mofossils Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 (edited) Hi, I hope you can help me with this. I picked up an interesting tooth in my garden tonight. It was on surface, garden has been tilled for the year, so from a few inches down, I suppose. Here are some pics (click for bigger version). Oops, edited to say I found them in Lawrence County, SW Mo. "Front" "Back"...there's actually three sides but I couldn't get it to sit right for a shot of the third. Top Surface Another shot of the top surface showing the ridge in the middle Here are other things I find on the surface in my garden, in case that helps with time period... All help appreciated. The only fossil teeth I've ever found are small shark's teeth from the west coast of FL, so I don't have a clue what this one is. Thanks, Judith Edited May 22, 2010 by mofossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seldom Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 Don't think its a tooth looks like a claw core but can't say from what. Galveston Island 32 miles long 2 miles wide 134 bars 23 liquor stores any questions? Evolution is Chimp Change. Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass; it's about learning to dance in the rain! "I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen." Ernest Hemingway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracer Jr. Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 it's not a tooth, it looks more like a bird claw or something. auspex should be able to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 Looks like a deer hoof core. Harry has an excellent reference photo here somewhere. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cris Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 John got this one - deer hoof core. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 John got this one - deer hoof core. I believe that John is correct - deer hoof core (ungual phalanx). 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...
mofossils Posted May 22, 2010 Author Share Posted May 22, 2010 Perfect! I had no idea that deer hooves even had cores. No wonder I couldn't find anything shaped like it by googling "fossil triangular tooth". So then, it seems like it's not necessarily very old, being still white rather than brown like those in Harry's reference photo. Thank you all very much! Plenty of deer around here, that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 Perfect! I had no idea that deer hooves even had cores. No wonder I couldn't find anything shaped like it by googling "fossil triangular tooth". So then, it seems like it's not necessarily very old, being still white rather than brown like those in Harry's reference photo. Thank you all very much! Plenty of deer around here, that's for sure. Don't be deceived by color of the bone. Color is an accident of preservation -- the brown bones are stained with tannic acid from a river. I have much older ungual phalanges from dry sites that are whitish or cream-colored. 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...
Rover Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 Incidentally, the other "things" you found in your garden appear to be man-made - as in, stone tools. My advice is that you completely abandon the idea of gardening there, and turn it into your own little excavation site. I don't know how good the vegetables are, but I'd take finds like this over even a healthy tomato plant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy 55 Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 I agree it looks like a hoof core,nice points also. It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mofossils Posted May 23, 2010 Author Share Posted May 23, 2010 Thanks for the tip on color Harry. I will keep and enjoy the hoof core in any case. No, Rover, I know they're tools, I was just teasing about the "things". We've invested quite a bit of time and some serious rock picking into making it a garden but I do think of it as my little personal excavation site. It certainly makes spring planting time more exciting! Found another partial point today, of a different type. We have a fair bit of other space too & now that I'm getting the bug I will start checking other areas more methodically as I have time. Thanks again everyone. Now I'll go start reading other threads so I can get better educated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glacialerratic Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 Let me know if you ever need any help weeding... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 Amazing, Posted this pic of a "tooth" on a new ID thread at 1AM found Saturday in the Peace River Florida. Guess I also have a deer hoof core. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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