johnnyvaldez7.jv Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Found this little piece...I think it's enamel...just wanted to be sure. I get fooled by lots of rocks from time to time and this may be no different. And if it is enamel...could it be horse or mammoth? I've found both in the same area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared C Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 nice, it's enamel but not mammoth. The inner side of the enamel on mammoth teeth should be quite rugose “Not only is the universe stranger than we think, it is stranger than we can think” -Werner Heisenberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyvaldez7.jv Posted January 22, 2023 Author Share Posted January 22, 2023 Thank you Jared...my next question is: Is that entire piece enamel or does the enamel end at the line and the rest is mineralized tooth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared C Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 you have a point, perhaps I spoke too soon, I'm not sure 1 “Not only is the universe stranger than we think, it is stranger than we can think” -Werner Heisenberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 5 hours ago, Jared C said: you have a point, perhaps I spoke too soon, I'm not sure Yeah I'm gonna go ahead and say this is worn mammoth enamel for sure. Maaaaaaaaybe Mastodon, but with how thin it is, I'm leaning heavily Mammoth. 1 1 1 Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Cole Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Mark me down for mammoth plate enamel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPayton Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 I'd also say mammoth enamel, with the brownish section of the fragment being part of the preserved cementum that would have held the enamel plates in each tooth together. Normally the cementum tends to fall apart fairly quickly once the tooth has been exposed so it's fairly uncommon to see some still attached to the enamel. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyvaldez7.jv Posted January 22, 2023 Author Share Posted January 22, 2023 (edited) Thanks GPayton. On these other mammoth fragments...is this cementum preserved on the backside as well? (I always thought it was some sort of matrix). And the only reason why I had a doubt to this new piece as being from a mammoth...is the lines don't seem to be as defined or deep in comparison...but perhaps it's from wear. Edited January 22, 2023 by johnnyvaldez7.jv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Cole Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 I'm not @GPayton but it definitely looks like cementum to me on those pieces. As for depths of grooves, I have a small piece of enamel that's heavily worn with similar shallow grooves to yours. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyvaldez7.jv Posted January 23, 2023 Author Share Posted January 23, 2023 Thanks for the info! That cementum is pretty cool on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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