Het Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 (edited) Have I found a tiny fossilized mammal jaw? Found from the gulf of kutch(65-2 mya) late cretaceous-tertiary. It was found in a creek . Edited December 8, 2022 by Het Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Sorry. This actually doesn't look like fossil bone to me. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadrosauridae Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 (edited) Thats interesting. The shape doesnt say "jaw" to me, but those spots could possibly be tooth sockets. Need some clear shots of it from top, bottom, front, back and sides Edited December 8, 2022 by hadrosauridae "There is no shortage of fossils. There is only a shortage of paleontologists to study them." - Larry Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Not sure what the holes are, but it is not a mammal jaw. No bone texture t it, and the shape is similar to a mammal jaw, but not quite right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Het Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 1 hour ago, hadrosauridae said: Thats interesting. The shape doesnt say "jaw" to me, but those spots could possibly be tooth sockets. Need some clear shots of it from top, bottom, front, back and sides Here are more images and you were right the spots does resembles some tooth like sockets if you compare them both carefully side by side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 It's still just a stream-worn pebble. 1 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...
Rockwood Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 The mistake in interpreting the texture is more understandable now. My first reaction to the top photo here was 'that's a cinder block'. I think a closer look would show that this bone is too a different texture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Het Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Rockwood said: The mistake in interpreting the texture is more understandable now. My first reaction to the top photo here was 'that's a cinder block'. I think a closer look would show that this bone is too a different texture. Edited December 8, 2022 by Het Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Yup. Not a fossil. 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Het Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share Posted December 8, 2022 Whatever the conclusion would be at least thanks for immediate responses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 Try taking some photos in natural light. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 @Het I mean the example needs a closer look. The resolution that I can see is not really the best example of bone texture. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrR Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 I'm probably the least experienced/knowledgeable on here, but I don't see jaw either. To my eye, the size of what would be tooth sockets seem to be a backward for most mammal jaws I've seen. If the thickest section is the rear mandible, as it should be, this has the larger teeth, molars, in the front, which would be weird. Again, take my opinion with the grain required for my low level of expertise. I'm learning a little at at time, and time's a runnin' faster than my comprehension. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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