Jump to content

Silurian tooth or something else?


aek

Recommended Posts

HI, Curious what this could be? It measures only 1mm found in Silurian deposit northern Illinois embedded in matrix along with pelecypods and gastropods. It looks like it could possibly be a tiny shark tooth, but I don't know anything about shark teeth. Are teeth ever found that small? At first thought maybe conodont  but doesn't really have the caramel sheen to it. Any ideas? Any help appreciated.

 

thumbnail-8.thumb.jpg.5c75b0fc07639897b0d575f71551b399.jpg

thumbnail-9.jpg.63b6936b5ea3346e89ef276d51ba60f4.jpg

thumbnail-10.thumb.jpg.7c5329dccade34337839ad851bd50292.jpg

thumbnail-11.thumb.jpg.bde7e2a9d33fd90f3d20d6dde38f2bd4.jpg

  • I found this Informative 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites

3 minutes ago, Rockwood said:

It doesn't look quite arthropodish for an ostracod does it ?

Yeah, I did think of ostracod, but the shape, colour and texture seem more fishy to me.:D

Just my feeling.

Life's Good!

Tortoise Friend.

MOTM.png.61350469b02f439fd4d5d77c2c69da85.png.a47e14d65deb3f8b242019b3a81d8160-1.png.60b8b8c07f6fa194511f8b7cfb7cc190.png

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...