Sacha Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 I've been working a spot in the Peace the last couple of trips, that seems to have allot of potential, but it has been unrealized so far. More unidentified weird stuff than keepers and allot of broken stuff that keeps me going back. Yesterday I brought this home thinking that it looked a little wonky and hoping it was something, but haven't seen anything like it before. Here is yesterday's take. The thing in the upper right corner is one of my unknowns. It is solid and heavy like a dugong rib. The rounded end is worn and shows a darker core and a lighter outer rind. and the broken end shows the same layering. I'm picturing a small tusk like thing or a something similar, but got no clue. Thanks for the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Worn sperm whale tooth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDudeCO Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 The upper left is a chunk of mammoth tooth! Looking at the back end I would agree some sort of worn tooth. That's all i got...yeah I know, not very helpful lol Looks like a productive trip, glad you are having nice weather! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 My first guess is a sperm whale tooth but your last photograph looks unusual. Walrus tusk will have globular dentine in the middle. Can you take another photo like the last one looking straight down on the center portion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacha Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 Here's an attempt, the end is broken at an angle so lighting may be misleading. Here's along the axis/centerline: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powelli1 Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 You have a good trip and found some nice shark teeth, I also like the very nice Sperm Whale tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 For comparison: 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...
FossilDudeCO Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Harry's looks much more robust, but still similar. Could this just be caused by the fact that maybe John's is worn down a bit more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacha Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 I looked at some pictures on the net as well and I think with Harry's example and those photo's it does look like a sperm whale tooth. Thanks everyone for the ID's. This is a pretty good find from that hole. I'll have to go back again when the river goes back down after the rain we're having. 16 minutes ago, FossilDudeCO said: Harry's looks much more robust, but still similar. Could this just be caused by the fact that maybe John's is worn down a bit more? From the pictures I've seen Blake, there is a huge amount of variation in tooth size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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