New Members nsmx1 Posted February 10, 2016 New Members Share Posted February 10, 2016 I found this in a rock collection. Any ideas as to its identity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coelacanth Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 It could be one of three things: a claw (unlikely, but I'll explain why later), a Plesiosaur tooth, or an Enchodus sp. tooth. I find it unlikely that this is a claw because it doesn't have evident curved grain on the surface, and there is no curved indentation for a blood vessel to lie in. I find it slightly more probable that it is a Plesiosaur tooth, because Enchodus sp. teeth are usually warped somewhat in the middle. However, the complete dearth of pattern suggests that it could also be a fake. I think that all of this evinces the claim that you have a fake Moroccan Plesiosaur tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 doesn't look like tooth material, looks like limestone "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 (edited) I cropped and brightened the pictures. Maybe a broken antler tine/cow horn tip?? A sharp, well lit, in focus picture of the broken end may help us to figure it out. Regards, Edited February 11, 2016 by Fossildude19 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 I think antler tine is the right track. "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...
Coelacanth Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 I think antler tine is the right track. What he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members nsmx1 Posted February 11, 2016 Author New Members Share Posted February 11, 2016 Thanks to everyone who answered, this was helpful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members nsmx1 Posted February 11, 2016 Author New Members Share Posted February 11, 2016 I cropped and brightened the pictures. post-20653-0-57776200-1455147859.jpg post-20653-0-69678300-1455147892.jpg Maybe a broken antler tine/cow horn tip?? A sharp, well lit, in focus picture of the broken end may help us to figure it out. Regards, Here is the broken end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Thanks for the new picture. Looks bone/antler like to me. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Is there any stratigraphic or geological data to go along with the specimen? Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Definitely bony rather than toothy. I'm in the tine camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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