fossilman7 Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 found in big brook. it has the consistency of a grainy bone structure, and is shapped as a tooth. it doesnt look enchodus though. what is it? P.S. thanx to all who helped improve my picture quality! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 No enamel, no tooth. Maybe the tip of a deer antler tine? "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilsofnj Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 It really doesn’t look like a tooth to me. Better pics would help, but I can’t say that I can see a bone like structure either. John It's good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling. - Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Very often Enchodus teeth at Big Brook are found without enamel, but this doesn't at all look like Enchodus. There is a chance it is one root from a Scapanorhynchus but we would need much sharper pictures to be sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeDOTB Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 What is the size of this specimen? If it is less than 1/2" long, I would say it may possible be a root lobe of a goblin shark tooth, just broke and worn. If it is larger then that, then I would rule it out all together and proably say its a concretion or an internal mold of something. DO, or do not. There is no try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilman7 Posted June 5, 2011 Author Share Posted June 5, 2011 it is more than 3/4 in. but by comparison, it is almost certantly a goblin shark root. kinda sux but oh well right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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