Is this a fragment of Sloth tooth?

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Miatria's recent post regarding her nice sloth tooth ( http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/74577-is-this-a-sloth-tooth/ ), got me to thinking about a piece I've had for a few years. I found it on the beach at Edisto Island, S.C. which is known for it's Pleistocene fossils. The absence of enamel and the texture reminds me of @Miatria's find. What do you think?

 

[jcbshark]

I think it certainly looks like it could be Julianna, if so terrestrial mammal material is pretty rare from that neck of the woods

[Shellseeker]

Take a look at the enamel edges on mastodon using a TFF search. If I have listened to Harry, sloth does not have enamel.

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15 hours ago, jcbshark said:

I think it certainly looks like it could be Julianna, if so terrestrial mammal material is pretty rare from that neck of the woods

 Actually, there are a lot of terrestrial mammal fossils on this beach owing to the offshore Pleistocene formation.  One of the many reasons why I love that beach.

 

13 minutes ago, Shellseeker said:

Take a look at the enamel edges on mastodon using a TFF search. If I have listened to Harry, sloth does not have enamel.

It looks shiny like enamel in my photo, but instead resembles the shine of polished bone. I have a few chunks of mastodon enamel, and it is nowhere near as polished as those. Thanks for looking at this.

[Harry Pristis]

Not sloth.  The enamel layer is evident in the image.  Looks like proboscidean tusk.  Mastodonts have a thin cover of enamel on their tusks.  Gomphotheres have enamel, and this would be my guess.

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30 minutes ago, Harry Pristis said:

Not sloth.  The enamel layer is evident in the image.  Looks like proboscidean tusk.  Mastodonts have a thin cover of enamel on their tusks.  Gomphotheres have enamel, and this would be my guess.

Good enough, Thanks Harry