masonboro37 Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 I may be way off base with this one. I found this very small section of what I think could be Pleistocene, Proboscidan Ivory. I found this yesterday at the Belgrade quarry in NC. I have been looking at Elephant tusk specimens in my book and online this morning. I have some other fossilized Ivory (Walrus) and this seems to have similar characteristics. I apologize for the pic quality today. Any ideas are appreciated. Libby Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 By golly, it does look like Walrus ivory! The "granular" interior shown in the middle picture is a good indicator. LINK: (scroll down) "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...
Al Dente Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 It looks like a fragment of ray crusher plate to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 It looks like a tooth to me also.. Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Hamilton Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 Could it be a Heterodontus elongatus tooth? The first pic looks like it has a transverse ridge on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil Foilist Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 Fossil Foilist -----)---------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricFlorida Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 It looks like a fragment of ray crusher plate to me. I agree, based on these pictures it does look like it could be a partial ray plate. It's definitely not elephant ivory. www.PrehistoricFlorida.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowsharks Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 Libby, I al 100% confident that this is a piece of stingray tooth. I have plenty of abraded specimens just like this. What's missing on the root side (lighter side) are the transverse grooves from the root. Daryl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonboro37 Posted November 13, 2012 Author Share Posted November 13, 2012 By golly, it does look like Walrus ivory! The "granular" interior shown in the middle picture is a good indicator. LINK: (scroll down) I sure thought just maybe! So enjoyed reading the link info. I printed it all out!. Thank you Auspex! Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonboro37 Posted November 13, 2012 Author Share Posted November 13, 2012 Well, I guess to no avail this is not what I had thought it could be. Not ivory. Just had that appearance to some degree. Thank you all for your help. Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Maybe some real sharp pictures would help? "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...
masonboro37 Posted November 13, 2012 Author Share Posted November 13, 2012 Maybe some real sharp pictures would help? I will take more pictures and post. Just does not look like ray material. The ray mouth plates I have which are broken do not have the same porous aspect. Will post pictures tom evening. Thank you Auspex! Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonboro37 Posted November 16, 2012 Author Share Posted November 16, 2012 (edited) I will take more pictures and post. Just does not look like ray material. The ray mouth plates I have which are broken do not have the same porous aspect. Will post pictures tom evening. Thank you Auspex! Here are some other pic's. I tried to do better with the magnification and sharpness. Did not do a very good job! Edited November 16, 2012 by masonboro37 Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Hamilton Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 With these pics I can tell it is definitely a ray fragment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonboro37 Posted November 18, 2012 Author Share Posted November 18, 2012 With these pics I can tell it is definitely a ray fragment. Thank you! I will add it to my collection of bits and pieces. Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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