al6448 Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 See attached pictures, please. This is found on the fossil beach at the Westmoreland State Park. I thought at the beginning that it was a shell of some sort in the shape of a canine tooth so decided to save it for show and tell later. When I showed it to another fossil collector, the person thinks that it could be the tooth of a mammal because of its root. Please help us identify the unknown. Thanks in advance. Please click on the pictures to enlarge it. Also found some shark teeth/sting ray mouth plates around the same location. I thought the fossil beach at the Westmoreland State Park was picked through by now but I did find some good teeth as a first timer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Very interesting. To me, it appears to be an extremely worn tooth f some type, but that is as much help as I can give you. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrieder79 Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 It looks a little like a worn porpoise tooth with the root broken off. Luck is the most important skill of a fossil diver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 For comparison: 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...
fifbrindacier Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 I agree with the others. "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al6448 Posted July 2, 2016 Author Share Posted July 2, 2016 Super cool! Thanks everyone for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 Agree that it is a porpoise tooth. Nice finds! Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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