museum (university of Cambridge) told me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombk Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 That’s a very cool thing to find at the base of a cliff! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 5 hours ago, abyssunder said: How many years are necessary to form pyrite and cover a proboscidean tooth? The specific answer is probably unknown. Pyrite formation is related to microscopic life activity and can occur rapidly. Soft parts that normally decay before being preserved can be preserved in locations such as the Beecher Trilobite Bed in New York. Papers: https://www.jstor.org/stable/20173026 https://www.rockhoundtimes.com/pyritized-fossils.html My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesestraw4 Posted September 14, 2021 Author Share Posted September 14, 2021 4 hours ago, DPS Ammonite said: The specific answer is probably unknown. Pyrite formation is related to microscopic life activity and can occur rapidly. Soft parts that normally decay before being preserved can be preserved in locations such as the Beecher Trilobite Bed in New York. Papers: https://www.jstor.org/stable/20173026 https://www.rockhoundtimes.com/pyritized-fossils.html That’s brilliant. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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