Fin Lover Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 (edited) I found my smallest posterior angy yesterday (9 mm total height and about 3 mm crown height). One cusp is quite mangled, but I don't know how it has stayed together (and feels solid) if it was broken. My first guess was that it is damaged, but I wonder if it could be pathological. It appears in the first two pictures to have root material over the cusp area. Thoughts? Thank you! Edited December 18, 2022 by Fin Lover Earlier edit didn't save 2 Fin Lover My favorite things about fossil hunting: getting out of my own head, getting into nature and, if I’m lucky, finding some cool souvenirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Personally voting patho cause of the root material over the broken cusp as opposed to a chip or something else! possibly caused by it being such a posterior tooth. 1 Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted December 18, 2022 Share Posted December 18, 2022 Yup. Pathological shark teeth can often be formed by something caught in the gums while the tooth is developing. http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/97482-pathological-shark-teeth/&do=findComment&comment=1080768 Cheers. -Ken 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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