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These are photos of some, what I assume are, teeth, that were in a specimen tray containing many well-known forms of shark teeth in an old collection. None of the pieces were labelled or had a locale. These have me stumped. I've googled "leaf-shape, paddle-shaped, flat, weird, unusual, shark, and odd teeth" with no success. Can somebody please help? Maybe they aren't teeth at all?
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Found these teeth and am wondering what they are. Found in a creek an hour south of Mandan ND in the cannonball formation
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Dear all, please help me in identifying the specimen in this image.
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Hi all! Been a while since I've had some time to go fossil hunting. I'm currently on vacation in South Carolina and finally took a trip to Edisto Beach. Even though I lived in Charleston for 4 years I never visited!. I found a few fossils, but I'm not sure what they are. I know one is obviously a shark tooth. I want to say some are fragments of mammoth teeth but I always get excited and think everything's an elephant tooth (I studied mammoths and mastodons in grad school). I'm not sure what the more rounded one is at all. My fiancee also found a piece of pottery but I'm not sure if anyone is into that or could tell me a time period of when it's from. Thanks for any help!
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Megalodon from Europe, the Netherlands/Belgium
Fossilsforever posted a topic in Member-to-Member Fossil Trades
Hi all, I am looking for Megalodon partial teeth and/or fragments from the Netherlands and/or Belgium. Trade is possible. Kind regards, Ruben -
Where should I be looking for larger hemipristis serra?
Mara_Masina posted a topic in Questions & Answers
Hello, I've heard that some locations are better than others for finding specific species. My favorite shark teeth to find are those of the snaggletooth shark, so I was wondering if anyone knows where I might be able to focus my hunting in order to find the serrations of my dreams! I live in PA, but am willing to drive as far as Virginia if I have time and money. So far I've found baby H. serra teeth at Matoaka, but as I'm a new fossil hunter I haven't had a chance to check out other sites yet. Any recommendations? Thanks! -
Dear TFF Members, I have recently purchased these two teeth - the seller said they come from Niger, Tenere, which probably makes them Pleistocene stuff, however which animal they belonged to, no idea. Please help :)) No. 1 No. 2
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Hi guys! So I'm planning to go back to one of the Calvert County beaches to try my luck again- I haven't had any success with finding teeth bigger than about a quarter inch and I'm hoping to find something a little bigger next time. My current technique is to dig up sand from the water and sift through it super carefully- should I switch it up and try something different to find big teeth? If so, does anyone have any recommendations for how to find them? And, final question, which beaches are good for finding larger specimens? I know Purse and Matoaka are good for quantity but I don't know which are best for finding big fossils. I'm still very new to tooth hunting so any help would be appreciated!
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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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I was super excited when I found this piece earlier this week while mending fences and would appreciate any help..
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Chenanisaurus Barbaricus Tooth? Or Carch?
Kurufossils posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Came across this tooth labeled as an abelisaurus belonging to chinanisaurus barbaricus from the Maastrichtian supposedly found in the phosphate mines of the Ouled Abdoun basin. Looks pretty thick to be abelisaurus and comparable to an extent to some carcharodontosaurus teeth. Is there a way tell the difference or will there need to be more specifics involved.
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Part 2 of my Fathers basement I have 2 crocodile skulls and one turtle. I believe they are Replicas? but the teeth on the crocodile are Fossils? once again I believe these are out of Morocco in the 70s or 80s? Thank you
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I found a rock on Stump Pass Beach in Englewood, FL. This said rock looks alot like a shark tooth. I had found several of the normal looking black teeth and I almost just cast this one aside, but it really resembles a shark tooth so I kept it. I just want to see if I can get verification if what I found is a really old fossilized tooth. Or not.
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Isotope analysis of nitrogen and other isotopes helps understand real paleo diets, but now we can use zinc isotopes. https://m.phys.org/news/2020-02-reconstructing-diets-fossil-vertebrates.html
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Fossil shark teeth hunt in New Zealand - 60myo formation
mamlambo posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
I've always wanted to find some fossil shark teeth but never knew what to look for or where to go. After some research, I made a sieve and headed out to the hills of North Canterbury, New Zealand, to have a fossick around. The formation is about 60myo and is famous for the giant penguin and bird fossils that have been found in the vicinity. The first two hours were a bust as I sifted through some debris at likely looking sites, I did get a bit excited about a piece of bone I found which I think is from a rabbit on closer inspection. As I was filling the last bucket, I spotted a white dot in the cliff... my first shark tooth! It was about 1cm long, tiny but still a shark tooth! After switching to eyeballing instead of sifting, I found two more! One smaller and one larger shark tooth, the larger one showing a bit of damage but good details. All in all, I really enjoyed being out and actually finding a fossil shark tooth. If anyone can point me in the right direction to figure out what species it could be, please let me know! Or if you have some tips on finding shark teeth more efficiently, I'd love to hear about them. I made a 10min video of the day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kwqRWARWJk I've included some photos I took that day. Thanks for reading!
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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-crocodiles-would-have-ordered-salad-180972518/ https://cosmosmagazine.com/palaeontology/some-prehistoric-crocs-were-vegetarians
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Found this yesterday in the water at Caspersen Beach, FL. It looks like none of the other sharks’ teeth (or assumed sharks’ teeth). Found using a metal sifter. Any idea on what type it is or age, based on color (not brown or black)?
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From the album: TEETH & JAWS
These are the left-side cheek teeth of Florida tapir, Tapirus cf. T. veroensis. The length of the tooth row is 5.19 inches (132.0 mm). Pleistocene of Dixie County, Florida (This image is best viewed by clicking on the button on the upper right of this page => "other sizes" => "large".)© Harry Pristis 2016
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From the album: Fossil Vertebrates, Invertebrates, and Plants
Within this colection are Mosasaurus Beaugei and Enchodus lybicus, a Late Cretaceous marine reptile and giant fish, respectively, from the Ouled Abdoun Basin of Morocco and also Miocene sharks teeth from Morocco and Orange County, California.
