Unidentified Tooth

[Austin Wash]

Hello again! This post is going to lack detail for the most part, because I don't have much to give. All we really know about this piece is that my mother found it in the water at Westmoreland State Park, Virginia. At first glance it looked like it could just be the tooth from a cow or horse, but the shapes didn't seem to match, and the piece looks rather too old to be from something recently deceased. The last image is an extreme close up with a digital microscope, and gives a good glimpse of the texture, which is more rock-like now than tooth-like.

Anyway, again, I'm not an expert, which is also why I've had to give up trying to identify it myself. If anyone has any input to provide, I'd greatly appreciate it! It will help put to rest constant discussion in the family about whether this piece is cool or totally nothing.

[Tidgy's Dad]

Horses tooth from near the rear of the jaw, I think.

[Spinosaurus]

maybe rhino, not entirly sure

[Spinosaurus]

Just now, Tidgy's Dad said:

Horses tooth from near the rear of the jaw, I think.

just posted my post, when i look at it, horse seem more plausible

[Miocene_Mason]

21 minutes ago, Spinosaurus said:

just posted my post, when i look at it, horse seem more plausible

Not so fast! Do a burn test (put it to a flame if it smells like burnt hair it’s not a fossil), teleoceras is a possibility at Westmoreland (I think I’m no mammal tooth expert).

[Tidgy's Dad]

8 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said:

Not so fast! Do a burn test (put it to a flame if it smells like burnt hair it’s not a fossil), teloceras is a possibility at Westmoreland (I think I’m no mammal tooth expert).

You mean Teleoceras, the rhino? 

I don't know this species at all, but I still think horse. 

[Miocene_Mason]

2 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

You mean Teleoceras, the rhino? 

I don't know this species at all, but I still think horse. 

Yes, As I say I’m no expert in the rhino or horse teeth but rhinos are found from time to time. Anyway, a burn test is always good to do.

[JohnBrewer]

@Harry Pristis might know. You need to post a good shot of the chewing surface tho. Pics are a bit dark. 

[JohnBrewer]

This should help albeit a small file size (iPhone tweaked). 

 

[jcbshark]

Looks like partial horse tooth to me as well

[Fruitbat]

Definitely a partial horse upper.

 

-Joe

[Harry Pristis]

I agree -- it's a horse upper with advanced wear.  Which horse depends on the age of the deposits at Westmoreland Park.  It may be a deciduous tooth, judging by the way the roots are smoothly hollowed from the inside toward the exterior.  That's how the deciduous teeth are replaced by the permanent teeth.

 

 

[Miocene_Mason]

17 minutes ago, Harry Pristis said:

depends on the age of the deposits

Miocene- Pliocene I believe