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California Mystery- broken anterior Heterodontus, fish tooth, marine mammal?
fossilsonwheels posted a topic in Fossil ID
I recently got a small bag of fossils from the Miocene Santa Margarita Formation. These all came from the Templeton California area. There were some really interesting shark teeth ( Squalus, Squatina, Triakis, Pristiophorus) and quite a few fish teeth. This one particular tooth is a bit of a mystery. I thought it could possibly be a broken Heterodontus anterior tooth. I can’t rule out fish though. I suppose it could also be a marine mammal I’m not familiar with too. I’m a collector of Heterodontus teeth so my lean toward that could be a bit of bias. I thought I’d put it to the forum for other opinions. Maybe @siteseer or @Boesse can offer an opinion given their knowledge of California fossils. It’s small at 3mm so I can’t do much better with pictures.
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Hi there, I found this in a field in Templeton, CA, in an area surrounded by jasper and chert. I’ve read (including on here, thanks!) that the area is known for marine mammals, but I have no idea what I’m doing when it comes to bone ID. Any help is appreciated, even if you tell me it’s bbq. Thanks for reading!
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Is there anyone in San Luis Obispo County who can identify a fossil we believe to be a substantial section of whale vertebrae found in our Templeton vineyard?
