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I was out yesterday... No fantastic finds but a few interesting ones. A Shark tooth, 38 x 23 mm. I thought it was a Shortfin Mako, my friend said giant thresher. Help @Al Dente, @MarcoSr. What differentiates the two... The 2nd is a fish spine. I am used to seeing Catfish spines that look like the one below..... I am wondering and usually pleasantly surprised, when I reach out fro detailed knowledge on any fossil topic, in this case identification of catfish spines.
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IMG_0290.HEICHello! I recently went to Venice Beach, and I was hoping to ID my findings. One of which seems to be a large tooth without enamel, but I’m not completely sure. Let me know your thoughts on my haul! IMG_0291.HEIC IMG_0292.HEIC
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My brother and I visited Levy County Florida on May 5 as a short diversion on a recent family trip to Florida because I was determined to find an Eupatagus antillarum (Eocene echinoid from the Ocala Limestone) It has taken 10 days to post a trip report because, well, I had to return home, clean the fossils and write a poem. Write a poem because this trip would not have happened if I had not met the TFF Chief Poet @snolly50 in a lovely rhyme-off in support of a recent TFF auction. I would not have been introduced to @Sacha … and @digit … and then read some of their posts and seen those beautiful echinoids!!!! And so in honor of the fossil chain: Ode to THE Echinoid This Eocene invertebrate is regularly found, Reports from Fossil Forum members really do abound! I read with so much interest, @ClearLake’s and Sacha’s posts, And vowed that I would find this treasure somewhere near the coast! Pentameric symmetry, is subtle in this kind So beautiful this lovely gem, I’ll seek until I find! Adorned with petal-shaped tattoos, with nature’s ageless art It did not need this added way to catch my beating heart. Irregular describes its shape, a dome-topped oval-oid Sought in Ocala Limestone, a fossil quest enjoyed! Irregular its status too, a state fossil in waiting What must occur to elevate this echinoid’s curating? Star of Levy County, exquisite echinoid Eupatagus antillarum! I am now overjoyed! Our foray followed an excellent afternoon with Ken (digit) and his wife Tammy wherein we received advice on the search image …as well as such wonderful hospitality that it reminds me, again, that fossil hunting always introduces me to the most welcoming people around. Although we hunted for only a couple of hours, we found several different items and three Eupatagus antillarum. They may be common, but they are new to me and I believe the largest specimen may be exceptional. As for (tentative) IDs, (corrections welcome) top row, left: Periarchus lyelli floridanus (Fischer, 1951) - big sand dollar bottom row, left Rhyncholampas ericsoni (Fischer, 1951) - high test, star shaped peristome bottom row, middle Neolaganum durhami (Cooke, 1959) - little sand dollar entire right column Eupatagus antillarum (Cotteau, 1875) - main attraction of the site! Whenever I hunt in Eocene material, I invariably end up looking for crab (I can’t help it). So, the second photo is presented for comment. Crab or “Just My Imagination?” (I can’t help it) Thank for reading.
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Hi all, This is a tiny little find from a creek here in Florida. It could be nothing more than a polished bit of fossilized bone with some coincidental marks, but the markings are odd to me. I haven’t found bone pieces with such symmetrical and aligned cuts like this before. I was wondering if anyone has any ideas what this may be?
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Hey guys, I found this in a creek close to me in south Florida, and while I originally presumed it to be a small, worn down bone upon first glance, further inspection made me suspect it might be something else. It has a unique enamel-like texture and there are rings visible on top. Yet it’s quite dull and tiny, it wouldn’t be a very effective incisor. I’m stumped! I’m hoping someone might have some ideas?
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Hey guys! I'm hoping someone can help me ID this bone? I found it a little while ago in a river close to me in south Florida. I feel like it’s something obvious like a gator or a bovine but I can’t get a definite answer and it always drives me nuts when I can’t ID a bone! I’ve found one or two others similar to this in the past.
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Hello everyone, I'm new to the forum. My daughter and I were in Florida for her spring break. She's ten and interested in fossils, so I souped up a canoe with outriggers and bought a hookah system. Most of the time we spent was learning about how to dive down and overcome her fears safely, but we got some time on the bottom. No megs, but a few smaller teeth. I've attached some images. Not sure if we got the IDs correct, but here goes. best wishes, Lloyd Our guesses are bull shark, dugong, dugong, unknown, then a few smaller teeth in a group, then two lemon shark teeth, mackeral shark, ray plate, and sand tiger shark.
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My stepdaughter found this tooth in the Peace River (FL) on our last trip out. I tried to take decent photos of the chewing surface, but my hands are shaky (shakier after Covid). Can anyone ID the species on this one? If not, I can have her take some better photos.
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I am new to all this and some of my ID books are still in the mail. Can you all help me ID this?
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I am relatively new to fossiling, but I am excited that on my second trip out I found something very interesting. I found either a metatarsal from some land based animal or a tusk. Its very oval and some kind of enamel that is about 1/4 in thick. Found in Alafia River, Polk County, FL
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I have acquired 2 Marine mammal fossils in the last few days. One is a dolphin periotic found in the Peace River Thursday. @Boesse walked me thru the identification of this find a couple of years back Pomatodelphis is an extinct genus of river dolphin from Middle Miocene marine deposits in Alabama, Florida, Brazil, Germany and France. I thought it was similar to a river dolphin, but when I examined it today, it is about the same size but otherwise.... not so much Here are a few other angles While I have previously found a number of Dolphin periotics in the Peace River, this one seems more complex than the others. @gigantoraptor has offered some fossils for sale, including some STH marine mammals. He had this bulbous rooted whale tooth which I purchased. I am attracted to them and solicit any comments or identifications from whale tooth enthusiasts. !! Right now ,my only guess is Scaldicetus .sp.
