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Howdy all, I read somewhere that Thecachampsa americana is a synonym for Crocodylus americanus, at least in reguard to thecachampsa fossils found in pleistocene deposits in Florida. Is this true?
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Hello all, These are some fossils I have found during my previous expeditions to the Peace River. I have provided details on what I think two of them could be. Confirmation or correction of the IDs would be appreciated! Fossil #1: I believe this fossil to be a portion of a scapula. I have included the image on the left of a partial woolly rhino scapula (https://www.online fossil retailer.com/fossils/woolly-rhinoceros-scapula-bone-partial-late-pleistocene) as a visual comparison for the fossil on the right. Again, just a visual reference. I am not sure about the species. Are there any diagnostic features that could indicate what it could be? I have also annotated the images with the blue arrow pointing to the glenoid cavity and the red circle indicating the location of the supraglenoid tubercle (which I believe is missing from my specimen). Again, this is assuming that it is a partial scapula, which it may not be. Fossil #2: I believe this one could be a partial pelvic bone (specifically a portion of the acetabulum). Are there any features that could help identify the species? Fossil #3: I am not sure what this one is, so any identification assistance would be appreciated. Back View Front View Bottom View Top View Right View Left View ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Any assistance is appreciated. Also, I would like to apologize in advance if I have incorrectly used any of the anatomical terms. I'm still trying to learn some of the vocabulary. Thanks again and Happy Fossiling
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Hi Everyone! My wife asked me if her finds look like anything. Being ignorant, I told her I’d post them and see what the Experts say. Here’s #1: Here’s #2:
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I was hunting yesterday and post a trip report: https://www.thefossilforum.com/topic/138017-peace-river-hunt/ I did not think I had anything that I either needed or could ask for an ID, but then this bone "talked" to me. It seems that it is not a long bone, but mostly complete (96%) and about a size to be interesting.. That means there is a reasonable chance some TFF member will recognize. It could be a toe bone like a metapodial, tarsal, carpal, of a pretty large animal like Sloth or Rhino. At 1st I thought it might be a Calcaneum but a Jaguar Calcaneum which I found is much larger. I have also seen similarities to Sea Turtle or Dolphin humerus... So it could be a lot of things. I'll have a long time tracking each possibility down. It is from an mammal or reptile that lived and died near the Peace River. I hope some members can eliminate some of the possibilities. Top: Bottom (opposite to top) Left side Right side Left end Right end Help greatly appreciated. As the topic implies... a curious short bone
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Found in Florida on Little Gasparilla Island
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Hello TFF, This is an older peace river find of mine that still stumps me, the closest guess of mine is some kind of claw based on the articulating surface and potentially a sloth “thumb” bone or something similar. I appreciate any advice or leads. Thank you!
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Just got back from Venice (I'll post that report in the next few days, really good trip) and got this nice bone. I'm confident that it's a phalanx, and from Google I believe it belongs to a llama, due to the length compared to other animals like horses or tortoise. Any thoughts?
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We found this shark tooth fossil and wondered what type of shark and how old it could be. This was found on Casey Key beach FLA.
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I got this online and all I know is that it was found in Florida. Any help is appreciated. (Ruler is in inches)
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Hi Everyone; Attached is an odd little number I keep coming across that I can’t identify for the life of me. It’s about 3cm long and 1.5 cm thick. Thanks.
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Trying to get out hunting more often just for the exercise and good feeling of being on the river in the sunshine. If you are not familiar with the Peace River, there are many/most locations shallow enough to hunt. I went out Tuesday to a number of locations that had proved productive in the past. This was a location that would have been over my head a month ago. We hope to find that heavy rains and currents have moved the gravel and sand around opening new opportunities. Today was mostly small shark teeth and unidentifiable bones.. I did not keep the bones. Note the colors of the shark teeth on the left. Darker colors typical of the Peace River with tannic acid. We hunted at this location for a couple of hours. It had a number of artifact "flakes" and I kept one. The rest of the lighter finds came from a 2nd location, mostly marine based... This Dolphin jaw segment is less worn and longer than the vast majority of similar jaw segments I have found in the Peace River.. Here is a sponge, once again higher quality , less worn and more complete than most others that I (very) occasionally find. These last two fossils do not show typical wear from water erosion. I will likely return to see if I can find more similar fossils.
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Hi Folks! Been meaning to post some new finds and questions and finally settled down enough to start. Item #1: top side is boring and round and appears to be a rock. But then you flip it over and go Hmmmmm!
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Gobsmacked, actually.
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Normally I’m just out grabbing shark teeth on Amelia. I’m getting decent at identifying the main common finds, but struggling with some of these odd shapes I see on and off. Hoping for some help learning about and identifying fossils. I’m a fossilnovice, so I apologize if this is just a collection of rocks lol.
