Need Help On A Couple N Sulphur River Finds

[MFowler]

I "think" the tooth may be a Mosasaur tooth that's split in two but I may be fooling myself so please tell me what you think. All I know about the bone is that it's bone and it's big :-) No idea from what or what kind of bone it is so again, please chime in with your opinion.

Thanks in advance for your help,

Mark

P.S. I have a lot more pics of stuff found at the NSR in my gallery I can't identify so if you like identifying things I sure would appreciate the help. I've been doing this since March this year and I'm getting pretty good at finding things, but still struggle identifying...but I'm gettin there :-)

Edited May 30, 2013 by MFowler

[Foshunter]

Bone is a tumbled Mos. vert, the black object is a split Mos. tooth, not uncommon to find half a tooth----Tom

[MFowler]

Bone is a tumbled Mos. vert, the black object is a split Mos. tooth,I not uncommon to find half a tooth----Tom

I was hoping they were Mosasaur :-) Thanks Tom

[vertman]

Not that you need a second opinion, but I agree with Tom.

[MFowler]

Not that you need a second opinion, but I agree with Tom.

Not that you need a second opinion, but I agree with Tom.

Hey...I'll take all the opinions I can get. Thanks

[wfrr]

I have the other half or one just like it. Someday...I'm going to find that pristine whole drop tooth

[MFowler]

I have the other half or one just like it. Someday...I'm going to find that pristine whole drop tooth

I would love to find a whole tooth! I may have some other Mosasaur teeth but I haven't verified yet in my gallery. I'm new at this (since March) and still in the "it's something...just keep it and figure out what it is later" stage of the hobby/addiction :-) By the way, what is a 'drop tooth'? I'm guessing it's one of the longer canine type teeth?

[Boneman007]

A drop tooth is a shed tooth. 99% of the teeth that come out of the NSR are drop teeth. I have exactly 1 tooth with the associated root and part of the jaw. It just happens to be Globidens.

Rooted teeth are a result of death.

Edited May 31, 2013 by Boneman007

[MFowler]

A drop tooth is a shed tooth. 99% of the teeth that come out of the NSR are drop teeth. I have exactly 1 tooth with the associated root and part of the jaw. It just happens to be Globidens.

Rooted teeth are a result of death.

Gotcha...good to know. Thanks Boneman

[wfrr]

All of the Mosasaur teeth I've found up to this point are broken. There were quite a few broken ones with that pile of mosasaur bones trentonmon found on Monday. I excavated one with a partial root on it. I hope theres some complete ones found in the clean up. I tend to find just the inner cores of mosasaur teeth lately in the eagleford. But hey...if you are out looking you have a chance and I will be out looking somewhere this weekend.

[Boneman007]

All of the Mosasaur teeth I've found up to this point are broken. There were quite a few broken ones with that pile of mosasaur bones trentonmon found on Monday. I excavated one with a partial root on it. I hope theres some complete ones found in the clean up. I tend to find just the inner cores of mosasaur teeth lately in the eagleford. But hey...if you are out looking you have a chance and I will be out looking somewhere this weekend.

Where in the Eagleford? Not location, zone.

[TRENTON-MON]

I have found 2 drop teeth before this week. 1 is split in half like yours, the other is smaller with some of the outer layer missing.

The teeth I found Monday, 1 with root, but tip is broken, 1 w/o root, tip broken. The rest are still in the jawbone, broken off at the gum line. 2 very small teeth, looks like they were just coming in.

[barefootgirl]

It's all in the numbers. The more you go the more chance you have of finding one. Good luck!

[barefootgirl]

It was good to meet you today. Hope you find a good mos tooth soon. Good luck on all your future hunts.

[MFowler]

It was good to meet you today. Hope you find a good mos tooth soon. Good luck on all your future hunts.

Great meeting you as well. I've been wondering when I'd run into someone on this forum out there. I see the mosa tooth you were telling me about in your profile pic...that's amazing! I'm sure I'll see ya out there again sometime...happy hunting :-)