rejd Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 And what would it's purpose be. It is a ceratopsian tooth. What's the rough surface called (if it has a name) and what would it's purpose be? Thanks for looking. A fossil hunter needs sharp eyes and a keen search image, a mental template that subconsciously evaluates everything he sees in his search for telltale clues. -Richard E. Leakey http://prehistoricalberta.lefora.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Could the roughness be an artifact of preservation? "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...
jpc Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Could the roughness be an artifact of preservation? No, the roughness is the way unworn trike teeth are. As for the name of it... I have never seen it labeled. Its just the "rough stuff on the side of a ceratopsian tooth" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 No, the roughness is the way unworn trike teeth are. As for the name of it... I have never seen it labeled. Its just the "rough stuff on the side of a ceratopsian tooth" Curious...I wonder why it is so? "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...
jpc Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Mee too, cuz it is not part of the chewing surface. Maybe to give the teeth some strategy for gripping the neighbor teeth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rejd Posted September 5, 2013 Author Share Posted September 5, 2013 Mee too, cuz it is not part of the chewing surface. Maybe to give the teeth some strategy for gripping the neighbor teeth? That does make sense. Not sure what other purpose it would provide. A fossil hunter needs sharp eyes and a keen search image, a mental template that subconsciously evaluates everything he sees in his search for telltale clues. -Richard E. Leakey http://prehistoricalberta.lefora.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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