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Hello again! Yesterday’s finds we’re another learning experience but I AM learning, so here goes. Wife found this today on Venice Beach in Florida. It was deposited more-less at our feet by a wave (it’s choppy today.) I think it looks more like somebody dropped it and it’s a fake. Any thoughts? measurements in centimeters.
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Hello TFF, I found this tooth in the Peace River near Wauchula several weeks ago and I just can’t nail down an ID. My thoughts are raccoon or opossum. Thanks for any help!
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My first time posting here. Just found this unusual piece after a big storm and extremely high tide in Cape Canaveral, FL. Has several holes, two larger ones connect. Smaller pin size holes on bottom are not very deep. Also has a small curled up end, similar to a tail. I thought it was ivory, but it is such an odd shape. Maybe a natural pearl?
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My last post was about a Kingfisher I chased after hunting... Now I would request some IDs... One interesting item is what might be a Shrimp burrow, but I do not know very much about these except that @Harry Pristis has some that housed much larger shrimp and I seek his insights... Another very nice find is a section of a Castoroides incisor (Tusk), only my third such find at this size. I found a whole one in 2019 and identified it as C. leiseyorum but I believe the name has since changed to C. dilophidus... Any ID suggestions for this two small oddly shapes, complete ?, bones ? Last ID request for this Osteoderm... At 1st, due to shape I thought Armadillo, but now Glyptodon may be more likely.. It is an "edge" Osteoderm (left side in this photo)... Finally, just noting the unusual roots on this Equus tooth... always they are broken off the horse teeth I find... Many high quality fossils in addition to chasing the Kingfisher .. This memory will last... Thanks for any/all suggestions, insights, comments....
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Possible Megafauna Metapodial ID found near Florida/bama border
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Hey y'all, First post here and would definitely enjoy any input on this bone I found today. It measures 4.15" in length. Thanks!
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Unusual for a Saturday, I went hunting. Took this photo about 90 minutes in ... not too bad 3 nice Makos, and a couple of larger hemis. I did not find as much variety the rest of the day. This thread is not about what I found, but what I saw. I have Kayaked rivers and streams , upstream and downstream 100s of times... I note the antics of the birds.. when I arrive one scene. Some like Vultures, Hawks, Owls see me/my kayak and head into the woods away from the river; Most little birds are oblivious... they ignore me. The Ibis, ducks and Herons are usually feeding on the shoreline. trying to catch a meal.. Mostly they continue eating until the nose of my kayak reaches their latitude and they take off initially in the direction that the kayak nose is pointing. They repeat this not more than 3-4 times and then on the 5th reoccurrence , they take off and then fly into the woods or much more likely , fly directly over my head, back to where they came from.... But Kingfishers repeat this behavior MORE than others up to 7 times in my experience.. Did I tell you, I really like Kingfishers best.. I have noted when they dive into water trying for a fish and indeed have enjoyed watching them catch fish many times... but never when they are leading me up or down stream. Today the distance I was kayaking was over 3 miles by river , maybe more.. It used to take me about 2 hours up and 15 minutes less with the current.. but I am getting older and slower... Today a belted Kingfisher joined me almost immediately as I started back to my truck. I think it was one of the bigger males I had ever seen.... they can grow to 13 inches Generally, these are solitary birds and they are territorial, constantly chasing other Kingfishers away. You will know that a Kingfisher is your area by their constant loud call, which sounds much like a machine gun! So, I was about 40 feet away, when I heard that Machine gun call, looked up to see a female (?) on a dead branch and she immediately launches heading downstream... This behavior was repeated 18 times in the next 2 hours... When I would come into view, she just sat there, when I would approach within 20-25 feet, machine gun call, launch , gone. After a couple, I felt she was waiting for me, and started yelling "King Fisher, King Fisher and doing a poor imitation of a whistle..., did not make a difference.. as I got close to 20-25 feet , she launched. I could slow down her launching by going slower....or so it seemed .. At occurrence 15 or 16, I thought I lost her... Upon launching. she took off directly into the woods...!!!! But it was a right S curve and as I navigated the curve , there she was , waiting for me... Occurrence #18... She landed on a branch of a tree directly over my morning launch site, and as I closed to 20 feet, repeated her call and launched downstream.. Please to anyone who has insight to bird behavior, please explain what was going on and why... why would she spend over 2 hours today with me.. ? I had a GREAT day.. There is nothing better than communicating with a Kingfisher....
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Lots of fun finds from my last trip to the river! Can anyone tell me more about this tooth? I haven’t seen a mako with a curve and cusp like that before. What am I looking at? Thanks! :)
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Hi, Fellow Fossil Folks. Are any of these things more than rocks?
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