autographcollector11 Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 I found these in the Peace River-Florida. I was told that these may be mammoth or mastadon enamel fragments. Can anyone confirm? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharks of SC Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 (edited) I think these are pieces of mastodon or gomphetherium enamel Edited May 3, 2012 by Sharks of SC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeloiVarden Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 I cannot tell because of the darkness of the pics in combo with the glossy object. Is it wet in the pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel59 Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 I was able to clean one pic up the others are to small for me to work with. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MammothPaleoGuy Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Ah, a much nicer picture. Yup, I'll go along with proboscidean tooth plate fragment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharks of SC Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Ah, a much nicer picture. Yup, I'll go along with proboscidean tooth plate fragment. Aren't "tooth plates" usually used when describing alternating layers of dentin and enamel in mammoth teeth? Does this apply to all Pleistocene proboscidean alike? I feel pretty certain that this is an piece of a mastodon or gomphetherium enamel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Aren't "tooth plates" usually used when describing alternating layers of dentin and enamel in mammoth teeth? Does this apply to all Pleistocene proboscidean alike? I feel pretty certain that this is an piece of a mastodon or gomphetherium enamel I agree. This is almost certainly a chunk of mastodont or gomphothere enamel. 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...
Hemi-God Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 (edited) Well, I found something I could answer, and again I see others were quicker on the ID. This site rocks. Yes, I too agree that this is Mastodont or Gomphotherium. I've pulled much of this stuff from the Peace River myself. Most of the pieces I've found were not really what might be called 'Display Quality'. But I've figured out that lots of the fragments I find look nice after they've been tumbled in a rock tumbler. (oh the horror!!) Edited May 4, 2012 by Hemi-God .. *NOT an expert.I haven't a clue what I'm doing.But I'm loving every minute of it. .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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