cryway903 Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 (edited) I was fossil hunting and found a rock that looks a bit like a tooth. How do I tell? Edited January 21, 2011 by cryway903 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 um, have you tried chewing with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear-dog Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 It usually has enamel on it.If in doubt post a picture on here,some-one is always willing to help. Bear-dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordpiney Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 you take a pic of it, post it here, and we try to id it for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cryway903 Posted January 21, 2011 Author Share Posted January 21, 2011 Here it is.I am new at fossil hunting so I dont know a lot.one of the corners is kind of flat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 "If" that is a tooth, it is only a fragment and I am afraid the pic is a little bit blurry. To me, it does not appear to be a tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 At first look, it doesn't appear to be a tooth. However, sharper pics could make a difference; size and where found information is helpful too. "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...
cryway903 Posted January 21, 2011 Author Share Posted January 21, 2011 This "tooth" belongs to my daughter. She found it in some creek gravel my sister brought her. I have no idea what creek it was only that its in northern grayson county Texas. After comparing it to some fossilized sharks teeth I bought on eBay I dont think it is a tooth. It has the same shape but is much thicker then the sharks teeth. It is dark brown and about a half an inch long. I'm taking pictures with my cell phone and so far this is the best we've gotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Eaton Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Unless it is really worn, it should have a shiny glossy enamel coating. There is not much else in nature like tooth material. It could be a fish or reptile tooth if too thick to be a shark tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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