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Home and settled, have 3 more teeth I’d like ID’s on before I do a trip report. 1) Very obviously a herbivore tooth - half of one anyway. 2) Tooth of some kind with enamel with vertical Hunter-Schreger bands 3) Looks like a Dugong tooth fragment kinda, but could also be a rock 1) Herbivore tooth: 2) Enamel banded tooth: Top: Root: View of enamel: 3) Dugong?
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So I went hunting in Bone Valley yesterday, the same paid dig site I had originally gone to and met @Nimravis at, and came away with some gorgeous finds! To start off with my favorite find - a part of a Gomphothere tooth and a few other fragments: Then of course, as always, some Megs - found 3 complete ones with a bunch of frags, the complete ones are all small, 2”, 1.5”, and 1.2” in slant height: I also found a very complete Three-Toed Horse tooth: I found a whole bunch of sand tiger shark teeth, including, finally, one with a cusp: A bunch of snaggletooth shark teeth, including one that was presumably digested as most of the enamel is gone: A lone C. Hastalis tooth: A (fish?) vertebrae, barracuda tooth, and sting Ray barb pieces: And finally, what I’ve been told is a Crocodilian Gastrolith, though I’m unsure of it myself and will be posting it in the ID page: Overall an awesome trip and I will definitely be going back again!
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I have been chatting back and forth with @Meganeuraabout how he works Peace River in Florida and I quite like the idea of taking my kayak and having a day or two sifting etc. So I was wondering if anyone knows of a similar area in the UK? I have had a google(or actually an ecosia!) about it and only came up with sites on the coast that are all cliff erosion sites and a few disused quarries. Fingers crossed
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Made a quick trip to a new spot today with my wife and some friends to test out my sifter and to try this new spot. Only spent ~2 hours there, so didn’t find anything too amazing, but my god, the colors! Picture doesn’t do em justice but they’re orange and absolutely gorgeous. Also found a part of a whale ear bone: And picked up this shell in the parking lot: Definitely planning on going back next weekend for longer, and with a probe! @digit
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Found a couple of interesting things that I would like to see what others think of. Have 2 what I believe are whale teeth but are very different so would like to know if others have any insight on their previous owners and a mammal tooth that the closest thing I can come up with is a bison premolar ? The whale teeth are 8.5 and 6cm in length respectively. The smaller curved one has an open root and the larger one does not or it has been fractured off.All were found in the Peace River. Thanks!
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Found this today at a new spot. Not a clue what it is. The last picture shows off what I think is the fossil part the most! Any help would be appreciated!
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I had been watching the Peace River levels daily and when they got to a workable level decided now is the time to go and decided to hit the river on July 5th. After the holiday the river was deserted and I had the place to myself - didn’t see another sole all day. I wanted to go back to a site that I had found a good mixture of mammal fossils and alot of nice sharks teeth ,but only meg fragments, on a previous trip so I was pleased when I was rewarded with 2 decent meg teeth. The day was hot but not unbearable and the steady stream of finds kept me busy and I probably let my guard down a little too much when I noticed what we call here in Florida “ a little leezard “ about a 5 foot alligator had gotten between me and the shore. Normally I wouldn’t even consider one that size a threat but I think this little guy or gal was actually sizing me up and certainly was not scared of me - I was pretty much done by that point anyway so I left the brassy reptile to it’s own devices and moved down the river a bit. At the end of the day the River gods blessed me with broad range of finds - a couple whale teeth and a mammal tooth that I would like to see what others think about and will post in the I’d sectionP ,a beautiful equus lower M3, some interesting bone pieces, glyptodont scutes, a nice piece of ivory tusk, alligator teeth, and a boatload of sharks teeth - fun day on the river !
