Jemstar Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Hello fossil friends, does this tooth look familiar to anyone? We are currently near Drumheller, and we found this surface searching in an old dump area that had many fossil shards and bits. It’s about 1 1/2”. I’ve tried google already. If it turns out to be anything important it will go straight to Tyrell. Thanks for looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 weird.... what does the end look like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jemstar Posted August 4, 2023 Author Share Posted August 4, 2023 It is weird! I’ve wiped it off some more and it actually looks metallic. I don’t have anything with me to check though, it’s really hard to tell. If this turns out to be anything but a tooth I will be really embarrassed. Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Cole Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 Rifle round? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Cole Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 I wouldn't be embarrassed. At first blush, I can see why it looked like a tooth. But after your cleaning, the rifling marks and metallic character look more defined. Better to pick it up than to miss out on a possible great find! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jemstar Posted August 5, 2023 Author Share Posted August 5, 2023 Very interesting….. thank you for looking at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyw Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 Yep. Full metal jacket rifle round with soft lead core. Looks to be about .30 caliber so possibly 30-06, 303, or .308. If I knew the diameter I could probably tell you which for sure….. ( old reloader here) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jemstar Posted August 5, 2023 Author Share Posted August 5, 2023 (edited) Darn. I’ll be sticking to my Devonian fossils back home in Ontario. Haha. I’ll leave this up as a learning tool for others. Thanks again. Edited August 5, 2023 by Jemstar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joy_Fossils Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 I have also found a few of those. It always stumps me how they got there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jemstar Posted August 7, 2023 Author Share Posted August 7, 2023 15 hours ago, Joy_Fossils said: I have also found a few of those. It always stumps me how they got there. Probably just a bunch of yahoos shooting stuff at the dump. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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