James Savage Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 Hello everyone Wanted to share one of the many things that have me stumped. The hunting spot is from dredged material from the river that has been deposited on a man-made island that has a mix of Miocene and Pleistocene era fossils. This looks like it is made of enamel and doesn't have any porous fossil bone structure that I can see. It looked at first like a very worn bit of a small plate of mammoth tooth enamel. It has what appears to be a peak and valley on part of the crown on the occlusal/top side (possibly a plate tubercle?). It is completely flat on one side and has a slight bulge outwards on the other. I don't see any area where roots extended from the crown of the tooth. The occlusal/top side doesn't seem to have the mammoth tooth plate enamel ridges. I've found a few similar appearing fossils in the area over the years from this spot. I also found a broken mastodon or gomphotherium tooth cap/hump and a few pieces of ivory bark nearby on this trip. Let me know your thoughts on ID or if it may be too worn for identification. Thanks for looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AeroMike Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 This looks like a chunk of mastodon tooth to me. the part of the enamel of one of the cones. " This comment brought to you by the semi-famous AeroMike" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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