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Is This Mosasaur Tooth With Root Is Its Original And Not Composite Root?


lone5wolf117

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It is a composite, you can tell from the different coloration of the root. If you want a mosasaur tooth with root, try to get them loose of matrix.

Here's 2 examples of natural roots.

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One good sign of a true root is the presence of a groove where another tooth would've erupted from.

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Yes definitely a composite. And I don't think the root is real either. Looks like a random piece of bone that's been shaped to look like a root. It lacks the details you'd find on a real root. The presence of an indentation for the replacement tooth on a root is generally a good indication that a root is real.

Here are two more pictures of teeth with real roots attached.

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Notice how there is a lot of detail. you generally don't see that on composites.

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Yeah it does look pretty strange for a root

"Or speak to the earth, and let it teach you" Job 12:8

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