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Hello all, Earlier this week I went for my last fossil hunt in Al Ain (forever....or at least for the foreseeable future). I was specifically looking for shark teeth, and I am happy to have found some! I suspect this one to be a Jaekelotodus, which I have found previously. This one appears to be a tiger shark, or even a hemipristis, although I cannot be sure. Unfortunately, the tip is missing.
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Back to the surface exposure, in central Mississippi today.
Rock Hound posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
I didn't realize I had the back side of the ray teeth, facing up? I guess I got in a hurry?.thumb.jpg.2886f2e85b97435686c6c70f65a4d685.jpg)
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Thankfully, Morocco offers Theropod Teeth at reasonable prices. They are quite attainable. These 2 teeth, were sold as; Spinosaurus Sp., and Carcharodontosaurus Saharicus. I am aware, that the Spinosaurus tooth has likely been repaired. I believe the Carcharodontosaurus tooth, has not. Hopefully, these id's are correct?
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I am once again asking for your expertise! This is one of the nicest fossils I’ve found, considering fish jaws and teeth are not that rare - but finding a jaw with teeth inside doesn’t happen that often at this beach. It was found at the Zandmotor beach in the Netherlands. This beach is known for Pleistocene mammal fossils. Fish vertebrae and teeth are also common, which may be way older than Pleistocene. I posted this fossil on Reddit some time ago too, but wasn’t able to get a conclusive answer. Someone suggested it might be amiid, but I don’t think amiid are found here. Could it be esox lucius (pike)? The total length is just short of 4cm. Unfortunately I had to apply paraloid before desalination, because the fossil was already starting to fall apart.
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I work at a college in Southern California. We've had a lot of donations recently to our science department and some of those donations include fossils. I was able to identify some of them, but there are a few that I am having some trouble with. Some of the other fossils that we received are: Sand dollars, clams, oysters, worm hole casts, a sea cow tooth, a shark tooth, crinoids, brachiopods, scallops, gastropods, and bryozoans. Very few of these fossils included where they were found. The two labels we received said that the sea cow/shark tooth were found in California, as well as some of the sand dollars. Aside from that, I do not know where the fossils were found or what rock layers they were found in. Below are pictures and descriptions of the seven fossils. The above pictures I believe are teeth. In the research that I have done, I think they might be crocodile or alligator teeth. The one on the left is slightly curved, but the one on the right is more straight. Both have four "layers"; a thin outer layer, a second (also thin) layer, a thicker third layer, and then a fourth layer that fills the middle. The surface is bumpy rather than smooth, which is unexpected in regards to teeth. The base (~1cm) is wider than the top (L: ~.5cm, R: ~1cm). Both are about ~2.5cm from base to top. The fossil on the left has a broken tip so it might be longer and more curved than it appears and the base is also broken on a diagonal. I have no real idea what to make of this fossil, but I am thinking that it might be a plant fossil. The top is ~1.5cm in width and the bottom is ~2mm in width. From top to bottom, the fossil is ~3cm. There is a ridge on both of the horizontal "limbs" as well as a half cm ridge starting at the slight dip at the top. What is visible of this fossil appears to be circular and ringed with smaller, inner rings and outer, larger rings. The diameter is ~1.5cm. A few of the other fossils that were donated were crinoids, so I was thinking this might be in the same realm as that, but it is so much larger than all of the crinoids that we were given. I am thinking that these might be clams because we were given an abundance of clams, but I am not certain. The one on the right has small, white crystals (possibly quartz) on the bottom of it. I tried to get a picture of the crystals, but they were far too small. I understand that this is super vague and might not be a lot to go on, but any help would be appreciated!
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Hello, A family friend passed away and left me his rock, mineral, and fossil collection. Much of it was labeled, but there were several boxes of odds and ends that I’ve been working to identify. I believe this is fossilized bone as it’s heavy for its size. Forgive me if this is just bone. I don’t know where this is from, but my friend collected in CA primarily in the 70s through 80s. Most of his stuff was from local shows around that time. Any ideas of what this might be?
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I am tempted to bid on one of these, I haven't got a a portuguese tooth yet. I was wondering if anyone is able to narrow down the species. Tooth 1 14.5mm x 6.8 x 3.7 Tooth 2 - 6.5mm x 3.3 mm, x 1.9 mm thanks for the help
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Hello!!! On this topic, I would LOVE to see everybody's mosasaur fossils!!!!!!!!!!!!! Here's my Halisaurus (probably) tooth fossil!
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Looking Back at my Bone Valley hunt; on May 7th, 2023
Rock Hound posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
I hunted for 6.5 hours; at a paid access private property on May 7th, 2023 in Bowling Green, Florida. Pictured here, are only the Shark Teeth I found that day. There were a bunch of other fossils found; but most of the people there, were mainly searching for Shark Teeth. Especially, Megalodon Teeth. My picture here, is an example of what Shark Teeth may be found; if one doesn't get into the Megalodon Teeth, with much success. I believe I counted 160 Shark Teeth, in this photo. Fortunately; i also found lots of Mammal Bone, and other types of Fossil Teeth that day. I found a pile of stuff..thumb.jpg.9299eded1d07a7a1b8a8b177b836e9bd.jpg)
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I took off early last Wednesday morning and drove to the North Sulfur River. I hadn't been there since early in the year and wanted to see it again, even though I knew that after such a long dry spell, it might be tough finding much. That thought proved to be right. The stretch of river bed I walked was completely dry, and had obviously seen lots of visitors. I hiked quite a distance, slowing down in all the areas that had been productive in the past, but picked up nothing. So I put on the kneepads, and began searching for smaller fossils. I've always had a tough time hunting NSR for small stuff. There are Hamulus worm tubes everywhere, and I always have to pick up some, but finding anything else small is always hard for me, and Wednesday was no exception. It was slim pickings. But I did have questions about a couple of the things I did find, so I'll post this report. Here are some in situ photos.
