hokiehunter Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Is this a walrus tusk. Found today. Miocene Chesapeake Bay. Sorry for message. On my phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fruitbat Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Right size...right shape...right composition. It sure looks like a walrus tusk to me (though I haven't seen all that many of them)! -Joe Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokiehunter Posted January 15, 2012 Author Share Posted January 15, 2012 Pic s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hokiehunter Posted January 15, 2012 Author Share Posted January 15, 2012 What could have been... 2.875 without the tip. Grrrrrrrrr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 (edited) It looks a lot like a section of a Proboscidea tusk, maybe Gomphothere but I'm not familiar with the fossils in that area... Edited January 15, 2012 by edd " We're all puppets, I'm just a puppet who can see the strings. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokiehunter Posted January 15, 2012 Author Share Posted January 15, 2012 Mammoth or gomph was my second guess but this is a 90+ percent marine fossil area so any terrestrial mammal would be very cool too. I've just never seen or heard of anyone finding either in this neck of the woods so very excited to have stumbled on this today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Definitely look like a piece of tusk, what kind I don't know but someone probably will. Grats, nice find no matter what animal it turns out to come from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyersfan805 Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 That looks sweet..must have been a whoopee moment!!! Were you on the bay or a creek? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy 55 Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 (edited) Sure looks like tusk to me also look at this piece I have to compare . I think edd got it right . Very nice find! Edited January 15, 2012 by worthy 55 It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsessed1 Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 I can't help with the ID but whatever it is... It's way cool!! I do know there has been Gomphothere material found from the cliffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 I agree with the others that it is proboscidean tusk. Your photo on post #5 shows schreger lines. Walrus tusk doesn't have these lines. I'm not sure if there are Miocene walruses. The ones I'm familiar with are Pliocene to recent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 (edited) That's why I said it might be a section of Proboscidean tusk, the schreger lines is a good indicator that it's not a walrus tusk and instead it's a ancient elephant. The reason I said that it looks to be a Gomphothere is because the enamel looks a lot like the enamel present on a piece of gomphothere tusk I have in my collection Edited January 15, 2012 by edd " We're all puppets, I'm just a puppet who can see the strings. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokiehunter Posted January 15, 2012 Author Share Posted January 15, 2012 (edited) Yipeee. Proboscidean tusk works for me! thank you to all for the I.D assist. In fact its better since as said above terrestrial mammal stuff from the bay is basically a once a year if that find. And Flyersfan805... It was from the bay. Not creek. Ill take the exact location to my grave though. :-) Edited January 15, 2012 by hokiehunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC Joe Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Although I do think it's tusk I just don't see the checks that you see on the Mastodon and Mammoth tusk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyersfan805 Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Lol.. understand I wouldn't let that spot go either ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeDOTB Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Sweet find! I wish I had my piece of tusk to compare with yours. But definitely interesting. That mako is a real shame! It sure is pretty, and if it was complete, I think you would still be doing the "Meg Dance". DO, or do not. There is no try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowsharks Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Jason, I would send some pics of that to Dr. Godfrey at the Calvert Marine museum. his email is: >redacted from the public board< Awesome find! Daryl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Jason, I would send some pics of that to Dr. Godfrey at the Calvert Marine museum. his email is: >redacted from the public board< Awesome find! Daryl. Hey Daryl, Probably better to PM Dr. Godfrey's email address. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoRon Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 It seems to have a strip of enamel on it which would indicate gompothere for a bay find.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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