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So finally getting around to doing this trip report now that I’ve got some ID’s in. Combining yesterday as well, since yesterday was kinda-sorta a dud, but not wholly. Went out to one of Peace River’s tributaries not expecting much beyond some orange teeth, and walked away with a ridiculous amount of cool finds. So to start off! My first ever River Meg! I say first ever as it’s my first that’s more than 75% complete - enough to be considered a tooth over a fragment. It’s most likely a posterior tooth, given the cusp and size! Next up is my first ever Tapir tooth - I believe it’s half the crown. Then my first and second ever Rhino teeth: Followed by what I believe is a fossilized bobcat premolar: Then my first and second ever thresher shark teeth: Then a symphyseal (Or pathological?) Lemon Shark tooth: And a symphyseal Hemipristis Serra: A partial horse tooth I’m pretty sure I broke into 3: A shark vert: A cetacean vert (Just the centrum): And this large burrfish/parrot fish mouth plate: Plus a whole bunch of other teeth I found. I will leave you all with this beautiful picture of the creek I took!
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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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Hey everyone, Today @Bone Daddy and myself did a little invert fossil hunting. Well, I found this Mercenaria Clam and I’ve never seen one like it. There are millions of these things littered around the site, but none have this layered growth at the opening. Can someone tell me if this a mutation or is it common? I’m not really an invert specialist, but something just seems odd about it. All the ones that I’ve collected or even seen have only one layer of growth that connects at the front. This one has so many, and its fairly heavy, probably weighs 10 pounds. Anyone know clams? thanks -J
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We need some help identifying these fossils found on Amelia Island, Florida
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So literally just got back out to my spot from yesterday in the hopes of continuing with a good shovel to start off the day. First shovel of the day results in this: Dugong? Tapir? Any help appreciated! @Shellseeker @Harry Pristis
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So I’m currently out in one of the creeks that lead into the peace. Found this tooth - so I don’t have my scale cube currently, but I wanted to ask if I could get an id on it. It’s small - but 1000000% fossilized. Was thinking Dire Wolf since the shape is a perfect match, but I’m not sure if the size says otherwise.
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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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Hey everyone! I will keep this one quick, I was doing some shark tooth hunting at Venice beach this past weekend (Caspersen) and found many standard teeth, but one stands out from the rest. Part of me feels like it’s just a rock but it’s had me curious ever since I found it. Things that make me wonder: - Shape of a tooth - very symmetrical - top is darker than bottom Things that make me question: - not smooth like (most) teeth - thicker than most teeth If it is a tooth, it looks thicker / blunter than a shark tooth, maybe a mammal? Although it has the texture more of a rock, I have found shark teeth like this on rare occasions. Any opinions on this object I found would be greatly appreciated, thank you!
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So went back to the dry dig site today, hoping to find a 3”+ Meg. Did not find one. Did find 3 Megs, all under 2” though. And loooots of whale stuff. Tooth, ear bones, small verts. Also found some great Hemis, some horse teeth (3-toed? Pre-Equus? Not sure). Anyway, here we go: To start off, the Megs and Frags, happy with the complete Megs today, despite being small: Now all the Whale stuff! Tooth, ~3”, which is super cool: 2 ear bones: Allllll the bits of verts: Next up, the massive chunks of turtle shell I found: The horse teeth: Gomphothere teeth fragments: Misc Shark Teeth (+ Ray mouth plate that was multi-layered) I liked a lot, including a perfect, 1.6” Hemipristis Serra: And finally, the rest of the teeth I found: All in all came away with a bunch of fossils I really like, so a very productive day!
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I found this small tooth years back in one of the numerous Bone Valley creeks that produce colorful teeth. I never was positive on the ID, thinking it was likely Carcharhinus .sp, but not shaped like the common Bull or Dusky I was finding in the Peace River, similar to the one directly below. Just stumbled over the photo below, looking for well preserved fossils. I only have this single photo.. Hope it is enough....
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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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So I believe this to be a a pathological snaggletooth upper - but it may just be a posterior or something? Wanted other people’s opinions! the very bottom corner where the tip would extend is in fact serrated - not broken.
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6 months ago, hunting with a partner who found this tooth that I initially identified as Rhino. See those crossing lines in the thin enamel of the 1st two photos. I had seen that in other Rhino tooth enamel found in this location. Before asking TFF for an Id on any fossil, I search TFF for similar fossils and found a thread where @Harry Pristis identified a very similar tooth as Cow or Bison. I never put this one up for identification on TFF. Today, I was commenting on this FossilID thread posted by @Done Drillin http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/124645-peace-river-id-help/&tab=comments#comment-1358464 and noted that Harry Identified a very similar tooth once again as Cow or Bison.. The last find appears to be a bovid p3 . . . the enamel striations suggest bison. I have studied the enamel and see the striations on the outside of the enamel of Done Drillin's tooth, and not on the domestic cow example above. Here is an example of lines in the enamel ... So, now I am wondering on the identification of this tooth. I have thought for 6 months that it is a Bison premolar. Do Bison and Rhino have similar lines within the enamel of their teeth? and are those lines missing in modern cow?
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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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There are always curiosities: Out with my son, visiting for the week. these are his 3 best finds. Sanddollar. @Sacha Can you confirm Abertella or not? A bone. All suggestions greatly appreciated. Finally , a Meg. Was this Meg "in process". If so, did it fill with dentine or river mud? Jack
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Found on Amelia Island. Any help with identifying what these are?
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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 a black object on the beach in Atlantic Beach Florida. Curious if it's part of a dugong rib or whale bone. It measures 3" in length by 1.25" in width has a slight curve as well. It's Solid/Dense for it's size. Any help would be much appreciated.
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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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Yesterday I was in a creek that I haven't been to in a while. I got the normal fossils, mainly shark teeth and the occasional meg frag or mako, but I also got these strange fossils that I have never seen before. The first one reminds me of a dolphin ear bone we got earlier this year, so I was wandering if it was some sort of ear bone. The second fossil I am very curious about. At first I thought fossil barnacle, but it appears to have enamel on top. The closest thing I could compare it to was a stingray dermal plate I saw in a book, but the bottom of mine seems more raised and the top seems less slanted. My only other guess would be fish tooth, but the flat bottom turns me away. any help is appreciated, thank you!
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Found in peace river Florida. Any ideas of what animal?
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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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