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First tooth in question is from the Eocene Bashi Formation, Mississippi. Both Nebrius and Ginglymostoma are described in the formation. With this tooth, I think it’s Ginglymostoma but I figured it was better to post it and get some additional opinions. It’s around 5-6mm.

I am getting out to hunt about twice a week. I have interesting places to look. It turned out that @PODIGGER and I chose the same launch point, and returned at the exact same time. It was hectic stripping the kayaks , storing the gear for the drive home in time for dinner. We did have a few minutes to exchange pleasantries and discuss finds. Here are most of mine sorted for their photo. I am more interested in the fossils you don't recognize than those you do. This for example is a druzy cave inside a silicified banged up oyster. I had not seen a fragment of a turtle Nuchal bone in months, but 1 whole and 2 fragments showed up in my sieve yesterday. I will use the post that @Harry Pristis put in this thread to attempt pontificating of mine. http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/106885-turtle-nuchal-bone/ @fossilnut asked me to keep and eye open for turtle material. I did find a quality tooth from a very old horse. Horse grinds down its teeth over a lifetime and many die of starvation. That's a Harlan's caniniform on the right. It was mostly orange coming into the sunlight. I have been very lucky recently finding sloth teeth once a month. It was my "find" of the day, before... The nurse shark in slightly less than 9 mm. At that size it will easily fall through the mesh on a quarter inch screen. Once I discovered that there small treasures dropping out of my screen, I switched tactics for about 2 hours (see the collection of tiny teeth in the photo above). I stopped shaking the screen to clear mud/debris, I took much longer searching the screen for tiny teeth. There is a tradeoff here. I really like finding small treasures, mainly because it is unusual for me to find them (before they slip thru the holes). However, it takes a Lot longer to search for them , so that I do not process as many screen in a hunting day. No way to avoid it. and thus finding fewer of the WOW finds (Megs and Sloth Teeth) Let me ask a member who has some focus on tiny shark teeth on how he handles it. @digit All in all, a great day out hunting on the River.