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So finally finished sorting my fossils from Saturday, and had a few more pieces I can’t quite identify! 1) So first up is this piece of fossilized bone - it doesn’t burn, and it’s solid, so I do know it’s bone. Not a clue what it’s from: 2) Another bone piece presumably - but it’s got parallel consistent striations on it, which have left me quite unsure: 3) Next up is whatever this is, found a few of these but always forget to ask for an ID: 4) Second to last is this rock, not sure if it’s a phosphate nodule or coprolite. Still trying to figure out how I can tell what coprolite looks like: 5) And finally, while I know this is a burrfish mouth plate, it seems like it’s both sides of the fish’s mouth, as though it died with its mouth closed, wanted to know if that’s correct:

Went hunting at Peace River today - found a bunch of stuff that I’m unsure of what they are. Still very much learning! So any ID’s on the following would be awesome: 1. Starting off with a bone - I’m mostly sure it’s a bone and not actually a fossil, but still no clue what from: 2. Also bone, but this one is definitely fossilized: 3. I’m assuming this a tooth, but I’m not sure if that’s right or what it’s from if so: 4 + 5. Two things I think are osteoderms/scutes, but also not sure what from: 6. Another tooth - not sure what from: 7. This is totally flat and just has very interesting patterns: 8. Another tooth possibly? 9. No clue if this is even a fossil, but it has some reddish colouring and striations that made me think bone: 10. This is flat on one side and has raised spikes on the other: 11. And finally - petrified wood? It’s definitely NOT modern wood, doesn’t burn at all: Thanks in advance!

Was digging/sorting through my fossils this morning - had a couple that I hadn’t yet gotten ID’d and wanted to ask about! So first is this tooth I originally thought was Carcharhinus of some kind, but on a close look it’s got no serrations at all, which is making me wonder if it’s a C. Hastalis? Second up is… whatever this is. Fish mouth plate of some kind? One side of it the “bubbles” pop out, the other side they’re craters. And finally, what I originally thought was gator tooth, then thought may have been antler, and I’m now back to thinking tooth but not sure what: Thanks in advance!

I ventured out on the holiday weekend, against my better judgement, to give the Zolfo Springs stretch another try. Turned out to be much better than I expected.....traffic was minimal and only a few others in the section I wanted to work in. Fairly productive day (for me) as well which was a pleasant surprise. The one item that is new for me is the astragalus (I assume) with the added projection. I figured Harry @Harry Pristis could give me an ID, but if anyone is available on this holiday that knew who it is from, I'd appreciate it.

Picked up this tooth today in the Peace River and I'm really not sure what herbivore it's from, I'm thinking possibly camel? Any help would be appreciated! Top: Bottom: Sides:

Does anyone know what this might be, found it on peace river?

Just looking over some of my finds from my Florida trip. Not quite sure which are fossils and which are just stones. All help is appreciated. All were found in the Peace River. First specimen: pics 1-3; second: pics 4-6; third: pics 7 & 8; fourth: 9 & 10; fifth: 11 & 12.

Hoping to get some help identifying some finds from this weekends hunt. The second piece is pretty beat up but I hope there is enough left for an Id. The third is a tiny intact bone that may or may not be fossilized. Thank you!

Jumped at the chance for my daughter to join me for a couple of days of digging the Peace and although we didn’t find anything big the smalls kept us more than busy and the variety of finds was enough to put a smile on her face. The weather on May 20th was perfect with the river low and slow and scattered rain - we decided to try a new area and found some good gravel and it did not disappoint. Lots of sharks teeth, and enough other goodies kept us busy and we put in a full 8 hours of sifting. Day 2 - what a change ! Overnight rains ended about 9 am and we found the river had risen close to a foot with the current moving at a much faster pace. Getting upstream to our spot was challenging but we persevered and had a great father daughter outing. We found a bunch of nice Hemipristis upper and lowers , a few nice tigers , and many many lemon and Carcharhinus teeth. Our best finds included several tapir caps and 1 with most of its root structure , a hoof core ,tortoise leg spurs, 2 camel or lama incisors, a number of alligator teeth, several horse teeth, deer teeth , glyptodont scutes , and couple of unknowns that I hope others will chime in with an id

Hey so I have this very degraded fossil tooth from the Peace River. I'm assuming it's horse of some kind but can't tell if Equus or some kind of three toed horse. I think it's partially broken too so I don't know if we're even able to ID it. Sorry for the poor quality pictures. Camera isn't great and the tooth is only an inch long.

Hey so I got a grab bag of Peace River teeth and this was by far the biggest. I thought bison at first but it seems too big and bulky, but I'm open to being wrong. Pics below.

