aplomado Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Here is a 2.6" tooth... do you think the matrix is original? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 I believe it's very natural and all real. Very nice tooth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pemphix Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Yes, matrix seems to be real/original for me - this one's typical for moroccan locality. Best regards, Pemphix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 This is real matrix. You can see tiny bits of bone, and the color is right too. I can't tell if the tooth is placed in or not, but I don't think either detracts from the piece. It's a nice tooth. Looking forward to meeting my fellow Singaporean collectors! Do PM me if you are a Singaporean, or an overseas fossil-collector coming here for a holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bguild Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 The matrix is real. I don't believe the tooth was placed, but even if it was this is an authentic crown so the value of the piece would be unaffected IMO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplomado Posted April 21, 2017 Author Share Posted April 21, 2017 Bought it! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 1 hour ago, Bguild said: The matrix is real. I don't believe the tooth was placed, but even if it was this is an authentic crown so the value of the piece would be unaffected IMO. This ^ 1 Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Very nice tooth and it looks good in the matrix. 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...
Plax Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 unless they put a half tooth (vertically split) in good matrix.... Looks good to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplomado Posted April 24, 2017 Author Share Posted April 24, 2017 1 hour ago, Plax said: unless they put a half tooth (vertically split) in good matrix.... Looks good to me! Darn you! Now I will always wonder...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 bring it to the local hospital and have it ct scanned and then you can stop wondering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macrophyseter Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 the matrix is definitely real, the bone material proves it and it looks real anyways but I do have the doubts whether it was found like that, because the shape of the tooth-and-matrix seem generic, just like the composites you can pitch in a kid's dinosaur museum gift shop, matrix is flat, and the tooth is in the center. Finding a tooth like that naturally is quite rare, and the idea of putting in effort to chip of matrix to made that perfect matrix/tooth shape is obviously something nobody would bother to do. I think everything is real, but the tooth was placed onto the matrix, like a composite, if the term applies to this. If you're a fossil nut from Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Redondo Beach, or Torrance, feel free to shoot me a PM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 craniumosasaurdentitij.1.x.pdf Given author and source I consider this recommended reading,and then some outtake: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplomado Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share Posted April 27, 2017 Ok, I got it... the base of the tooth even protrudes out the back f the rock, so it isn't glued on to the matrix. If the matrix is genuine, it wasn't artificially placed. There are bone fragments in the matrix. I'm going to try and put it in a display case with this as the background: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 That should look great, the crown's preservation is as good as it gets. Should be an awesome display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplomado Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share Posted April 27, 2017 If anyone wants the hires scan of the antique image, send me a pm. It is about 20 megs. I'm printing it on shutterfly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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