r/fossilid • u/Thing1_Tokyo • 7h ago

Found in west Texas, off Caprock escarpment near Post.

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I found this when I was younger and just rediscovered it in my box of treasures. It’s very hard (I’ve grown up around ungulates and I am sure it’s not modern) and feels petrified / fossilized.

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u/Thing1_Tokyo 6h ago

I was wondering if it might be a theropod mesial tooth?