Went with my wife to a pay site today - our second time here, but I convinced her to let me stay all day instead of just half the day this time! Overall it was a very lucrative hunt, and I’ve walked away with my new fav finds! Also had the pleasure of meeting @Nimravis who told me to post here, as well as taught me about a bunch of the fossils I found. Anyway, the finds: Starting with my fav, a mostly intact whale vertebrae: My new favorite Meg tooth - which happens to have lightning in the root: A baby posterior Meg tooth: And multiple Meg fragments, including a file/hollow tooth: A partial mako and multi-layered ray mouth plate: Some gorgeous snaggletooths, sting ray barb, shark vertebrae, and bone/antler that my wife found that we’re not sure what it is: And the rest of the many teeth and ray plates and other fossils we found: Overall it was an awesome day! Next week I’ll be taking a canoe down Peace River and will hopefully have some fun finds to share!

So being a new member here, I’ve had a few teeth and other fossils I’m not sure what they’re from - so I figured it was time to post and ask for ID’s! They’re all from the peace River. First up is this, not sure if it’s an antler piece, a gator tooth, or something else: Next are these fish teeth - I know they’re fish teeth but not sure what from: Other fish teeth: These… they might be rocks honestly but I’m not sure: This is another tooth, my initial thought is Hemipristis but I’m not sure: This looks maybe like it’s a meg fragment but I’m not sure: One more fish tooth: And finally, what I think are vertebrae: Thanks in advance!

In preparation for making a trip report from my recent visit to Florida, I have to ID many (sorry!) finds that are unfamiliar to me. Here goes. Unknown coral? Dugong process from Thoracic Vertebrae WHALE JAW OR RIB Really odd to me Pig snout??? Just kidding! Fish vertebrae? TIP OF A BILLFISH I have seen this somewhere but can not figure it out. NURSE SHARK TOOTH!!! TRIDACTYL HORSE UPPER MOLAR . Sorry about this picture. Two fossils were actually added to the same photo. Ignore the Two with X's. I placed them in a second photo (10 b) . Vertebral pieces? Whale? What is the projection on 10a? 10 A AXIS VERTEBRAE OF SMALL WHALE SLOTH?? FOOTPAD BISON TOOTH FRAGMENT BILLFISH TIP Small bone FROM WHAT?? FISH TOOTH CRAB CLAW!! TORTOISE CLAW CORE SAWFISH ROSTRAL TOOTH Fish Pectoral Spine, Catfish? BEAR CLAW Thanks for any insight!! Mike

Have some Peace River finds that I could use some help identifying. The first I believe to be a camel but it has one fossa that appears slightly like bos and the other a camel/ llama . Also the size is quite a bit larger than other camel teeth I have collected. The second and third finds have me stumped despite going through my reference books.

Another year gone by and time to do this year's Florida Trip report. As the title says, I am going to mix and match fossils with nature, art, and the great comradery experienced during my trip. To start with, lets provide a visual for those who have never been to Florida. They say the roads are paved with fossils. This is partially true in that fossils often form the base for which pavement is then applied. Here is an example of a bike trail in development. Thankfully I was able to extract a few nice finds before asphalt was applied. As someone recently said in a post, easy pickins!! This material was obviously screen washed. The Tamiami is represented more typically in the following photo. Still easy picking, but one must look a little closer to extract it's gems. I have developed an expansive collection of Tamiami gastropods, corals and bivalves over the years. So I limit myself to just one of each species encountered, hopefully improving on the quality in my collection. Here are some of this year's finds. I mentioned part of my report will deal with nature. Here is a snowy egret that was photographed at the motel we frequent. It is known by Virgil to those that stay here. As can be seen, he is quite friendly and comes into our room for snacks!! This interesting crab was seen at the beach frequently. As was this Manatee, which preferred waist deep water, allowing us to dip into the ocean with her. When visiting Florida, I am always blessed with an inland trip to hunt fossils with forum members. This year it was @Shellseeker that invited me on a hunt. Accompanying us was Steve (center), our guide, and my son, Tristan (on the left). Get a load of these shovels!!!!!!!!!! Initially, I suspected they were kidding and we would be using less colossal equipment. Maybe the length is needed to keep the gators at bay. It seemed to work in that No alligator was seen. Now just some of our finds. . This is fish, not shark vertebrae. SMALL bone of unknown source Fish tooth: These were just a few of our favorite finds. Now to regress back to nature. My wife and I met up with Jack (Shellseeker) and his wife on Sanibel Island for a lovely lunch. Say hello to Barb! Afterwards we drove through the J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge and snapped a few pictures . The finds of the day came from Steve, who found this nice meg and gave it to my son. And then there is Jack who found this gorgeous Sloth tooth. Great job, guys! Just when Jack came up with this sloth tooth, I put him to shame with mine!!!!!! Hopefully those viewing this will not notice, mine is a dugong rib posing as a sloth tooth. Don't tell Jack! To be honest, Jack may be pulling a fast one on me. As I looked over my Florida pictures, I noticed something of concern. What is in Steve's mouth? Does it not appear to be the "tooth" in Jacks hand?? I will let YOU be the judge. During one day when my back was tired of fossil hunting, we visited the Salvador Dali Museum in St Petersburg. Dali was a surrealist artist who produces bizarre images in his works of art. As an example, here is a lithograph titled "Lincoln in Dalivision", when viewed from afar is a remarkable image of Abe. This is a museum worth experiencing if in the area. Where would a trip to Florida be without a bunch of shark's teeth to show off. Enjoy this pile of chompers. Like Dali, I enjoy surrealism so created this for you Another wonderful vacation must come to a close. Hope you enjoyed it!!

