silverbar Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 I made a trip over to Green Mill Run in NC this past weekend to look for fossils in the creek. My son and I had a wonderful time and found some great sharks teeth and other stuff. I'm stuck though on trying to identify this tooth. It does not look like any of the other teeth that I have found in the creek. Could it be a land mammal tooth? Thanks in advance for any ideas that you may have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Welcome to The Fossil Forum! These pictures are really out of focus... would you mind taking them again? Also, try to take the pictures on something else than a white background, it makes the fossil stand out more. Make sure also that you have a good light source (preferably sunlight if it's nice weather where you are),. A desk lamp will also do. From these pictures, I think that I see that the tooth is very worn, so ID might be difficult. Best regards, Max Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Welcome to TFF! Looks like a broken and very worn shark tooth. 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...
Miocene_Mason Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 15 minutes ago, ynot said: Welcome to TFF! Looks like a broken and very worn shark tooth. I second that. 1 “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RyanDye Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 The thick part at the base of the tooth gives away that it's a shark, I can see why you thought it was a mammal though, they're usually not so worn. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 That big lump on the root reminds me of a Hemipristis lower, (Heavily worn of course!). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverbar Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 Thank you all for the responses and info! This one had me stumped. Is there a way to mark "solved" on these threads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 9 minutes ago, silverbar said: Is there a way to mark "solved" on these threads? One reason we did not opt for a "solved" mechanism for fossil ID threads is on account that science is never settled. There is always something new to learn and discover, and old assumptions are frequently tested and replaced by newer ones. Never discount the possibility as well that someone else may revisit this thread and disagree with the identification and supply an alternative, or a more precise identification down to the species level. 2 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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