Found among Ordovician era Fauna

[MamaThor]

Found what looks like a shark tooth in a layered creek gorge in Montgomery County NY. This was found up- creek from limestone and dolomite creek bed. Layers of rock containing fossils and separated by thin shale layers.  The thicker layers of rock have high concentrations of brachiopods, trilobites and other Ordovician era fossils. This fossil does not appear to belong here. 

[Kane]

A bit challenging for me to make out, but I wouldn't entirely rule out fragment of the doublure of an asaphid trilobite.

[Philip Rutter 2]

It's certainly an interesting find.  The fossil seems to run on into places still covered by matrix; my wish would be for some good professional preparation, to get it entirely exposed an clean.  There seems a fair chance the resemblance to a sharks tooth might be just due to the more exposed portions, and purely fortuitous- and maybe misleading.

 

But - interesting!

[DPS Ammonite]

On 9/5/2024 at 1:09 PM, Kane said:

A bit challenging for me to make out, but I wouldn't entirely rule out fragment of the doublure of an asaphid trilobite.

I had to look up doublure.

 

https://www.trilobites.info/trilovent.htm

[MamaThor]

5 hours ago, Philip Rutter 2 said:

It's certainly an interesting find.  The fossil seems to run on into places still covered by matrix; my wish would be for some good professional preparation, to get it entirely exposed an clean.  There seems a fair chance the resemblance to a sharks tooth might be just due to the more exposed portions, and purely fortuitous- and maybe misleading.

 

But - interesting!

Where would I look to find someone who can professionally expose this? 

[Philip Rutter 2]

My first thought is a museum with paleontology; but it might be possible for a jeweler that does actual lapidary?  And I'm totally guessing!  Other folks here will have more certain information.  :-)  Best of luck with it!