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So in my eternal hunt to find a complete Meg in the Peace (Or mostly, I’m willing to take a 75%+ complete at this point), I took my new inflatable kayak to the Peace River to try some spots I’ve been to before, now that I have access. I’m not sure I’d consider it a particularly successful day, despite the River water levels cooperating. I came away with 30 (Yes, 30!!!) fragolodons, the most complete being a half. Also including a very large root that looks like it would’ve belonged to a 4”+ Meg. Which is… very saddening. I did find a rooted dolphin tooth among other cool things, so here they are: 1) The Frags: The very large root alone: 2) I don’t normally grab Dugong bone having so much of it - but this piece is 6”, and the longest I’ve found: 3) Turtle shell as always. Bottom left is my fav piece I’ve ever found - I think it’s directly from the end of the shell? 4) Piece of antler, Shark vert, and a piece of tusk I found: 5) Interestingly shaped bones I found. Not sure what from: 6) Sawfish Rostrum, 2 Croc teeth, a Barracuda tooth, and part of a deer tooth: 7) Stingray barbs and half of a dermal denticle: 8) Mammoth teeth frags, still looking for a piece that’s not just one thin piece: Continued below.
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Found this in some gravel near peace River - not sure if this is coprolite or not, wanted to get some opinions! Still very new on identifying most fossils.
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So did some 4th of July hunting today - found a bunch of stuff and I’ll do the trip report tomorrow. But I need ID’s on 2 teeth: 1) The first is a rooted tooth. I was thinking Dolphin or Whale? Really have no clue. 2) I’m guessing it’s horse, but I wanted to confirm. 1) Rooted tooth: 2) Horse?
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Found this in the Peace Friday. After some searching I believe it's a Tapir P2. If so a first for me, never found a Tapir like this. If I'm wrong let me know.
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So 2 more things I wanted to ask for IDs on. First is what I originally thought was Dugong bone - but now that it’s dried I can see concentric rings in it - which makes me think tusk? But no Schreger lines. The other is a piece of bone with an odd shape. 1) Possible tusk? 2) Bone @Shellseeker @Harry Pristis Either of you guys know? Thanks in advance!
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So 3… specimens from Peace River that I’ve posted before but never got any ID’s on that I figured I’d repost and ask again - consolidated to one post. Not sure what any of the 3 are. 1) This feels like it could be a tooth? 2) Not a single idea what it could be. 3) Not sure if it’s a mineral like chert or mammoth enamel or something else. As always, any help is appreciated!
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I had found this tooth a while ago and was just now realizing it wasn’t in fact a shark tooth like I had originally thought - or at least I believe it isn’t, so any ID is appreciated! There’s very slightly worn away serrations on the blade near the root, the camera didn’t pick ‘em up. Also found this piece of bone (I think it’s bone, honestly could be rock) that looked pretty interestingly shaped, so I wanted to get an ID (or be told it’s rock if that’s the case!) 1) Tooth: 2) Bone?
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More mammoth frags? Also possibly chert, maybe something else?
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Back on the peace today, found a bunch of mammoth tooth frags and whatever this other thing is, and I’m not sure if the frag IS a frag. 1) Mammoth frag? 2) Whatever this is, maybe it’s chert, maybe it’s a fossil?
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So I was originally planning on going kayaking to find my own spot today on the peace but the kayaking plans fell through, so I had to sadly resort to a boat ramp. Public area, heavily hunted. Still, came away with some decent stuff! To start off, the biggest and most complete Meg I’ve ever pulled out of the Peace (No, I still haven’t found one that’s got even 75% of it left ) This is probably the coolest pattern on a shark tooth I’ve seen on this Tiger Shark tooth: Next is the nicest mammoth molar fragment I’ve found, with a bunch of other frags from today: This absolutely gorgeous turtle shell: Some horse teeth frags: A really nice bivalve: A very small armadillo scute: Some petrified wood: And finally, a half of a shark vert, a sawfish rostrum tooth, a deer antler piece, a fish vert, a few croc teeth, a gator tooth, and some cool bone pieces:
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So went to peace River today, and as always, I come back with ID’s being needed! So a few different things today. 1. Possible piece of tusk? It’s got cross-hatched lines on it which makes me think of Schreger lines. 2. Another thing I thought may be tusk, for the same reason. 3. I’m almost certain this is a mammoth tooth fragment, but I wanted confirmation! 4. Are these hammerhead shark teeth, or lemon? Thanks in advance! 1) Tusk? 2) Also tusk? 3) Mammoth tooth frag? 4) Hammerhead sharks teeth?
