ThePhysicist Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 Hi y'all, I found this strange micro Permian tooth. I haven't seen anything like it. It's from Waurika, OK (Wellington Fm.?, Early Permian), has textured enamel, has a broad crown but is VERY thin/compressed, and shows slight crenelations/serrations? on the edges. It's about 2 mm in height. It's not a fish tooth or scale (otherwise there'd be enameloid on only one side were it a scale), not Orthacanthid "shark" (textured enamel, broad, compressed crown), not amphibian (not conical or labyrinthodont), which leaves reptile or synapsid. Any help to narrow it down further would be very much appreciated. @jdp@dinodigger Side profile: Basal view: Forever a student of Nature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 following to see what the experts say. www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Are you sure this is a tooth and not a flake of bone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhysicist Posted July 4, 2022 Author Share Posted July 4, 2022 1 hour ago, jdp said: Are you sure this is a tooth and not a flake of bone? I'm fairly confident. There appears to be a shiny enameloid layer that coats all unbroken surfaces. I highly doubt that the shine is due to weathering as it doesn't match the preservation of the other bones in the same matrix, and given the otherwise sharp unbroken features. If it helps I can show it side-by-side with other bones. If you also need another view, say the word. Chipped "enamel" at the "apex": Broken base of the tooth showing a darker outer layer (presumably enamel): Sharp edges - not broken. Forever a student of Nature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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