Rsmull Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Also found in the GMR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Walrus tusk? "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...
Rsmull Posted September 7, 2009 Author Share Posted September 7, 2009 Walrus tusk? Thats what I thought at first, awfully thin and has the same texture as a piece that Frank menser found that was id'd as saber tooth. Thats what got me thinking it might be different then Walrus tusk. Although it certainly could be tusk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricFlorida Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Piece of mammoth tooth plate. www.PrehistoricFlorida.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Piece of mammoth tooth plate. Ah! Thanks Nate!! (The new 'handle' is good; ties things together) "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...
PrehistoricFlorida Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Thats what I thought at first, awfully thin and has the same texture as a piece that Frank menser found that was id'd as saber tooth. Thats what got me thinking it might be different then Walrus tusk. Although it certainly could be tusk. Where can I see pictures of this "saber tooth"? www.PrehistoricFlorida.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Menser Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Hi, I can't post pics at this time. For some reason I'm having malfunctions. Talked with Robert and took another look at that piece and I have to agree it's Mammoth. (The tooth Robert mentioned was identified by the top cat researchers at the University of Kansas as the root section of a Smilodon fang. There are a couple of threads about it as it was heavily debated by some who insisted it was a walrus tusk. Will post when I can). Be true to the reality you create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoPutz Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Is it possible that its current presentation could be the result of compression? I don't have much experience with this type of fossil, but I assume it was buried at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Piece of mammoth tooth plate. I concur. Mammoth enamel. http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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