I found these shells in Peace River, FL... The first one looks like a oyster but the shell has changed..... The second one looks like a fossilized shell..... Any idea what they are??? Thank u for ur time...

Found this small interesting specimen on the Peace River, FL almost two weeks ago. I gave been working on an ID since and have jumped between a tooth and claw and back again. My first thought was a mammal canine or incisor. I couldn't find a match and then started thinking cetacean. The curve to the tooth and the "chisel"shape of the tip didn't support this idea. Then I started to think maybe it's a claw. This possibility seemed supported by the crenulated area that circles the specimen near the thicker end. Either way I am stuck at this point and hope for some help in furthering my I effort. @Harry Pristis, @Shellseeker, @Bone Daddy anyone recognize what this is? Specimen measures 22mm Long x 10mm Wide at its thickest. It tapers to 5mm at the tip.

I am hoping for confirmation from one of our Peace River, FL experts on a bone I picked up last week. I am always looking for new land mammal finds (at least new to me) and I think I have one here. After several hours on line and looking through Kocisis' Vertebrate Fossils guide I believe I have nailed this down as a seismoid, lateral malleolar of Hemiauchenia macrocephala. The protruding "point" is quite distinctive. The specimen measures 35mm Long x 17 mm Wide x 28 mm tall. Input from anyone who believes they can confirm the ID would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Found this bone in Peace River, FL.... Looks like a hip or leg fossil.... Any ideas??? Thank u for ur time...

It’s lighter in weight than I would expect for a tooth of that size. Found in the Peace River in Wauchula, Florida. Thanks.

This small molar, which I'm assuming is to a smaller horse ancestor, measures 13mm by 23mm. I'm hoping Harry @Harry Pristis or Jack @Shellseeker can give me some additional info on it. The chewing surface looks like it's been polished down somewhat by the river.

I was out on the Peace River, FL yesterday and found several interesting fossils. By taking advantage of many of @Harry Pristis excellent photo arrays I identified teeth found yesterday as domestic pig and a horse incisor. Unfortunately, even with Harry's example of cow vs bison and looking at several other sources I am still unable to decide if my find is bison. So I am hoping for some input from all of you to help with a definitive ID. The crown/bite surface of the tooth measures 32mm x 28mm. In the first photo I have placed yesterday's find on the left and what I believe to be a cow molar on the right. The remaining photos are of the tooth found yesterday. It is larger and much bulkier than what I believe is the cow tooth.

I usually do not hunt Sundays and never on a Sunday Holiday. However, I usually hunt with Steve and Dave on the Peace River, Dave was returning North soon, so Steve called last night and twisted my arm to go hunting today to a location where we had found lots of larger Tiger and Hemipristis shark teeth 3 or 4 years ago. You can never go home again, but sometimes lightening strikes. None of us found large Tigers and Hemis, The location had been heavily dug since we were there last. For 3 hours the three of us were finding only 6-7 small shark teeth per sieve, which is not particularly productive. But the sun was shining, temps were 90 degrees, but we were staying cool in the caress of the Peace River. We just were not finding much despite moving frequently upstream to different locations. Then I found a gravel pocket that seemed to be missed , maybe refreshed, but it had 15 small shark teeth, and then in the next sieve, a Horse tooth.. that figures because they always expect me to be the lucky one. The next sieve I found a very nice sloth tooth. The pocket ran out , we kept on digging with few results, and I went about 150 feet upstream.. probing for gravel, trying to find another pocket of virgin gravel. Time ran out on the day and I returned downstream to Dave and Steve. While I was upstream, Steve found a Dire Wolf molar, and Dave found a Bison molar. I did not say anything about luck, but I was really pleased that we all found one great fossil, when for a long while it seemed all we would find would be small sharks teeth. So here are the 3 finds. Close up on the sloth: This is a 2nd molar of Paramylodon harlani. Close up of the Dire wolf tooth: I was fortunate to find this great photo, courtesy of the NY Times on my searches. Looks like La Brea fossil. A comparison: The whole tooth In fossil hunting, as in most things in life, it pays to be lucky. Enjoy. Jack

I have some broken end bones that I'm sure u guys will know.... =). (Found in Peace River, FL) Thank u for ur time.