Kathleen Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 I need help identifying these teeth and petrified gums. My neighbor received a load of gravel from a quarry in Kansas. I asked if i could look for fossils etc. And I found these teeth. They are 1 1/2 inches long. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 I reiterate: I'm bad at recognizing stuff from photographs;these look like mammalian teeth(might even be pretty recent??),but i will disappoint you on the "gums" part: given the thermodynamics of organic nonmineralized tissue decay , the chances are these are not gums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misha Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Reminds me of a molar from some kind of pig. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 my thinking was along those lines also / they look bunodont Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 out of focus, but I am leaning towards modern pig tooth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPER BAT Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 baby mamot teeth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyBoy Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 The gums you are indicating are the broken roots of the teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misha Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 2 hours ago, SUPER BAT said: baby mamot teeth? The shape does not match to what you would expect in a mammoth, the image you show is deinotherium which is not a mammoth and never existed in Kansas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 If this is not a Sus scrofa m3, it is something very close. The problem is that there are no close ancestors of Sus in Kansas. This pig would be at an appropriate age for slaughter, that is, young but good size. This adult tooth is unerupted, not fully developed. 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...
sseth Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 I believe this is a pig tooth. _____________________________________ Seth www.fossilshack.com www.americanfossil.com www.fishdig.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen Posted May 15, 2019 Author Share Posted May 15, 2019 It was found in a quarry. Wonder how old it is. The top gum looking part is like rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, Kathleen said: It was found in a quarry. Wonder how old it is. The top gum looking part is like rock. Found in a quarry and quarried from rock are two different things. How old it is depends on how long ago the animal died, not the age of the animal. Tap your teeth lightly with a butter knife and record the sound on your phone or computer. Tap any old rock you found the same way and record. Do they sound the same? Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 Quarrying operations necessarily move surface deposits to get to deeper material. A modern pig tooth from the surface could be included in the gravel. 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...
Darko Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Looks like a Pig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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