CarolineR Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 I recently went rock hunting in north Texas, where I stumbled upon this interesting looking fossil in a dried up river bed. This was the only specimen I found of this nature. However, the area around the dried river bed is rich in arrowheads, if that information is useful at all. A friend told me that it looks to be a Mastodon Tooth. Now I'm no expert, but I have my doubts about that. I would really appreciate a second opinion on this. The fossil is roughly 1.5 inches is length, and 1 inch in width. There seems to be grooves around the sides where small crystals have formed. The top of this "tooth" resembled tree rings, while the bottom has irregular, curved lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Welcome to the Forum, Caroline. Unfortunately, it is not a tooth. This looks like a piece of limestone, with some calcite crystals attached. I am not seeing any cementum, tooth plates or enamel. Compare to these Mammoth Teeth and Mastodon Teeth. Keep looking. 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...
Vieira Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Welcome I don't see a tooth there but keep looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolineR Posted July 21, 2016 Author Share Posted July 21, 2016 Thank you! I knew it wasn't a tooth, but it still looks really neat. Appreciate it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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