Tooth find. Black Molar...can you ID for me? Thanks!

[crj1968]

Found this a couple days ago washed up on the beach in Washington.
Searched google and here without much luck. Wolf?

Black enamel up top worn down to root...

 

[Kray Gelder]

Canine molar would be my guess.

 

[crj1968]

Canine molar would be my guess.

Like regular old dog?
I thought that too, but the black enamel doesn't quite fit....

Thanks

 

[crj1968]

Bear maybe? Would a dog have a molar the size of a quarter? Big dog maybe.... no luck with google images on this thing. Alien perhaps.

 

[Kray Gelder]

The black may have been absorbed from the sea water, or from eating shellfish. Just guessing.

 

[A2coins]

That's really cool

 

[crj1968]

? . . . ?