New Members bradg2 Posted March 8, 2008 New Members Share Posted March 8, 2008 I'm pretty sure is a tooth......can anybody tell me if it really is, and if so, what is it from? I look forward to hearing some details! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Brad I'm not sure where you live but apparently there are Paleozoic marine outcrops in your area. Your find is a horn coral quite similar to the Streptelasma and Grewingkia specimens I found as a kid in the Cincinnati area, Ordovician in age. Diagnostic features that separate this horn coral from teeth include radially symmetric lines evident in cross section, lack of enamel, and presence of exterior bumps on your specimen. Feel free to submit your finds to this forum at any time. I still scratch my head on lots of specimens as well and regularly submit images for consideration by the group. Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kauffy Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 im sorry to say this but what you have found is not a tooth. it is a type of horn coral, mabye with some bryazoan covering (hard to tell from pictures) Where excactly did you find this? what formation? age ect "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...
kauffy Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 ahh Dan beat me to it! great minds think alike..... "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...
New Members bradg2 Posted March 8, 2008 Author New Members Share Posted March 8, 2008 Thanks for the quick replies. Dan, I live in southern Ohio along the Ohio river. I found it in my drive way shortly after getting a fresh shipment of gravel (I presume it came with the gravel.) I'm not sure where the gravel originated. Anyways, thanks again for your help. It's good to know finally know what it is; it's been sitting in a drawer for almost two years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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