New Members JacquesBothaNZ Posted February 28, 2021 New Members Share Posted February 28, 2021 The kids and I found this fossil on our first hunt today. It’s a tooth I’m pretty sure. I’m thinking a mosasaur? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 This looks more like a polished piece of bone, rather than enamel of a tooth, to me. Wait for some other opinions, though. @mamlambo @Dave (POM) Allen 1 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...
Planko Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 +1 bone....more experienced folks might say otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas.Dodson Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 I agree with bone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Looks like an interesting bone, with relief, not just a smooth fragment. Maybe from the skull. Better than a tooth 1 My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave pom Allen Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 it would help to know where it was found ?..an interesting looking bone. what is the size ?, it doesn't look like tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members JacquesBothaNZ Posted February 28, 2021 Author New Members Share Posted February 28, 2021 The fossil was found at mutanau New Zealand approx 3inch long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamlambo Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Its definitely bone at the bottom and has an interesting shape to it. Can you post a close-up picture of the triangular section please? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave pom Allen Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 it has to be whale bone possible skull fragment 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemipristis Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 On 3/1/2021 at 5:15 AM, RuMert said: Looks like an interesting bone, with relief, not just a smooth fragment. Maybe from the skull. Better than a tooth I agree! OP--What is the lithology of the rock that the bone is encased in? Is it stable? A little prep work (delicately...) might yield answers 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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