32fordboy Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Is it just me, or does this jaw section have 4 tooth sockets? One unerupted (tooth is still in there), one tooth unworn, one tooth worn, and one empty socket up front. Weird. So does this mean that after a mastodon shed a tooth, the bone continued to grow forward while specialized cells removed the bone from the front of the jaw and new bone grew at the back of the jaw? I mean, it makes sense, it's just strange to see it. At any given moment, a mastodon typically had 8 functional teeth, whereas a mammoth had 4, right? Unfortunately, the two erupted teeth are missing pretty big chunks. The unerupted tooth is all there, though. Nick www.nicksfossils.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 "At any given moment" I'd love to find one of those. It looks like you just unwrapped a present... The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32fordboy Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 I wish it was that easy. This guy arrived like a puzzle and had been drying out for the last 20 years. Still not done with the rebuild... Nick www.nicksfossils.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 That is very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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