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Can anyone ID this tooth for me ? Found in Venice, FL... it doesn't look anything like the other teeth I have found. Thanks!
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60,000-year-old Underwater Forest Off Alabama Coast in Gulf of Mexico
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Fossil News
Gulf's 60,000-year-old underwater forest spills its secrets in new documentary. The Times-Picayune, June 25, 2017 http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2017/06/gulfs_60000-year-old_underwate.html Yours, Paul- 2 replies
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Okay so I posted this on a rock ID forum earlier today and was told "limestone with coral".. I'm so new to this but I'm finding these in my yard. So my questions are, is the yellow stuff the coral? Does anyone here know about tampa coral- if not and you are interested do a quick Google! I want to know if I should saw this open or not! Thanks guys !!! More pics in comments!
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I collected these a a year or so ago from dredge material pulled out of coastal Gulf of Mexico waters off of Mississippi, not sure what geological period the material is from and I can not remember exactly what area they were dredging at the time. #1 The first tooth is ~18 mm from root to tip, front and back images: #2 and 3 The next two teeth I am not real sure if they are teeth or if they are shark teeth. I found a bunch of these and tossed most of them initially, becuase I couldn't decide if they were teeth. The first one is ~11mm and the second is ~16mm, front and back of both: #4 I think this last one is a Mako just wanted verification. It is ~13 mm from root to tip, front and back:
