Kayanddogs Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Hi guys recently i boughthis necklace of teeth fossil. Have no idea what it is. Anyone can enlighten me? They are about 2 inches long. Kay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Welcome to TFF! They look like elk incisors. Tony 1 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...
Kayanddogs Posted February 10, 2017 Author Share Posted February 10, 2017 Elks. Aren't they vegetarians. I would expect they would have flat teeth.. so you don't think they are very old. They feels totally mineralized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 I agree with Tony. They do look like Elk incisors. The pointy parts of the teeth that are attached to the thong are actually the roots. The dangling parts of the are the chewing surfaces. 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...
History Hunter02 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 3 hours ago, Kayanddog said: Elks. Aren't they vegetarians. I would expect they would have flat teeth.. so you don't think they are very old. They feels totally mineralized. If they are fully mineralized, then it is over 10,000 years old. Species of elk have been around since the early Pleistocene era. http://www.crystalinks.com/fossilelks.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 1 hour ago, History Hunter02 said: If they are fully mineralized, then it is over 10,000 years old. Species of elk have been around since the early Pleistocene era. http://www.crystalinks.com/fossilelks.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elk Actually, age and mineralization are independent of each other. Some things can mineralize in a year and there are examples of 80-million-year-old wood that will still burn, i.e., it is not mineralized at all. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 3 hours ago, Carl said: Actually, age and mineralization are independent of each other. Some things can mineralize in a year and there are examples of 80-million-year-old wood that will still burn, i.e., it is not mineralized at all. Also, teeth are technically mineralized tissues so it is tricky to refer to fossil teeth as "mineralized." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayanddogs Posted February 11, 2017 Author Share Posted February 11, 2017 When i said they are mineralized, i meant that not only the enamel of the teeth but also the bones that the tooth is enbedded. Infavt that the bones were polished to be shiny and hard as the enamel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 7 hours ago, Kayanddog said: When i said they are mineralized, i meant that not only the enamel of the teeth but also the bones that the tooth is enbedded. Infavt that the bones were polished to be shiny and hard as the enamel. Your pieces are all tooth, no bone. the round pointed part is the root and the "shovel" shaped part is the crown. I do not see any evidence of polishing, just some natural wear. They do have a black color that could be from mineralization or from mineral staining. My guess is for staining as teeth usually take a long time (millions of years) to be replaced with minerals. 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...
Harry Pristis Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Elk incisors are popular souvenirs. These teeth are drilled and polished (and probably stained for highlights). There is no reason -- despite what Kayanddog may have been told -- to believe that these are fossil teeth. 1 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...
Kayanddogs Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 Thank you guys. I learned a lot from these conversation. Especially that i was looking at these teeth upside down. The most embarrassing part is, ............you guys ready to laugh!..........i am a dentist in my spare time. the good news is that i really like the feel and look of the necklace and only paid $40 for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 dentist... in your spare time... !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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