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Was instructed by local "experts" that it was a dire wolf pre molar, i don't trust the validity of that statement. So i need expert validation.
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I found these last week buried in the Peace River and I am trying to identify them. Thanks for any help you all can give!
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Found this tooth near the peace river it looks like a hastalis tooth but the root is very wide and its much more girther than any other hastalis tooth ive ever found. One of my friends told me it could be a transitional fossil but I was hoping for more opinions on it.
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Found both these teeth near the peace river i've never found this kind of tooth shape. Im pretty sure its a type of mako but was wondering if anyone could an ID it or give any type of information.
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Me and my good friends take a weekly sojourn on the peace, away from crowds. Last weekend I made the mistake of letting my buddy dig my hole with me, first shovel full, sitting right on top was a big fat chub tooth. Never the less, it was paid forward to me. 1) Posterior Meg's 2) Typical Peace river Fragladons 3) Lone Sand Tiger 4) Pathological Bull 5) Random Reptilian vertebrae 6) Chunky lemons and Bulls 7) Honker of a horse tooth 8) Fat tigers 9) Upper and lower Snaggletooth
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Out hunting yesterday and just declined an invitation for Tomorrow because my son is visiting and we are likely to hunt both Wednesday and Friday. I just can not take the wear and tear as often anymore. This was a prospecting trip for new locations. Basically we go to a place we have not been and then "walk" the river until we find gravel and then probe the gravel for depth and fossils. Many times the gravel is only on the surface or too small or does not contain fossils. Then we move on again and again until we find a place that does... or we just have a nice walk in the River in the Sunshine.. I did not find lots of fossils but did enjoy the ones I found... At the 2nd spot we had 4 inches of mud, gravel and mussels in equal proportions. 1st sieve had a nice Nuchal osteoderm. Dug for 5-6 sieves, found a deer tine but nothing else... moved on... We stopped at 2 places with lots of gravel but almost nothing in them.. just a few very small shark teeth , some broken... This was not what I would call super_successful but we were 3 hours into a 5 hour hunt... So we moved downstream.. We always go downstream... it is easier than fighting the current on a long day... We got to an area that had tightly packed gravel and not the normal darkness of Peace River gravel. Light brown and cream colored gravel on a bed of clay. MIOCENE !!! We are about to find small shark teeth with colored blades and tan or cream roots... In the 1st sieve , there it was.... Be nice if the tip was complete , but definitely what I am looking for... Feels fantastic. Not only did we find a spot to come back to (Steve found more that I did, especially small colorful teeth), the prospecting trip was successful AND we had 2 hours to dig like maniacs and figure out what this spot could produce. Today I spent most of the day cleaning off the table on my side porch that contained the finds of 4-5 previous trips , and processing the finds from yesterday. Top Layer.. Silicified shells, sponges, Middle layer, Bone heavily fossilized and sometimes silicified, Bottom layer Shark teeth, best finds. I usually bring out 2-3 times as much but it gets processed out quickly. For example broken shark teeth go to my hunting partner, good shark teeth donated to schools and clubs, best shark teeth go to my daughter... She makes jewelry and collages. Note the Blue Blades ,, Miocene... just like we get out of the Phosphate Mines.. So the notables... From the Pleistocene a turtle Nuchal and a Llama upper molar.. plus a Juvenile Equus Incisor Seems I recall that an Equus Incisor with a shorter length of enamel are deciduous .. maybe /maybe not.. What about that , Jp ? Botryoidal "grapes" with little sprinkles of Druzy growing inside a silicified oyster... Then the prizes and why I think spots like this are more "Miocene" that other sections in the River.. These are quite rare for me... Then a very small Dolphin Tooth !!! Obviously requires some level of salt water. Never identified in Florida with this rugosity of enamel... I would be happy if someone would identify any dolphin of this size with rugose enamel anywhere in the world... I have no examples. Finally , I did not recognize this laying in the sieve... It also changed color as it dried... I have never found an Eagle Ray tooth of this size or this perfection Enjoy...
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Poking around a local creek, found a beautiful meg with some root decay (such a shame) and what looks like a fossilized cat turd or peanut ... any help would be greatly appreciated.
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So i was doing the usual yesterday with friends on the upper peace. Found s ton of stuff including a pair of posterior megs and monster hemis.. But i stumbled a cross this little guy. Im stumped, pathological tiger, etc. or something else?
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I am new to this forum so I apologize if this post is incorrect in anyway. We found some new bones we are unfamiliar with in the Peace River in Arcadia, Florida we’d like some input on. The first bone has a weight of 1,028 grams and the second bone has a weight of 203 grams to give a complete picture of their sizes. Any opinions would be greatly appreciated! Thank you for looking!
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Can anyone identify this bone was found in Charlie Creek near peace River?
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I found both of these in a creek near the peace river just wondering what they were? Find 1 I think is a camel tooth, or cow but im not entirely sure especially since its some what white near the top. Find two im hoping is a sloth tooth but i don’t have enough experience to be sure. Any help would be appreciated.