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Found in the peace river, Florida. Any ideas? Thanks
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Some IDs needed for fossils from my hunt yesterday, so any help would be appreciated! 1) Not sure if this is a sea robin skull or something else. 2) I think this is a very worn tooth from something? 3) Preeeeeeeetty sure this is just a rock with some interesting layers - but I’ve found them on occasion and figured I may as well ask: 4) Very thick piece of what I originally thought was sea turtle shell, but due to how thick it is, I’m not sure anymore: Top: Side: Bottom: As always, any help is appreciated!
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Wanted to see if anyone can ID these chunks of bone I’ve found in the Peace River. They’ve all got somewhat interesting shapes so I figured IDs might be possible! 1) 2) 3) Any help is, as always, appreciated!
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So decided to try one last hunt on the river before things got too high, and cause I was hoping to find a complete Meg in the river as I still haven’t. Ended up getting caught in a massive downpour for the second half of the hunt, which has cued me into bringing a tarp next time so I can see what I’m actually doing. Trip was relatively uneventful with finds, though I found a couple neat things I wanted to share! So first up is this very tiny Glyptodon scute I found. Not quite a full piece, but still very pretty and neat: Next is a common bull shark tooth - the unique part is how incredibly well preserved it is. It hasn’t been dyed black nor worn down by the river and is fully complete. The serrations are sharp enough still that I actually managed to cut my finger open slightly just running my finger across it: Also found a gator osteoderm piece and 2 small gator teeth: A partial piece of horse tooth: What I believe is my first C. Hastalis from the Peace, although it’s just the blade so I’m not certain: And finally a large collection of turtle shell. I found LOTS of it, including one red piece that seems particularly well preserved: Gonna be probably trying Venice Beach or heading to some dry sites over the summer, see how I fare there before October comes around again!
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Found this half tooth last week in the Peace River and despite pouring over all my reference books can’t come up with a decent identification. Appears to be a worn carnivore tooth (?) to me is all I have....... It has a distinctive concavity on the distal aspect of the remaining root and appears to have worn cusps when viewed from the side. I apologize for the less than stellar photography. Many thanks !
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7 feet at Zolfo makes it very difficult (dangerous) to hunt the Peace River. I just got off the phone with my fossil hunting partner. Likely we'll go Monday trying those shallow spots we marked during season. That is because we are more stubborn than Bighorns. Makes me think back to Tuesday. We tried a location that has produced some miocene finds, but we had been there many previous times, and ignoring small teeth, there were few finds. Might be a croc tooth, but I would not argue if someone said gator. The reason I made this a FossilID thread This fat rooted small tipped dolphin tooth are rare.. My first fragment at 23 mm length and only 50% complete. My friend @jcbshark found an associated group of similar but larger teeth 3 years ago, but I know of no other examples from the US Eastern coast. Requesting examples and comments on fat rooted small dolphin teeth. @Al Dente @MarcoSr @Boesse
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Going back through my old finds and upon checking some I realized I wasn’t sure if I had them right. First is a tooth - I had it in my “modern” section, AKA not a fossil - but it feels too heavy to be modern, so I figured I should ask. The second I had as a trace fossil, possibly a trace of a barnacle? But I’m really not sure, part of me wonders if its something else due to the patterns. 1) Tooth from something: 2) Trace Fossil?
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So finally finished sorting my fossils from Saturday, and had a few more pieces I can’t quite identify! 1) So first up is this piece of fossilized bone - it doesn’t burn, and it’s solid, so I do know it’s bone. Not a clue what it’s from: 2) Another bone piece presumably - but it’s got parallel consistent striations on it, which have left me quite unsure: 3) Next up is whatever this is, found a few of these but always forget to ask for an ID: 4) Second to last is this rock, not sure if it’s a phosphate nodule or coprolite. Still trying to figure out how I can tell what coprolite looks like: 5) And finally, while I know this is a burrfish mouth plate, it seems like it’s both sides of the fish’s mouth, as though it died with its mouth closed, wanted to know if that’s correct:
