JB6474 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Hi Everyone, I am completely new to identification, but I found this large tooth while walking along a creek today in the northern part of Estill County, Kentucky and I am hoping someone might be able to help me identify it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misha Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 (edited) Sorry to disappoint, but I do not think this is a tooth. Rather a suggestively shaped rock. The shape does not match any teeth, especially incisors I am familiar with, and more importantly there is no enamel here, something that is present in pretty much all fossil teeth due to its hardness which is what makes teeth fossilize so well in the first place. Edited February 12, 2022 by Misha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 (edited) Hi There, This has a nice rough tooth 'shape' but no indication that it is a tooth. Lacking enamel/shape/structures that one would associate with a tooth. This looks like a concretion that has lost a few of it's outermost layers. Sometimes you can find fossils inside of these concretions. Cheers, Brett PS. @Misha beat me to it ! Edited February 12, 2022 by Brett Breakin' Rocks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB6474 Posted February 12, 2022 Author Share Posted February 12, 2022 Good to know! Thank you so much to both of you for the detailed information and fast response! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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