garyc Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Here's another Brazos River find. Any help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bierk Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Looks like a fragment/shard off a mammoth tooth to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Mammoth tooth root??? "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...
JohnJ Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Agreed - but not part of the "root". An example for comparison. In the first photo of this juvenile tooth, the root is on the left. Nice find, Gary. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthfossil Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 This is the root of a mammoth molar. I have seen many examples from Texas and other places over the years. They tend to break up like this when they are weathered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyc Posted December 30, 2012 Author Share Posted December 30, 2012 Thanks for the replies everyone. Was thinking along those lines. JohnJ's pics are very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 I frequently get confused on this. This is a single plate broken off the tooth, and it is not the root, but the occusal chewing surface. Those "bumps" are not yet used for chewing but will form the chewing surface. SS The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyc Posted December 30, 2012 Author Share Posted December 30, 2012 I frequently get confused on this. This is a single plate broken off the tooth, and it is not the root, but the occusal chewing surface. Those "bumps" are not yet used for chewing but will form the chewing surface. SS Ditto that. If I'm correct what I found is the the side of a tooth that had not erupted yet? Looks like there is no wear on the occlusal side of it. The root side is broken off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Ditto that. If I'm correct what I found is the the side of a tooth that had not erupted yet? Looks like there is no wear on the occlusal side of it. The root side is broken off. Agreed. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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