JeremyD Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Information: Squares in the background are 1/2 CM. (object is roughly 2.25X1.25X0.5 CM) (length-width-thickness) Unfortunately I don't think location information will be much use here but: Found in western Montana (United States)(near Great Falls) in a graveled driveway. No idea where it might be from, or if it was already here before the driveway. I'd be more than happy to provide more pictures/angles if it'll help. My little auto-adjusting light was being extremely temperamental with these pictures for some reason.. they are a fair bit darker than the object actually appears in-hand. The inner "tooth" is nearly pure black. I thought when I first picked it up that it was a tooth of some sort.. but the more I look at it, the more I'm thinking some sort of concretion. I don't claim to have any experience whatsoever with fossils, so I could easily be wildly wrong. Any of you more experienced folks recognize it? As a side note, if it does turn out something other than a normal rock, would I want to try to remove it from the other material? Any recommendations on doing so safely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 We will need much better and more in focus pictures. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyD Posted May 18, 2018 Author Share Posted May 18, 2018 These any better? I am having a heck of a time trying to get my microscope to focus on this thing. Works great on coins.. not so much here. Unfortunately it is the only camera I have, so I might be under-equipped for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimTexan Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Your best shots will most likely be taken in bright sunlight. I have to take mine outside to take pictures sometimes. Indoor lighting can be problematic at times. I don’t think you need a microscope to photograph it. Just try to fill up the shot with the object when you take the pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyD Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 These are probably about as good as it is getting. Took these outside (thanks!) with a different camera. If these aren't good enough I will probably just take it to one of the colleges. Appreciating the patience and help folks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Take the pics from further away to get good focus, then crop the pictures. The very first picture you posted reminds me of a Pycnodontiforme fish tooth. The rest of the pics do not. So I will say I am not sure at this point. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyD Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 The pictures were taken from about three feet away and then cropped to exclude 80% or so. How far away are you thinking? In any event I'll have to spend a day charging the camera before I make another attempt at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Although I can't make out all that much from those photos, I'd be inclined to say that this is not a tooth. However, it may be something fossiliferous which is mineralized. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Sure it might look like an eroded whale ear bone , but I can't rule out the " indian paint pot" . " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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