Fossilized Tooth, Based

An amber point juts from a sandy oval, clipped to a stand like a trophy.

This is a fossilized tooth on a base. Teeth are among the most common vertebrate fossils because enamel is the hardest tissue in the body and resists decay and wear better than bone. Larger, oval slab with a rough, pale tan face, holding a glossy brown-gold pointed form in the upper center. Dark curved clips grip the edge, and a thin upright rod joins a flat black base. It is 4 inches wide, 2.5 deep and 7 high.

Properly mounted, properly proud, and a little pointy.