I think it’s a tooth!

[NZ Nick]

I’m hoping you can help me to identify my unusual find!

I found what appears to be a large fossilised tooth on a beach next to cliffs at low tide.

I’ve attached some pictures…

 

I’d love to know what you think it is and how old it might be!

 

Can you help?

[Ludwigia]

Misleadingly shaped piece of weathered sedimentary stone

[Fossildude19]

No enamel present. Not a tooth.

[fossilhunter21]

I agree with, @Ludwigia and, @Fossildude19.

 

-@fossilhunter21

[NZ Nick]

Thank you… what’s made me think it’s a tooth is what appears to be the root. 
 

if there’s no enamel no tooth? 

[jpc]

also I think it is safe to say that this is bigger than any known teeth, except maybe elephant teeth which are not shaped like this at all.  

In addition to the lack of enamel, notice the texture.   It looks very sandy and coarse.  teeth are much smoother than this.  

[NZ Nick]

I was thinking Whale but lack of any enamel is confusing when it’s so tooth like!

[Ludwigia]

The shape may seem to fit for someone who is inexperienced on the surface, but the substance is all wrong. This is sandstone. 

[Gareth_]

@NZ Nick Hey mate, welcome to TFF! Where abouts in NZ are you? 

Unfortunately, it's not a tooth but I'm sure a lot of us would have picked it up because it certainly has that sort of shape.
It's a very well weathered (sand/waves) rock.

 

[Plax]

not sure if "Indian paint pot" works where you are but that's what they're called in eastern us. Basically an ironstone concretion. sometimes if unopened they have soft stongly pigmented minerals inside. also called "bog iron"

[NZ Nick]

Thanks all I’ll keep hunting can you please tell me what you think this is?

[NZ Nick]

Thanks all Plax was right… it appears to be an iron oxide concretion which are quite common in our volcanic region…

 

https://smallpond.ca/jim/sand/samples/ironConcB/index.html 

 

 

[NZ Nick]

On 3/2/2022 at 6:19 AM, Plax said:

not sure if "Indian paint pot" works where you are but that's what they're called in eastern us. Basically an ironstone concretion. sometimes if unopened they have soft stongly pigmented minerals inside. also called "bog iron"