is this a t rex tooth if not what is it ???

[phillipg]

i found this thing in a truck i bought in south ga i think it is a tooth of some kind but don't know . and if its a tooth is it worth something ? had it for 10 years thanks for looking

 

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[sliverofsilver]

hi,
how about a boar tusk or mouse eaten deer antler ?
just a thought before the archeologists show up. lol

 

[old digger]

Welcome to TNET!
It's not a tooth. Your last photo shows the interoir veining, which is quite extenive and would not be present with a large tooth. Your item looks very much like a section of a rib or an arm bone.
Nice save!

 

[Harry Pristis]

Welcome to TNET!
It's not a tooth. Your last photo shows the interoir veining, which is quite extenive and would not be present with a large tooth. Your item looks very much like a section of a rib or an arm bone.
Nice save!

I agree with Dennis . . . it appears to be a section of rib bone.

 

[phillipg]

i found a allosaurus tooth pic on the web and its got the veining on it here is a pic of it and thanks for the welcome and all the help

 

[phillipg]

 

[Ninjafossils]

Again. There is no enamel, nor is there a sign there ever was enamel. It's just a random chuck o' bone.

 

[phillipg]

well just my luck thanks all .do you think it worth something??

 

[Harry Pristis]

Again. There is no enamel, nor is there a sign there ever was enamel. It's just a random chuck o' bone.

I agree with 'Ninjafossils.' Teeth, even dinosaur teeth, do NOT have a thin cortex surrounding cancellous bone. This piece of bone does not resemble a tooth, other than being long and slender.

 

[old digger]

A tooth will not show any porous structure as shown in your last photo. There may be a small hollow nerve core, but with a porous core there is no strength in biting.

 

[Oneshot]

Looks like one of my mother-in-law's bicuspids.

 

[Ninjafossils]

well just my luck thanks all .do you think it worth something??

It's only worth what it means to you. In terms of commercial value, it's about $0.05