Jacob Harrison Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 My son found this while picking peas from the garden last year. It is 2" long 5/8"wide and 3/8" thick. He found it just south of Natchez ms. Was told it could be a bear tooth from a local fossil hunter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ynot Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Can You post pictures from other angles? Tip, base and back, please. Does not look like a bear tooth. edit: Ya beat Me to the base. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ynot Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 I think it is a small tusk. An infocus shot of the base may help to clarify the identity. 2 Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Harrison Posted July 24, 2017 Author Share Posted July 24, 2017 Ok I will try to get y'all some more pictures after work . My camera was acting crazy and wouldn't focus correctly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 29 minutes ago, Jacob Harrison said: My camera was acting crazy and wouldn't focus correctly You may have been to close. Also- holding an object while trying to photograph it can cause a blur. try to take the picture while it is set on a solid base/surface. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Harrison Posted July 24, 2017 Author Share Posted July 24, 2017 Ok here we go again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ynot Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Maybe @Boesse can shed some light on this. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 No idea what this is, but it does appear to be a mammal tooth. One possibility is a sea cow tusk. I cannot speak for tusk-like teeth in land mammals. Definitely not from a carnivore, and doesn't really resemble any cetaceans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Jacob, Fantastic fossil find . Thanks for sharing. Your son's find is EXTREMELY rare or it would have been identified already by the numerous fossil experts on this site. As Boesse stated , one candidate might be Sea cow tusk. Others might be juvenile/baby Rhino or Mastodon tusk. A photo of a Dugong tusk http://funwithnature.blogspot.com/2011/04/dugong-ivory-at-changi-beach.html Enjoy your treasure. You might consider showing a photo to the chief scientist of vertebrae Paleontology at a local University. I am curious and with watch this thread with interest. 2 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Harrison Posted July 26, 2017 Author Share Posted July 26, 2017 Wow!!! That's really cool and has me ready to disc up the entire field. I'll let you guys know what I find lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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