Shellseeker Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 A friend who is new to fossil hunting found this some weeks back and asked me for an ID. Tip is broken, distinct enamel line separating from root, wavy growth lines. I am likely making this too hard because there is an obvious candidate. The length is 38 mm. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willy Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 looks like a sperm whale tooth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luluboo1 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Looks cetacean. Where was it found? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 (edited) Marine mammal is what I would like it to be. At a glance , it seemed to be gator based on size, shape( no bulbous root), and concave root ending. But then those telltale growth rings and the separation of enamel and root. Peace River is a pliocene/miocene marine environment and I have found sperm whale teeth, just much larger. Juvenile or different species? Found this picture: Edited February 22, 2015 by Shellseeker The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willy Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 yep, striations/circular rings around tooth, tip is worn down, root is hollow. cetacean/whale/sperm whale ~ from my 45 yrs. of experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cole Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Very nice tooth! Cole~ Knowledge has three degrees-opinion, science, illumination. The means or instrument of the first is sense; of the second, dialectic; of the third, intuition. Plotinus 204 or 205 C.E., Egyptian Philosopher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricFlorida Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Cetacean tooth, IMO. www.PrehistoricFlorida.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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