New Members GCDawgs59 Posted June 3, 2016 New Members Share Posted June 3, 2016 (edited) Hello there! I am new here and have a question. My daughter found this collecting rocks during a canoe trip in Ohio. The person who took us on that trip thought she might have found teeth (molars?). If so I'm assuming its mammal? Any help is appreciated! Edited June 4, 2016 by GCDawgs59 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Pictures needed. Try resizing them below 2MB each. Regards, 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...
Piotr Bajdek Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 (edited) Yes, it is a fossilized mammalian tooth. Edited June 3, 2016 by Piotr Bajdek PaleoBiology Blog (in English, Spanish, and Polish) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members GCDawgs59 Posted June 3, 2016 Author New Members Share Posted June 3, 2016 very cool any ideas on what type? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 We will need to see a shot of the chewing surface. My guess is pig, but lets see what the experts have to say. Regards, 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...
abyssunder Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Maybe deciduous Sus scrofa tooth. " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Another vote for piggy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Very cool coloring of the tooth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 I vote for pig, too. If so: modern, not fossil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtdog Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Wow, pretty tooth. Congratulations . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piotr Bajdek Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 (edited) I vote for pig, too. If so: modern, not fossil. Well, to me personally the definition of a fossil says nothing in respect to the age, but rather about the preservational processes. My first impression, basically based on the color, was that the specimen is a sub-fossil tooth fragment and quite likely, it was buried in river sediments. I think if we call it "a modern sub-fossil pig tooth" it will sound nicely to GCDawgs59's daughter... Edited June 3, 2016 by Piotr Bajdek PaleoBiology Blog (in English, Spanish, and Polish) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Cool find! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Amazing color. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members GCDawgs59 Posted June 4, 2016 Author New Members Share Posted June 4, 2016 Thanks for the comments everyone. Here another photo of the other side-definitely looks like a pig but maybe wild boar / hog. Good Stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharko69 Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Yep, pig. I have several that I have found in N. central Texas with the same coloration in Post Oak Creek while hunting for sharks teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 (edited) Well, to me personally the definition of a fossil says nothing in respect to the age, but rather about the preservational processes. My first impression, basically based on the color, was that the specimen is a sub-fossil tooth fragment and quite likely, it was buried in river sediments. I think if we call it "a modern sub-fossil pig tooth" it will sound nicely to GCDawgs59's daughter... I definitely go for the age-based definition of fossil rather than the mineralogy based one for SOOO many reasons. Yes, it's arbitrary, but so are when we chose to begin a day, month, or year. Age is fairly easy to determine but mineralization that differs from the original form certainly is not, rendering the determination of something being a fossil rather subjective. I'll leave it there because I could easily write a dozen pages on this one. Edited June 8, 2016 by Carl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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