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I frequently return to interesting locations to hunt, so I have a history over time of what is available. and I note differences between the locations on the Peace River. I was out Sunday, We started at one location and spent 2 hours hunting... Always find shark teeth but that is quite a bit of time for so few teeth. I like the small bit of coral... likely could be Identified from the corallites. Note the number of Hemipristis serra and G. mayumbensis. I always wonder about the age of the fossils I find, even though I realize the Peace River is a washing machine of different aged fossils. So I think about just how old is the location that contains these teeth. I always have a lot of time to think while digging for fossils... Here is an interesting thread from TFF experts on G. mayumbensis.. Giving the low number of finds, we decide to move about 100 yards down stream... Definitely better, more finds but note the number of H. serra and G. mayumbensis. That is a LOT of Mayunbensis !!! more than I have found in any Peace River location in a day of hunting over 15 years... Note the whitish roots and colored blades right out of the Peace River. There is a single small P. contortus directly above the row of Mayumbensis. Above the shark teeth are 5 broken pieces of Stingray mouth plate, a possible broken Crocodile tooth, and a fish Vertebra. Top row on the left.... Some Sea Urchin spines, Sawfish Rostral teeth and one of my favorites I found this piece last spring, 50 feet away and finally a couple of fossils that might not be marine based... Likely Giant Armadillo or Glyptodon, but unrecognizable... and finally Unsure here, I usually associate this texture of bone with marine mammal, but the underside make it look like turtle, maybe sea turtle. Lots of questions, some hints, few answers... Enjoy

Usually when I hunt, I stay in the same location as long as I am finding enough to justify my efforts. There were lots of larger rocks and digging was strenuous. After 2 hours, I started "prospecting" downstream looking for easier and more productive places to dig, About the 3rd place I tried, BINGO.. I was finding some almost perfect small Hemis and Tigers..easy on the eyes. Then some interesting ear bones showed up.. The 1st could be horse although it has some extra features. The 2nd is almost certainly Dolphin. Not sure if it is broken or not. Then a number of fossils , I could use help on.... A tiny 20mm black fish with curious scales... Broken Echinoids A mud rock with some Boytriodal on it.... Daniel, can to ID the fauna from its tooth enamel.. This 30 mm enamel is new to me.. There were lots of flakes but no artifacts.. meaning that this was not a manufacturing site, just a source of materials, silicified barnacles, shell, urchin spines, sections of dugong rib etc. All in all, just the type of place that could keep a fossil hunter on the edge of anticipation... Enjoy. Jack

Hey all, I found these three teeth on a shark tooth hunt last week and a shark tooth hunt today in Charleston, SC. Just wanted to make sure I have the ID correct on them. Is the first tooth Galeocerdo mayumbensis or is it Galeocerdo cuvier? Is the second tooth Alopias grandis? Is the third tooth Alopias grandis? Thanks in advance for the help.

Hello. I purchased some tiger shark teeth and was hoping to get some ID help. The teeth come from various locations in Florida. The largest tooth is 1.25 inches (~3.2 cm). All the teeth have complex serrations. I believe the first row (#1-6) come from Galeocerdo mayumbensis. I am unsure about the second row and think they may be either Galeocerdo cuvier or Galeocerdo mayumbensis. Below are front and back pictures of the teeth. Thanks for any help.