FossilsandScience Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 This mastodon tooth was apparently found in Florida in 2016. The blackish spots look like they are crystals/minerals that have replaced part of the tooth. Also, on the backside, it appears that there is plaster from when it was wrapped up. I still don’t know if it is real or fake though. Please help! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilus Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Doesn't really look much like any mastodon tooth I've seen (I've found several). Look online to compare with real teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilsandScience Posted October 29, 2018 Author Share Posted October 29, 2018 I’m pretty sure it has been sliced in half and polished to show the inside. That is why it doesn’t look like other mastodon teeth. Thanks though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilus Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Do you have a photo looking straight down at the crown( the dark side)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilsandScience Posted October 29, 2018 Author Share Posted October 29, 2018 Here is a picture of the black side (I am pretty sure it’s the root) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Interesting. I've never seen a Florida gomphothere tooth crushed like that by diagenetic forces. If this tooth is from Florida, my guess is it was first encased in plaster ( common practice for sawing irregular objects), then sawn. Within that sequence, the tooth was crushed in some sort of press . . . perhaps in the saw vice. The occlusal surface was cleaned, but the plaster was left in the vuggy areas of the underside to hold the tooth together. My guess, based on what I can see. 4 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Interesting. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 I haven't seen one like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilsandScience Posted October 29, 2018 Author Share Posted October 29, 2018 I also have a mammoth tooth that looks likes it has been cut and polished as well. I got both of the teeth together. This one was also found in Florida 2016. Maybe they were found in a cluster or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilsandScience Posted October 29, 2018 Author Share Posted October 29, 2018 It looks like it came from a baby mammoth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilsandScience Posted October 29, 2018 Author Share Posted October 29, 2018 So do you guys think these teeth are real or fake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 39 minutes ago, FossilsandScience said: So do you guys think these teeth are real or fake? They are what's left of real teeth. Now they are ALTERED teeth. 2 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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