Todddomenech Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 This tooth is about 2 1/4" found near a wash in Arizona. Any help would be greatly appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Welcome to TFF! Sorry to say but it is not a tooth, just an oddly shaped rock. 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...
Fossildude19 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Welcome to the Forum. Unfortunately, that is not a tooth of any kind. There is no enamel, as a tooth would have, and no bone texture to the "root". You have a joining of some type of iron bearing mineral with different type of rock. Possibly a sandstone/ironstone concretion. 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...
Indy Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 The shape does remind me of the Paleozoic crusher shark tooth Petalodus For comparison LINK Flash from the Past (Show Us Your Fossils)MAPS Fossil Show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 I think I've seen something like this before, but I can't for the life of me remember what they are called or how they were formed. Hopefully a good night sleep will jog my memory. Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 I took the liberty of brightening and cropping your photos. I think the resemblance to a Petalodus sp tooth is superficial, at best. Compare to photos HERE. An example here for side by side comparison, as well: I'm still in the rock camp. Petalodus photo from THIS THREAD. 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...
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