RickNC Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 (edited) The 5.5" meg earlier this month and now this beast. I broke the root pretty good with my shovel but I did find at least one piece of it. The root is pretty brittle and actually soft inside. How can I prevent more of it from breaking off? Should I let it dry indoors and then coat it with something like glue? When I saw this thing sitting on my shovel I actually yelled out loud and was visibly shaking for an hour afterwards. A very very rare find from GMR. I know at least one mammoth tooth has been found but I am not sure about a mastodon. Other finds worth keeping. The point is a really neat color but the tip is freshly broken. A broken mosasaur tooth in there too. Edited January 20, 2013 by RickNC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Killer tooth! Fossil of the month material IMO. Congratulations on the great find. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgrilusHunter Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Woah! Nice tooth! "They ... savoured the strange warm glow of being much more ignorant than ordinary people, who were only ignorant of ordinary things." -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 I think my reaction would be the same as yours. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachj Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 thats a really nice color too! that glossy black is awesome! one day i will find a tooth over 3 inches in good conditon haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Wow. Congratulations on that terrific find. Awesome tooth. I'd hate to be that mastodon in need of root canal work. Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeDOTB Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Youre really killing it this year! Ive heard of mastodon teeth coming from GMR, I think that is the third now. Ive never heard of a mammoth tooth though. Great find and extremely rare for the location! Congrats my friend! Mike DO, or do not. There is no try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeloiVarden Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 I would think you would want something that will readily soak into the root to help stabalize it. Search the forum for butvar to see what you get. Here are some more info. http://preparation.paleo.amnh.org/47/adhesives-and-consolidants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoRon Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Rick, if you want to try some Butvar to stabilize the root just shoot me a PM and I will give you some. I'm a Greenvillian now and not too far from Vidant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickNC Posted January 20, 2013 Author Share Posted January 20, 2013 Rick, if you want to try some Butvar to stabilize the root just shoot me a PM and I will give you some. I'm a Greenvillian now and not too far from Vidant. That sounds good Ron. I just read about two different ways I can do this since I believe the soft inside of the root is sub fossil material. I can let it dry slowly in a chamber and then apply butvar. Or I can apply a water based consolidant such as Rhoplex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Awesome find!!!! : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyersfan805 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 WOW! Crazy awesome tooth! Now you can enter something mammal into FOTM .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 All I can say is just to repeat the WOW!! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Hamilton Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Awesome find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudduck Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 What a Beauty! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsmull Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Incredible find !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vordigern Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Wow, congrats on an awesome find!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taffie Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 (edited) Congratulations on your amazing find! Edited January 21, 2013 by Taffie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt cable Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 An eight cusp GMR Mastodon tooth....Great Googly Moogly! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 That is gorgeous!!! Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Beautiful find, Rick. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokiehunter Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Wow! Just Wow!!!! Awesome find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terphunter Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 That is a trophy of a find!! LIFE IS SHORT...HUNT HARD!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossiladdict Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Sweeeeet find! Very cool indeed- definitely a trophy! Fossils are simply one of the coolest things on earth--discovering them is just marvelous! Makes you all giddy inside! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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