Paolo stagnaro Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 (edited) i found this fossil tooth in a second hand shop I need help to figure out what exactly is.Thank you Edited October 21, 2014 by Paolo stagnaro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 When you purchased it did they have any information on it? Can you take a picture of the other side and what is its size? My initial quick call is that its not a tooth but a suggestive shaped object. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo stagnaro Posted October 22, 2014 Author Share Posted October 22, 2014 Check the new images i am pretty sure is a tooth thank you for the help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Try to take pictures of both sides and along the slender portion as well as the "root" end. Sometimes it takes pictures from as many angles as you can provide to get a proper ID on the specimen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo stagnaro Posted October 22, 2014 Author Share Posted October 22, 2014 Hello Caldigger i did can you check again thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Welcome! My initial impression is a poorly preserved piece of Rugose. Sorry, i dont see a tooth there. ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 I can't make out any real detail, as the pics are too small, and when I blow them up, too blurry. I would agree with the assesment of the item in question being a Rugose or "Horn" coral. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 With the additional pictures agree not a tooth probably horn coral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 I agree that this is a solitary rugose coral -- a 'horn' coral. "Rugose" is an adjective. It is not a synonym for "solitary," because there are colonial rugose corals. 1 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...
tmaier Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Yep, rugose coral (horn coral). The photos are too small to see much detail,, but I see annular growth rings. If you use some vinegar and a toothbrush you could clean the wide end of that specimen and see some detail. There is loose limestone on the end (the white stuff). Here's one of my horn corals... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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