TyrannosaurusRex Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 I found this today in Midland tx. It is not from here though. Any ideas? A little over an inch long and very worn. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 The nearest thing to fossil that it reminds me of is a capybara tooth, or a broken piece of a small mammoth tooth. Not to say that's what it is, but that is what it brings to mind. 1 "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...
TyrannosaurusRex Posted August 26, 2014 Author Share Posted August 26, 2014 The nearest thing to fossil that it reminds me of is a capybara tooth, or a broken piece of a small mammoth tooth. Not to say that's what it is, but that is what it brings to mind. That explains why it sticks to my tongue! Thanks Auspex! Never found a vertabrate fossil before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Remember that I'm just putting my observations out there; the ID is far from settled! "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...
TyrannosaurusRex Posted August 26, 2014 Author Share Posted August 26, 2014 I understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calhounensis Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 (edited) I could buy mammoth before capybara, again, not to say that is what it is. I'm not comfortable calling this piece anything, there are several things it could be. Not a lot of diagnostic details left though. Petrified wood seems reasonable. Edit: could you get a clear picture of the end in the bottom right photo? Edited August 27, 2014 by calhounensis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kauffy Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 I have also seen some iron deposits form like that in sandstone... with no provenance this will be difficult, see if you can get some detailed images of the end as calhounesis suggested as well as a close up of those brown darker ridges. With that we should be able to get a better idea if it is organic (wood), enamel or mineralogical. Cheers Chris "Turn the fear of the unknown into the excitment of possibility!"We dont stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cole Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 I have also seen some iron deposits form like that in sandstone... with no provenance this will be difficult, see if you can get some detailed images of the end as calhounesis suggested as well as a close up of those brown darker ridges. With that we should be able to get a better idea if it is organic (wood), enamel or mineralogical. Cheers Chris Likewise. On the top right photo however, the left end appears to be bone. A clearer image would be nice. Cole~ Knowledge has three degrees-opinion, science, illumination. The means or instrument of the first is sense; of the second, dialectic; of the third, intuition. Plotinus 204 or 205 C.E., Egyptian Philosopher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bdevey Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 I don't think that is fossil wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyrannosaurusRex Posted September 5, 2014 Author Share Posted September 5, 2014 so what is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calhounensis Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 (edited) I think what Chris said is most likely correct, iron deposits in sandstone. That, or a similar minerological occurrence. Edited September 5, 2014 by calhounensis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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