New Members tkimmons Posted November 7, 2009 New Members Share Posted November 7, 2009 I found this fossil tooth in a shallow creek bed in middle Tennessee. I am not very knowledgable about fossils but have always wondered what it came from. The two pics are a front and back photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy 55 Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 I am not really sure it's a tooth ? Let's see what some others say. It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy 55 Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 tkimmons,can you get a picture of the broken end... and welcome to the forum . It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Well, it has a generally tooth-like shape, but the textures and rounded edges are interesting-rock-like. "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...
New Members tkimmons Posted November 8, 2009 Author New Members Share Posted November 8, 2009 Here are some more pics. Like I said before it was found in an active creek bed and I always assumed it had been worn down by the water. Which would explain its smaller size and very smooth edges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Here are some more pics. Like I said before it was found in an active creek bed and I always assumed it had been worn down by the water. Which would explain its smaller size and very smooth edges. It does appear to be just a rock worn smooth to a tooth-like shape. The broken part does not look like a pulp cavity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seldom Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 At first I thought it was a piece of water worn bone, but the new pictures look like a water worn rock Galveston Island 32 miles long 2 miles wide 134 bars 23 liquor stores any questions? Evolution is Chimp Change. Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass; it's about learning to dance in the rain! "I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen." Ernest Hemingway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy 55 Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Yea, it looks like a rock sorry. It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Still an interesting rock. It would go in my "hey look at this" category. Don't give up though because there are fossils in TN. Keep looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy 55 Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Oh yes ,by all means keep looking there are plenty of cool fossils out there to find. It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members tkimmons Posted November 8, 2009 Author New Members Share Posted November 8, 2009 Thanks guys I will for sure hold onto this one. Its one wierd looking rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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