nature_tim Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Found this while sifting through gravel in Green Mill Run a while back, genuinely throwing me for a loop. I thought eroded horn coral at first, but the hollow portion at the bottom makes me think its a tooth of some sort. Mosasaur, crocodilian? I really have no idea. Any help would be greatly appreciated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Hard to see some of your photos but it looks like it could be the root of a mosasaur tooth. Forum member Foshunter has a nice photo that shows a root broken open here-http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/gallery/image/26239-mosasaur-tooth-root/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nature_tim Posted October 22, 2021 Author Share Posted October 22, 2021 @Al Dente just looked at the link you attached and I think you’re right! The pics were really focused when I took them but on the post the quality dropped. Seems to happen every time I post via my phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Yeah, I would agree with @Al Dente. It's definitely a piece of bone, though oddly tubular. And the depression on one end is typically of a mosasaur tooth root with crown missing... Interesting fossil, and a nice find! '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...
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