Shellseeker Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 I was out hunting the Peace River with a friend today. We had some success. He found what initially appeared to be a canine. It was small (36 x 12 mm) jet black with a darker enamel like tip. I decided to take some photos while on the river. I kept on trying to get better photos of the "scars" , but as it dried out, I decided it was not a tooth. So, what is it. I have never seen anything like it, even though it has the general shape of a tilly bone. Maybe others have seen similar from Florida Rivers... @digit @Harry Pristis @Sacha It is hard fossilized, like a tooth or tilly bone. Thanks ,jack The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 Fossilized gherkin? Not seeing enamel and Tilly Bone does seem a good fit. Cheers. -Ken 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 8 minutes ago, digit said: ... Not seeing enamel and Tilly Bone does seem a good fit. Cheers. Ken It does remind me of a Tilly bone. These bone growths are typically not vascularized, so they are very dense . . . dense enough to take a reasonable polish using rotary tool with a wire brush. Not necessarily dispositive, but a polish could be a useful indicator. http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacha Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 No idea Jack, but also not like any tilly I've found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOM BUCKLEY Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 What's a Tilly Bone? Tom AVOCATIONAL PALEONTOLOGIST STROKE SURVIVOR CANCER SURVIVOR CURMUDGEON "THERE IS A VERY FINE LINE BETWEEN AVOCATIONAL PALEONTOLOGY AND MENTAL ILLNESS" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 https://www.google.com/search?q=hyperostotic+tilly+bone Cheers. -Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatalieP Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 What does it look like all dried out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted May 10, 2022 Author Share Posted May 10, 2022 4 hours ago, NatalieP said: What does it look like all dried out? My hunting friend found it. I'll see him Wednesday when we go out hunting again. He told me that he had polished it. I have asked him to bring it along and I'll get some updated photos. 1 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatalieP Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 I'm definitely curious to see what it turned out to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 I'd say tilly bone too Jack. I've found at least 12-15 different types over the years Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 I'm in the tilly bone camp. " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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