Possible Mastodon Tooth Fragment

[dsludden]

Good afternoon, I went out to the beach by the old scout hut at Cherry Point and found several interesting items. I believe two of the pieces are fragments of a mastodon tooth. I will try to post as many pictures as possible. Thank you

[dsludden]

[dsludden]

[Al Dente]

I'm not seeing any evidence of these being tooth fragments. They might be phosphatic nodules.

[dsludden]

Al Dente, thank you for the evaluation! Disappointed it’s not mastodon tooth but I love the fact I learned something new. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with me. 

[Bronzviking]

Could you get a sharp close up of this spongy looking area in red? It could be cancellous bone.

 

[goatinformationist]

If you could show a smidgen of enamel it would be a tooth, but I see none of that here.  Keep posting.

[caldigger]

dsludden, just for clearer posts, you should state where as in state/ region you are finding your items.

This is an international forum and for anyone not in your immediate area, they ( as I) have no idea where Cherry Point is.

[dsludden]

Caldigger my apologies to everyone. North Carolina is the state. I will include this information in future posts. 

[dsludden]

Bronzviking, thank you for taking the time to look at my post. Here is a close up of the area outlined in red. 

[dsludden]

goatinformationist, thank you for commenting on my post. You are correct, there is no enamel on the piece. Thank you for teaching me something new! 

[Bronzviking]

3 hours ago, dsludden said:

Bronzviking, thank you for taking the time to look at my post. Here is a close up of the area outlined in red. 

Thanks for the pic. Also in future posts we need measurements of the specimen and very important the location like previously mentioned. I could see why you thought it was a tooth because of it's suggestive shape but unfortunately it appears to be an odd shaped iron-oxide concretion.

[dsludden]

Bronzviking thank you for the reply!  I love unusual stuff because of the learning it provides. And thank you for the reminder to include complete details such as detailed location and size. I can’t expect help when I don’t provide details!