rylawz Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Here is a tusk segment from a gomphothere found in Germany. The enamel strip is perfectly preserved. A great new addition to my proboscidea collection. Post your Proboscidea!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanNREMTP Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 That is pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 I am impressed. I am also curious and tend to speculate... I have a chunk of Mammoth tusk, and have touched and photographed a complete Mammoth Tusk. A pretty good fossil hunter said that my "chunk" is Mamoth because Mastodon tusk is much thicker in diameter. Here is an artist rendition of Gomphs.. http://www.fossil-treasures-of-florida.com/gomphotheres.html Relative to Mammoth/Mastodon the tusks seems short and narrow in diameter. I also note the hollow end. First time I have seen and thought about this -- thanks for sharing. SS The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Very nice piece Riley.I have a Gomph tooth on my bucket list. 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...
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