Story69 Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Hello, everyone - I found this in a creek in Texas this morning. Initially I thought it was a large tooth, but on closer inspection, it seems like it might be a fossilized palate? With three rows of small teeth? Very odd, but I'm sure one of you will have a simple answer. Thanks in advance for any help you can offer. Specifics: Solid rock. Seems to be fossilized. Not a modern bone. 6.75" "Long", 3.25" "Wide" and 1.5" "Thick." In this particular creek I've found several Mosasaur (or marine reptile of some sort) vertebrae. Modern bones. Two arrowheads and a spear point. A rock fishing net weight. And innumerable Exogyra fossils. Lots of smaller, fossilized "snail" shells and clams. Nautilus chambers and small pieces of (and whole) Ammonites. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 You've got a good creek there! The thing you've presented is a fragment of a mammoth tooth -- three of the unworn enamel plates. 5 2 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...
Story69 Posted May 30, 2022 Author Share Posted May 30, 2022 Harry! thank you! that's what i thought it was, but then second-guessed myself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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