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A 10 day vacation to Florida allowed me to collect from 4 different locations. Hopefully @MikeR can help out with the bivalves and gastropods! First up is Cookie Cutter Creek. 1. Is this a bone? If so, type of bone and any thoughts to the small creature it came from? It is 4 mm long, so TINY. Next are Peace River unknowns is a type of shark tooth. The pointy part reminds me of lemon shark, but there are serrations along the root. 2. IDed as possibly Carcharhinus falcimormis; silky shark. 3. Probably no way to identify, but am open to suggestions. The next two fossils came from Yankeetown. 4. This small gastropod underwent some sort of crystallization/silicification. It's beauty does not show up well in the photo. It seems I read once that this occurs locally to the shells. 5. is a small Yankeetown echinoid. Not much for external markings. Maybe water worn? The rest of the fossils likely came from the Tamiami Formation in Sarasota County, though a little further south than I am used to collecting in. Inprevious years, I have collected the more dramatic gastropods and bivalves of the formation. This year, I focused on lesser species and new finds for my collection. Many have tentative IDs given based on my limited research. Here goes! 6. I assume this is an Ostrea but could not find an example with such linear lines. 7. A total guess on species. In fact, I am not sure if it is coral or a bryozoan. 8. 9. Some sort of razor clam. 10. 11. This specimen is much larger and wider than Crepidula fornicata. 12. A beat up specimen, but because of the vibrant color, it is worthy to me to ID. 13 14. I thought I verified identification last year, but failed to find it. So a second attempt. 15. 16. The scallop ears are flat on one side and curved on the other. 17. 18. This is the only "olive shell" found. I included it to make sure I was likely in the Tamiami Formation. There was a difference in species found this year, giving me some concern of the formation. . 19 20. 21.
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Peace River, Florida.
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Hey all! I went out last week and still cannot identify this. Please help end the madness of “what is this???” Thanks!
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Found in the peace river, near arcadia fl. Cannot figure it out. Does anyone have an idea? Please and thank you, Pleocineilly, ghorm
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Below is a dolphin tooth being sold as that of a Goniodelphis hudsoni, from the Peace River Formation in Florida. The tooth does not look like that of a Goniodelphis, however, as they appear to much more rounded. I personally suspect it's from Delphinodon, given that I have seen some similar teeth identified as such on other ID threads on the forum, but I can't say for sure. I must once again call upon your wisdom, @Shellseeker, and I believe @Boesse is also something of a cetacean expert. I'm yet to purchase the tooth, so I haven't got many pictures at my disposal. Thanks in advance for any guidance Othniel
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Hey everyone! My name is Josh. My girlfriend (totallydigsit) and I have recently gotten into hunting for fossils and decided to join the forum We are based in FL and have primarily searched along the Peace River near Zolo Springs and Arcadia (two spots we found during our initial research). We've found a variety of smaller bone fragments and shark teeth, but hoping to score the bigger pieces! Looking forward to sharing our findings and getting to know the community! - Josh
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Kern County vs. Florida - The Hunt for the Elusive Meg
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While the Megalodon tooth seems to exist as THE find for many fossil hunters and/or amateur marine paleontologists alike (and rightly so!) it's never been my own personal "holy grail." However. My partner, who graciously tags along and searches with me whenever I drag him out on hunts often hours (or even days) of driving away, is absolutely enamored by the idea of finding one of these guys. I've heard many good things about Ernst Quarries/Sharktooth Hill and the private land surrounding it in Kern County, but I've also heard incredible things about Florida creek hunting - mostly Peace River and some, unfortunately, Top-Secret spots. We luckily have the opportunity right now to go on one (or both if we play our (credit) cards right) of these trips and was hoping those more experienced in the culture of "Meg Madness" would be able to provide any advice, pointers, opinions, comments, concerns, etc.? -
I found this in a small creek that flows into the Peace River Fla, near Arcadia. It’s 3/8s wide and 1/2 inch long. Any help identifying this tooth would be awesome! I think it’s super cool!
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One of the first teeth ive ever found wanted to make sure what it is. Found on the peace river right after hurricane Ian.
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Found these two near the peace river wondering if anyone could tell me what they are? I have some guesses but just wanted to make sure, the first I think is some kind of whale tooth and the second could be some kind of tusk but not sure.
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Just posting for those who wanna see cool teeth. This is my best megalodon tooth and my second largest meg being 4.5-4.6 inches. Found in a florida creek during my last trip.
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What might be the species of this shark tooth. Besides the broken root it is complete with fantastic serrations.
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Found this a few years back in the Peace River around Wauchula Florida. Is it a whole piece of something really worn or a broken piece of something. It's porous but heavy.
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Greetings, I am working on my next display and am trying to sort through the various pieces of turtle shell. I have attempted to divide and label them as much as I can, using references I will post. This is my first attempt at turtle shell and have relied entirely on examples and available resources, so any correction/confirmation/explanation would be most appreciated. On my paper (in case it's unreadable - tendonitis flaring up so handwriting quality going down), the upper half of the page is carapace, the lower half is plastron, the left half is softshell and the right half is hard shell. I included a composite image which has better focus on each quadrant (terrible lighting today), and a larger image on which I wrote my attempts at further identification. References: This whole thread: This image (location directly on image): This image was very helpful: And these hand-drawn diagrams I found to be most accessible:
