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So I'm new and I did read the how too section so there will be better pictures to come.  

 

I found this rock that I'm hoping is a tooth. 

Id stumbled across the area previously and found an inordinate amount of quartz with some really pretty rose quartz sprinkled in.  I was about 15 miles north west of Grand View Idaho, in Owyhee county about 150 yards off of Missle Base RD.  The entire valley follows the Snake River and was once entirely under water.

 

Bruneau Jasper and aquatic fossils are a big draw to the area.

 

I hope that's the correct info.  I can't get much more specific on the geology and again I'll post better pictures soon

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welcome to the forum! :) 
 

I’m not a tooth expert by any stretch of the imagination, so someone may come along and correct me, but this looks like a suggestively shaped rock. 

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Welcome to the Forum. :) 

 

Unfortunately, I have to agree with the others. No bone or enamel on the item.

The shape, while deceptive in picture 3, (which does look somewhat shark-like) is incompatible with any other tooth morphology - the shapes are all wrong.

What kind of aquatic fossils are found in the area? 

Keep looking!

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Thanks folks.  The shape caught my eye but the channels and pits on the one side are what led me to bone.  Nature just has a cruel sense of humor.  Thanks again.  

 

I'll continue to share what I find. I'm a rock guy so I usually just stumble onto the fossils.  As far as what can be found, there's a really good article on digitalatlas and theres always the Hagerman fossil beds site.  It's a national monument so it'll be well documented.

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