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Out on the river yesterday frora beautiful day of hunting.  Had several nice finds with two I was not sure of on the ID.  I was able to eliminate one unknown today (modern cow) but the other still has me looking.  When I first saw the below tooth in the sieve I thought it was a deer tine.  Upon picking it up I saw the circular striations and beveled tip that led me to the conclusion it is a tooth.  Well worn and polished to the extent that it is ready to be made into a piece of jewelry.  A lot of searching has only led to the possibility of a whale or other cetacean as far as I can see. Opinions of others would be greatly appreciated.  Hopefully, @Harry Pristis, @Shellseeker, or @Boesse has a chance to respond.  Thanks all!

 

The tooth measures 35mm x 10mm:

 

 

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Jim,

I try to hold on the a few truths... one is that horizontal banding and open roots means marine mammal.  I have a few gator tooth with fossilized roots that look similar , but for the most part they lack the banding..

So,Kogiopsis .sp is a real option,  but it would seem , at this size,  it could be dolphin.  However, I have seen no examples of dolphin with type of banding. So, it is toothed whale.

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