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Hi everyone! Long time lurker, first time poster haha. I’m still kind of new to this so sorry if this is a super obvious ID, but I was wondering what kind of tooth this is exactly. I was thinking crocodile, but it seems to have a slightly different shape so I wasn’t sure. I found it at Ginnie Sprints in High Springs on the Santa Fe River in Florida. It’s about 2 1/4” long. Thank you in advance for your help!
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Hey y'all.... Another piece from Peace River, Florida... Is this a fossil or a rock??? Is very heavy and dense... Thank u all for ur time
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Hey y'all.... One more piece from Peace River, Florida... Can't find anything on books. Thank you all for your time.
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Hi guys, I know this isn’t necessarily an identification post as I’m quite sure this tooth belonged to a sperm whale. However, I have done a lot of research on other areas of Florida paleontology yet I don’t know much about ancient sperm whales or their teeth at all. I’m having trouble finding more info. I was wondering if this tooth (found in a creek close to where I live on the gulf coast of Florida) is particularly large for a sperm whale, or is this the standard size? Are they rare or difficult to find? This tooth was lying underneath the top layer of gravel alongside half of a 5 inch meg. I’m definitely thinking this is a good creek!
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Many things on the plate. I went back to sort finds from a trip last week and found this fossil that is confusing me. It was late in the day and I was hurrying to empty this sieve and load another one. I thought it might be a mandible section and noting no teeth, tossed it into my collection bag. Now , I am at the point of trying to figure out what is it. It is a Mandibular symphysis, exciting by itself and small .. 16 mm length, 10 mm wide, and 7 mm high. Seems to have 4 or 5 Alveoli pointing straight ahead. like incisors of a tayassuid. I have looked at the Internet but nothing seems similar enough. Perhaps others have seen something like it. I find Blancan fossils at this location mixed with Pleistocene. Thanks for the help. Jack
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I have been hunting fossils for 15 years. On Thursday, I found my 2nd ever section of detailed Cetacean jaw material. These are exceedingly rare. It is 2.8 inches in length and has 3 alveoli. It would seem to be more Dolphin size than whale sized. The patina would indicate that the top and 2 sides are relatively complete, and it is broken at the underside. Position wise, this section might be lower right, posterior half of Jaw. Please let me know if you agree this is Dolphin, and what are the possibilities. Here is a photo of Kentriodontae Dolphin with a jaw segment of similar size and lots of teeth !! Please try to give me some insights. Like were the teeth as short as it seems they would have to be to fit this jaw.
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Out on a gorgeous. A fossil hunting friend found this 27.3 mm incisor. He asked me to get identification from TFF. Finds from this location are predominately Blancan == Pliocene. On a previous occasion, he found a dolphin tooth, but the root fractured on the way home. He is concerned about the fragility of this incisor's root. The only consolidation experiences I have are Mammoth/Mastodon teeth and bones with Butvar. Should he consolidate this tooth and with what process?
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So I found this piece while fossil hunting in the Peace River here in Florida. It immediately gave me the impression of a certain something, so I set aside. It just seemed out of place for where I found it, (for it to be a rock). I have an idea of what it may possibly be, but want to see what others have to say first.
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I'm stumped on this one. I found this over the weekend while hunting in the Peace River in Southwest Florida. It looks like a horse tooth, yet it's too small/thin to be? (was thinking maybe it's just a fragment of a horse tooth, not sure how common that is though?). Or possibly a juvenile ground sloth tooth? I'm fairly new to fossil hunting so I'm still trying to learn in regards to the rarer finds.
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This was found in North Florida, near Alachua. Bovine? I copied this from another ID site because I am stumped.
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Hi, I can not figure out what this bone is. I got it from one of the paleo packs that PaleoCris sells so I am pretty sure it is from Florida. I know it’s some kind of bone. Here are 2 pictures of it...
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Hi Fossil Hunters, I found this unusual piece on Honeymoon Beach, Florida. It's not the typical shaped coral I find and has corallites on the base. I wanted to know what kind of coral and if it's fossilized or just a limestone cast (Steinkern)? Florida Guys I could use your help. @Harry Pristis @Plantguy @Shellseeker Thanks! Lynn
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Suggestions? Peace River Florida fossil hunting south of Zolfo springs
Jasons_fossils posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
I want to go back to Peace River but I don't want to do the normal canoe outpost thing this time. I want to take a kayak south of Zolfo springs were the river gets bendy, shallow, and remote. I don't have a kayak so I'm wondering if anyone has any recommendations for where I can rent one or if they want a hunting buddy for the second week of May. -
Hey! We are needing some help with identifications. These were all found in Florida along the Peace River. Some of the photos are not the best, sorry in advance. Any help is greatly appreciated. I'll number them to the pictures. Thanks again. A&J
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