mkrofdrms Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Hi everyone, My friend Alicia found this piece at brownies, for sure a fossil but a fossil of what?, I'm not familiar with fossilized wood, nor have seen such a thing at Calvert Cliffs, any help or guidance much appreciated. MK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Hard to be positive, but a blowup of photo #1 seems to indicated mammoth tooth fragment with line of enamel separated by dentin. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyc Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Hard to be positive, but a blowup of photo #1 seems to indicated mammoth tooth fragment with line of enamel separated by dentin. I'm thinking the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metopocetus Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 (edited) Hard to be positive, but a blowup of photo #1 seems to indicated mammoth tooth fragment with line of enamel separated by dentin. Definitely agree. The second picture shows the characteristic thick enamel. A picture of the side of the tooth in cross section would be nice to see. It is a fragment of one of the tooth cones. Likely from a Gomphothere tooth. A Miocene relative of mastodon. Edited September 22, 2014 by Metopocetus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkrofdrms Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 wow, thank you guys...My buddy Alicia has an amazing eye to find all kinds of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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