Fossil Molar Talisman Research Needed

VANDOO · 7th December 2010, 06:59 AM

THE FOSSIL TEETH I SAW BEING USED IN BALI AND ELSEWHERE WERE SAID TO HAVE COME FROM JAVA. IT WAS MORE STABLE THAN TEETH I HAVE SEEN COMMING FROM MANY OTHER LOCATIONS. THE ONE FROM JAVA WAS THE TOOTH OF A STEGODON A TYPE OF MASTODON. MAMMOTH, MASTODON AND EXTINCT ELEPHANT FOSSILS ARE WIDESPREAD I EVEN FIND THEM HERE WHERE I LIVE. THE TUSKS AND TEETH HERE ARE BRITTLE AND NOT SUITABLE FOR MUCH. THE ENAMEL ON THE TEETH COULD BE USED FOR TAILSMAN OR JEWLRY BUT NOT FOR A KERIS HANDLE.
PICTURE OF PARTIAL SKULL OF STEGODON TRIGONOCEPHALUS
AND 3 PICTURES OF A SINGLE STEGODON TOOTH FROM JAVA MEASURES 10.5 X 5.5 X 3 INCHES. ITS THE KIND I SAW BEING CARVED IN BALI.

7th December 2010, 06:59 AM	#10
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	THE FOSSIL TEETH I SAW BEING USED IN BALI AND ELSEWHERE WERE SAID TO HAVE COME FROM JAVA. IT WAS MORE STABLE THAN TEETH I HAVE SEEN COMMING FROM MANY OTHER LOCATIONS. THE ONE FROM JAVA WAS THE TOOTH OF A STEGODON A TYPE OF MASTODON. MAMMOTH, MASTODON AND EXTINCT ELEPHANT FOSSILS ARE WIDESPREAD I EVEN FIND THEM HERE WHERE I LIVE. THE TUSKS AND TEETH HERE ARE BRITTLE AND NOT SUITABLE FOR MUCH. THE ENAMEL ON THE TEETH COULD BE USED FOR TAILSMAN OR JEWLRY BUT NOT FOR A KERIS HANDLE. PICTURE OF PARTIAL SKULL OF STEGODON TRIGONOCEPHALUS AND 3 PICTURES OF A SINGLE STEGODON TOOTH FROM JAVA MEASURES 10.5 X 5.5 X 3 INCHES. ITS THE KIND I SAW BEING CARVED IN BALI. Attached Images