dsludden Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Good afternoon, I went out to the beach by the old scout hut at Cherry Point and found several interesting items. I believe two of the pieces are fragments of a mastodon tooth. I will try to post as many pictures as possible. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Al Dente Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 I'm not seeing any evidence of these being tooth fragments. They might be phosphatic nodules. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsludden Posted February 5, 2019 Author Share Posted February 5, 2019 Al Dente, thank you for the evaluation! Disappointed it’s not mastodon tooth but I love the fact I learned something new. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronzviking Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Could you get a sharp close up of this spongy looking area in red? It could be cancellous bone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatinformationist Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 If you could show a smidgen of enamel it would be a tooth, but I see none of that here. Keep posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 dsludden, just for clearer posts, you should state where as in state/ region you are finding your items. This is an international forum and for anyone not in your immediate area, they ( as I) have no idea where Cherry Point is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsludden Posted February 6, 2019 Author Share Posted February 6, 2019 Caldigger my apologies to everyone. North Carolina is the state. I will include this information in future posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsludden Posted February 6, 2019 Author Share Posted February 6, 2019 Bronzviking, thank you for taking the time to look at my post. Here is a close up of the area outlined in red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsludden Posted February 6, 2019 Author Share Posted February 6, 2019 goatinformationist, thank you for commenting on my post. You are correct, there is no enamel on the piece. Thank you for teaching me something new! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronzviking Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 3 hours ago, dsludden said: Bronzviking, thank you for taking the time to look at my post. Here is a close up of the area outlined in red. Thanks for the pic. Also in future posts we need measurements of the specimen and very important the location like previously mentioned. I could see why you thought it was a tooth because of it's suggestive shape but unfortunately it appears to be an odd shaped iron-oxide concretion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsludden Posted February 7, 2019 Author Share Posted February 7, 2019 Bronzviking thank you for the reply! I love unusual stuff because of the learning it provides. And thank you for the reminder to include complete details such as detailed location and size. I can’t expect help when I don’t provide details! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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