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This is a strange piece. It looks somewhat like teeth. It has the appearance of sea anemones with the columnar bodies. I acquired it from a friend in Florida that digs in the Sarasota county area. I'm clueless on this one. It is heavy and dense. Is it simply lava?
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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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Does this belong to Abelisauridae? Teeth covered in sand. From KEMKEM.
liuhaowang45 posted a topic in Fossil ID
This tooth is very sharp and resembles Abelisauridae, but it measures 5.9 cm in length, which I have never seen before. Could it be from a different dinosaur?
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Hello friends, I have just received this beautiful fossil tooth from North China and I would like to know if it belongs to a pachyderm or some other species of mammal. As always, I am expectant and grateful for your comments and insights!
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Hello! I found this fossil teeth in a beach in Gozo (Malta). I think it was underwater due to the marine flora grown on it. Anyone can help me with the identification? Regards, Mark
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I took off yesterday morning and drove to a Grayson County creek, one of my previous hunted and favorite spots. It was my first fossil hunting trip since early in the year. I haven't posted here since October of last year, and had made only a couple of trips where I didn't find much since then. And, truth be told, when I'm not hunting, I'm not browsing the forum either, hence my long absence. The multiple meniscus tears in my left knee finally became too much to allow for hiking creeks, so I stopped hunting. I finally had knee surgery May 2nd, but have not been able to kneel on that knee again until very recently. The past few weeks, I have felt like that, with a bit of extra padding, I could use my knee pads again, but with daily temperatures from 105 to 110 degrees, I have just not been willing to fossil hunt. Finally, yesterday was cooler, so off I went. Here are some in situ photos. That first photo has two teeth.
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From the album: Grayson County Creek - August 29th
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Collages of dinosaurs made with pictures of fossil teeth
BirdsAreDinosaurs posted a topic in Paleo Re-creations
This is a fun project that I have been working on for the past few months. Fossilized dinosaur teeth from the Kem Kem beds in Morocco showcase a wide variety of colours and patterns, caused by the varying conditions under which they were fossilized. To me, these colours and patterns are rather beautiful. Therefore I decided to ask a colleague of mine, who is a professional photographer, to take pictures of my small collection of teeth, so I could use these pictures to create collages of the original owners of the teeth. Using this approach, I made images of theropods from five different families. The animals on the images inhabited what is now known as Morocco about 100 million years ago. Here they are. The white bar next to the teeth represents 1 cm. This one I based on the species Spinosaurus aegyptiacus. This one is based on Rugops primus. I was inspired by the patterns of the Gila monster. Based on Deltadromeus agilis, which might be a noasaurid. As no skull of this dinosaur has ever been found, I am not sure that these are actually teeth of Deltadromeus. The other side of the smaller tooth shows an interesting white pattern, caused by plant roots growing on the fossil. Based on Carcharodontosaurus saharicus. I am not certain that these teeth are dromaeosaurid, but they do have characteristics that indicate that they might be. I love the pattern on the smaller tooth, which made it pretty easy for me to create a feathered look. I went ahead and got cards printed with the collages on the front. On the back I have included the family names and the specific teeth I used for each collage, at full size! It was a fun and refreshing experience to try a completely different approach to making illustrations.
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Just wanted to share my fossil collection with you guys. Nothing to crazy mostly common stuff, but it's all from a years worth of digging. Everything you see here taught me a lot about identifying fossils. After that year I kinda stopped digging due to personal life reasons and I started new hobbies. That was 10 years and unfortunately I never got back into it till a few weeks ago I started hunting agatized coral and caught the bug again to want to hunt. I'll be posting as I find new stuff. Thanks you!
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Hi, whilst I’m a new member I have spent many interesting hours reading threads on the forum. Quick intro, I live on the Jurassic coast of Dorset UK and mainly collect what I find. However my interest is growing towards dinosaur fossils and in particular teeth. As many forum members are seasoned collectors I wanted to reach out for advice. Whilst there are many teeth available on dealers websites is it fair to assume that the higher quality and rarer examples rarely reach dealers? How do the more seasoned collectors advance their collections? Is there any issues buying directly from eg The US with UK customs? I’m sure there are many more questions but all advice would be very welcome. Thanks
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Hello! I think I've just about tapped out most of my local hunting spots. Yet a week ago I found a couple fossils that look like teeth. Please let me know what you think. They are 1.5 cm wide by 1 cm long, Pennsylvanian (Carboniferous), Glenshaw Formation and from Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
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Hi there found this walking on a beach, I’m pretty sure it’s a fossil this time although I’ve been proven wrong many many times before thanks
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I took another first time fossil hunter out to look for shark teeth, today. It was quite hot. There were 3 of us looking today, and we had a good time. We made sure the new fossil hunter, left with shark teeth. My haul for the outing: The new fossil hunter's haul for the outing:
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Can someone help identify the species of these teeth, found in SD
Brian Garibay posted a topic in Fossil ID
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I have these two - teeth, I assume - that are from some long ago - dinosaur, I assume, or perhaps some sea creature. Do not know who gave them to me or the background behind them. But am hoping they look familiar to someone! Thanks, Phil
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