Black “tooth/beak like” fossil found on Amelia island

[Austintharris]

Trying to figure out what this is a fragment of? It appears to have an enamel coating but I’m not familiar with mammal teeth….possible tapir tooth fragment? Found on Amelia island! 

[Lone Hunter]

Possibly ironstone?

[Meganeura]

 

Just now, Lone Hunter said:

Possibly ironstone?

No it's a tooth - it's either tapir or mastodon.

 @Austintharris can you take some closer pictures from on top of it? crop out most of the background, just closer on the tooth itself.

[Meganeura]

1 hour ago, Austintharris said:

The side currently facing up towards the ceiling - leave it in that position, but take some closer pictures from all angles. I'm leaning juvenille mastodon cusp fragment, but it may be tapir.

[Meganeura]

@Lone Hunter Didn't mean to be so abrupt - but you can see in the last picture it's got very visible enamel banding - the hunter-schreger bands. Prime indicator for Mastodon fragment - but the shape is giving me tapir vibes. 

[Lone Hunter]

Your good no worries! Looked like the same enamel was on broken edge so... I'm overly paranoid about ironstone since here in Texas it likes to fool people. 

[Meganeura]

Just now, Lone Hunter said:

Your good no worries! Looked like the same enamel was on broken edge so... I'm overly paranoid about ironstone since here in Texas it likes to fool people. 

I should rephrase - that's exactly where you can see the enamel bands, is on the broken sides! 
 For comparison - my Mastodon cusp I found recently. Obviously mine is blue/white, but you can see the banding on the broken section. 

[Austintharris]

@Meganeura

Hopefully these help! Thank you for your input

Edited September 22, 2022 by Austintharris

[Meganeura]

1 minute ago, Austintharris said:

@Meganeura

Thanks! That's a partial tapir tooth. Found plenty of em myself. 

Complete tooth for comparison: 

[Austintharris]

Thank you @Meganeura