Fossil-Hound Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 Recovered this Cetacean tooth last Saturday at Calvert Cliffs and wanted to know if anyone knew the species it comes from. Most teeth I have seen in the past are stubby, short, and resemble amushroom. This tooth has a deep thick root and a sharp thin narrow blade covered in enamel. I have no idea what this is but would like to classify it. Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 @Boesse 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...
PFOOLEY Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 1 "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 I would identify this, based on the straight needle-like crown, and the thickened part of the root, as a eurhinodelphinid dolphin - most likely Xiphacetus bossi or Schizodelphis. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil-Hound Posted June 17, 2017 Author Share Posted June 17, 2017 Thanks @Boesse You da man. Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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