T-rex17 Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Hi, I found this petrified/fossilised tooth thing and have had it for about three years it has always kept me wondering so I've posted pictures of it in the hope that someone may be able to identify exactly what it could be off. Its dimensions are around 7cm (2.75') long, between 5-6cm (2.2') wide at the base and 2.5cm (1') thick at the base tapering to a blunt end. I will appreciate all helpful input Cheers, Dan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharks of SC Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Was it found in NZ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-rex17 Posted October 2, 2012 Author Share Posted October 2, 2012 Was it found in NZ? Kia ora, Yeah it was found around the Kapiti area of the north island (I found it at the beach which is about 99% sand) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-rex17 Posted October 2, 2012 Author Share Posted October 2, 2012 Here is another hopefully helpful pic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nils Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Hi Dan! I guess, that´s only a flint, not a tooth. It´s shape looks a bit like a tooth or something else, but it´s only a freak of nature. Regards, Nils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmoceras Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Not made of flint though, as far as I know there is no chalk in New Zealand where flint is formed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nils Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Not made of flint though, as far as I know there is no chalk in New Zealand where flint is formed. Okay, I agree I don´t know anything about New Zealands geology. Than it´s another kind of stone, but not a tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-rex17 Posted October 2, 2012 Author Share Posted October 2, 2012 Hi Dan! I guess, that´s only a flint, not a tooth. It´s shape looks a bit like a tooth or something else, but it´s only a freak of nature. Regards, Nils Oh well thanks for disillusioning me it was kind-of exciting to think it might be a fossil though. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-rex17 Posted October 2, 2012 Author Share Posted October 2, 2012 Not made of flint though, as far as I know there is no chalk in New Zealand where flint is formed. Thanks, I wouldn't have a clue as to what kind of material it's composed of, but it feels much lighter than I would have expected for a stone of its size Cheers, Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nils Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Hey, never surrender! To have an eye for conspicious formed things is one of the most important skills to find something crazy. Don´t give up, there must be fossils in New Zealand!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glacialerratic Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 From the photos, it kind of reminds me of a piece of rough agate, or something along those lines.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 (edited) With all of those pores in the rock - it could be volcanic/tuffa/pumice in origin, which would account for the light weight. Regards, Edited October 2, 2012 by Fossildude19 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 want to say it's a siliceous representation of a fossil, what we are looking at is not the actual fossil but the filling of the cavity where the fossil was. Much like a steinkern. looks a bit like a whale bulla except for the end view. A relative light weight doesn't support my conjecture. Kosmoceras: guess that much of what we call flint generally speaking is chert or other amorphous silica? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 With all of those pores in the rock - it could be volcanic/tuffa/pumice in origin, which would account for the light weight. Regards, I agree that this looks volcanic in origin. "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...
Kosmoceras Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Kosmoceras: guess that much of what we call flint generally speaking is chert or other amorphous silica? More info posted here: Link Could not be said better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-rex17 Posted October 3, 2012 Author Share Posted October 3, 2012 With all of those pores in the rock - it could be volcanic/tuffa/pumice in origin, which would account for the light weight. Regards, That sounds about right, the beach I found it on always has a good amount of normal white pumice washed up on the high tide line Thanks, Dan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-rex17 Posted October 3, 2012 Author Share Posted October 3, 2012 Hey, never surrender! To have an eye for conspicious formed things is one of the most important skills to find something crazy. Don´t give up, there must be fossils in New Zealand!! I won't give up my search, hopefully I'll turn up with something worthwhile... Though I guess in NZ we're more familiar with living fossils than their defunct counterparts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-rex17 Posted October 3, 2012 Author Share Posted October 3, 2012 Okay people. here is another somewhat strange update on the ?rock? thing. For some reason when I lightly sandpapered part of it, there was a definate odor which is like that of freshly cut/broken fiberglass. Would this characterise anything in particular? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 ...For some reason when I lightly sandpapered part of it, there was a definate odor which is like that of freshly cut/broken fiberglass. Would this characterise anything in particular? Not really; the glue in the sandpaper could be contributing to the bouquet. If you hold a flame to it, and it smells of burnt hair, it would indicate that the collagen proteins are still present, suggesting a fairly recent demise. "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...
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