Tony G. Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Think this is a tooth fragment. Found in the Rico Formation near Potash, UT which is just outside of Moab, UT. 1 1/4" x 1/2". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gturner333 Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 If it is Pennsylvanian, I would think that it could be a cusp from a shsrk tooth, such as Glikmanius (formerly known as Cladodus. If Permian, not sure but probably from a reptile or amphibian. Sorry, i know that is really vague. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Looks like a chunk of bone to me. Teeth don't usually have that kind of texture inside. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Bone for me too John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimTexan Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 I see how you could think it was a tooth with the shape, but I agree with bone fragment as well. Teeth are not so porous as bone. They are more highly calcified and present with enamel or ivory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 looks like a bone fragment to me also "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Could the fragment have moved from a higher level? I've been to Potash, and there are some rather spectacular slopes in the vicinity. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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