Tanit Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 (edited) Thank you for your help Lenght: 9 cm Width: 7 cm Edited November 10, 2015 by Tanit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 It looks bone to me. But I don't see a tooth. Location and age would also help with identification. Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 This is definitely not a tooth. There are some features that kind of look like bone but they could also be artifacts of the photo. I think you have a suggestively shaped rock. Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankh8147 Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 (edited) Not a tooth however, it does look like terrestrial bone to me. Unsure of species. Edit - it could be definitely be a suggestively shaped rock as stated above but i'm intrigued. Edited November 10, 2015 by frankh8147 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Agreed just a bone fragment. No enamel present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanit Posted November 10, 2015 Author Share Posted November 10, 2015 (edited) This is not: - artifacts, - bone fragment - shaped rock The one side is covered with tooth enamel (very smooth), it is visible in the photo. Location: Madagascar Edited November 10, 2015 by Tanit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I still cannot see enamel but your image is not sharp when you blow it up. The overall shape is also not that of a dinosaur tooth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickNC Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I love these threads. It is not a tooth but does look like bone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanit Posted November 10, 2015 Author Share Posted November 10, 2015 I still cannot see enamel but your image is not sharp when you blow it up. The overall shape is also not that of a dinosaur tooth If this is not a tooth that is perhaps a horn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Not a horn, either. Just a smooth odd shaped rock. 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...
LordTrilobite Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I'm sticking with it being a piece of bone. Definitely not a tooth. Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Nature forms things into suggestive shapes, and our minds turn them into something familiar. What they "look like" is not necessarily what they are, and critically considering all the details, and not just stopping at the first impression, is important. 3 "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanit Posted November 10, 2015 Author Share Posted November 10, 2015 Not a horn, either. Just a smooth odd shaped rock. Regards, Apart from horn and teeth I do not see any other part of the body can be covered with enamel. This is not just a smooth odd shaped rock. This is a fossil without a doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanit Posted November 10, 2015 Author Share Posted November 10, 2015 Nature forms things into suggestive shapes, and our minds turn them into something familiar. What they "look like" is not necessarily what they are, and critically considering all the details, and not just stopping at the first impression, is important. I agree with you. Maybe the pictures are not good . I will do tomorrow pictures in daylight for you to judge better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Allo tanit- This might be a smoothened piece of rock or fossilized bone, but it is not a tooth. The texture I see looks a little bit like bone. Does it show on all sides? Enamel is smooth and shiny and has a definite thickness. If you would please tell us why you think it is definitely a fossil, we would like to hear it. Because many of us think it is likely not...and keep in mind that these people (moi meme inclu) have been looking at fossils for decades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankh8147 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I still believe this could be a possible bone fragment and it's a great piece to put on this forum for ID. That said, it can't be a tooth; the material just isn't right; it's not a tooth. That said, bone fragment is very interesting so I'm still interested to see the ID on this piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 It kinda looks like it could be a fragment of a vertebra. Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanit Posted November 11, 2015 Author Share Posted November 11, 2015 Hi Here new sharper pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanit Posted November 11, 2015 Author Share Posted November 11, 2015 Here new sharper pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanit Posted November 11, 2015 Author Share Posted November 11, 2015 Here new sharper pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanit Posted November 11, 2015 Author Share Posted November 11, 2015 Here new sharper pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickNC Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 In your first new picture I think I can see why you think you see enamel but I still don't think any is present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike from North Queensland Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 To me the smoother surface is the external surface of the original bone and the remaining surfaces are the worn internal element of the bone. Compare your fragment to any modern bone piece and the different textures of a internal cross sections and external surfaces. this should become fairly evident, this with mineralisation filling a lot of the pores and the internal voids making this are become more robust and abrade less. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
believerjoe Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I agree with the above. I think it is bone and what you call enamel is just the outer layer. It can feel like enamel and even be very smooth, but the fact that you can see where it is broken really shows that it isn't enamel as there is a thickness to enamel. And one thing I think I have learned is that there isn't enough of it left to tell what it may have come from. It has that look like it could have some vertebral properties, but could also just be broken into that shape. You come to the forum for opinions and sometimes you get just that, but usually the general consensus reigns supreme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 This is a bone fragment unfortunately there is nothing diagnostic to determine what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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