sophiac Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 A friend from California gave this to me many years ago (but I'm not 100% sure it's from California). Does anyone know what it is? IMG_3317.HEIC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 A slightly educated guess based on size: a gompothere tooth. Link. Link From Wikimedia.org https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gomphothere_Teeth_South_America_Cuvier_1806.jpg 4 My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 it looks like a piece of a mammoth molar or an other pachyderm; 6 growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wightlight Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Looks a bit like a broken and worn piece of mammoth molar 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Looks like a couple plates from one end of a mammoth tooth 3 Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 I think it's a partial mammoth tooth. 1 " 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...
digit Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Agreed. Partial mammoth tooth. An internet search for "mammoth tooth" or "mammuthus tooth" will turn up similar images to compare to (like the following): Cheers. -Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatinformationist Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Butt end of a mammoth molar; yes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophiac Posted January 25, 2019 Author Share Posted January 25, 2019 Thank you all for your answers! I am much more of a dinosaur person, so mammals and proboscideans are not my forte. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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