darrow Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 I picked it up on this morning from Galveston Bay dredge spoils. Late Pleistocene. This piece kinda has the "feel" of ivory and appears to have a thin layer of enamel but It's unlike any other tooth or tusk I've found. I thought it might be a canine but the cross section isn't a bit flattened. Not at all round like other canine teeth I've looked at. Any ideas? Darrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neopaleo Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 It looks more like claw to me, because the ridge on inner curvature and bone material on surface layer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWGeoFan Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 I agree with @Neopaleo looks clawlike "I am going to dig up dinosaurs whether they are liquid or solid" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 @Troodon John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 Sorry cannot add much to the discussion. Does not look like a tooth but a very worn bone. Would a Pleistocene claw have all those irregular surfaces? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrow Posted June 1, 2017 Author Share Posted June 1, 2017 I think it may be a peccary lower canine. Darrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 Horse incisor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloth Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 It may be the tusk from a juvenile walrus. Here is one I found in North Carolina, it was originally black but after some light polishing the striations in the ivory really popped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan1981 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Can anyone tell me where the Galveston Dredge spoils are please. About to have every other weekend without my kids and I need something to keep me busy. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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