Kareyes410 Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 While combing my local beach in Virginia Beach, I came across this piece. The inside coloring and texture has me questioning tooth, much like some of the broken pieces of GWs that I’ve found in the same area. Shaped like an oval cylinder, about 3 inches long. Tusk? Rock? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Here is a thread you might find interesting. I think bone, but might be tusk... I think we need a better look inside.... The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareyes410 Posted January 16, 2023 Author Share Posted January 16, 2023 Thanks! More photos of the ends showing inside. Possible Schreger lines? 40 minutes ago, Shellseeker said: Here is a thread you might find interesting. I think bone, but might be tusk... I think we need a better look inside.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Cole Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Based on texture, I would be leaning toward tusk. But I can't really make out any schreger lines in these pictures. Could this be petrified wood? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Could be wood, but pretty strange... Some photos seem to show a globular center... and others Schreger lines. @darrow @Harry Pristis From 2nd of Additional Photos... The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Could it be walrus tusk? 1 1 1 Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 15 minutes ago, Meganeura said: Could it be walrus tusk? Yes, I think that's it. 1 1 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...
Shellseeker Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Harry Pristis said: Yes, I think that's it. I was surprised by the outside layers. @Boesse Does walrus ivory have Schreger lines? Walrus ivory is easily differentiated from elephant ivory and mammoth ivory as walrus ivory is a tooth rather than a tusk and as such does not have any Schreger lines. These walrus teeth have a unique marble like quality, with an outer dentine layer and a mottled inner core, as with all teeth. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 3 hours ago, Kareyes410 said: Thanks! More photos of the ends showing inside. Possible Schreger lines? Fantastic find... Numerous fossil hunters never find one of these, including me after 15 years... Congratulations!!! Like winning a lottery. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Absolutely a walrus tusk - looks like a female Ontocetus emmonsi. The first cross-section photo shows the globular dentine quite well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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