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I found these four vertebra in Gainesville creeks and I am wondering what is the best way to go about identifying them? Any tips? I assume they are generally whale/dugong/porpoise
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Hey everyone - I found a curious fossil on Atlantic Beach, NC the other day - very clearly a bone of some type, but I was unsure what type it may be. We don't find many fossils on this beach so I was particularly puzzled. I decided to lean on some local expert knowledge, so I went over to Bonehenge Whale Center in Beaufort to get their opinion. They said, while not experts in fossils, that they're immediate guess was a fragment of an ocular bone in a pilot whale or dolphin. Seems to be a possibilty (see the dolphin skull photos attached), but he reiterated that he was unsure. So, I'd love to see if anyone here had another opinion? Or if you agree that it is an ocular fragment, what type of whale/dolphin it may have come from and possibly a date range? I know there's not too much to work with, but any guesses are much appreciated! Thank you so much!
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I went out yesterday. The rains had paused, a cool front came thru, on the way home, smoke from Canadian fires was blocking out the sun in Southwest Florida... Hard to believe. I needed the exercise and hunting is always rewarding.. I realize that this is a worn fragment of a cow shark tooth. Possibly the worst looking fossil I have ever asked for an Identification. Over 15 years, I have found exactly 3 upper Cow shark teeth and no lowers. This is a location with mostly Miocene land fauna. I am hoping for some possible IDs on Genus, and even species. There just were not that many Cow sharks in the Miocene of Florida. As always, thanks for comments , discussion,
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Father-in-law recently gave me this fossil he found when he was a kid near the Calvert cliffs formation in MD. He said at one point he was told it was a whale or dolphin vertebra fossil, any more information on it would be greatly appreciated if anyone on here has any. Thanks!
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Yesterday evening we went out to a spot we haven't visited in a while, it started out extremely slow, until we hit on one spot that held a possible whale tooth (link to ID thread at bottom) and from there we started pulling out a lot more teeth, here's what we found, enjoy! nice hastalis, probably 1 1/2 inches great white with some great colors fish jaw Whale tooth?
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I found this yesterday, I was wondering if it was the root to some sort of whale tooth. I have a picture of the only place where it shows the horizontal lines (in very scientific terms), but I'm not sure if those are just from damage. Thoughts? Thanks! an d here's the (only) image that shows lines.
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Gorgeous day. Sunshine through 1 pm, then Thunderstorms developed with rumbles and winds that cooled me kayaking back to my truck. Not a drop. This is my favorite location, MioPliocene with lots of variety: GWs, Clams and corals, mammal and fish jaws without teeth, No time to discuss it all, but enough to get photos and ask for help on three. 1st up a tiny (because it is the smallest I have found) Petrosal. I am thinking river dolphin based on size, but It is different that those I thought were river dolphin.. Any time I seek an ID , I always search the Internet for a matching image.. On my 1st page of images, this one pops up... Take a look at A1 and compare it to my find today... REALLY close .. Only issue is that mine is half the size of these that come from Globicephaline Whales from the Mio-Pliocene Purisima Formation of Central California, USA. For the uninitiated , Globicephaline is another name for Pilot Whale. How can mine be so small and come from a whale? @Boesse Next is a small section of a Fish Jaw.... Two rows... One large, one tiny running parrallel. Is Aligator Gar the ONLY Florida fossil fish that has this characteristic ? Finally, the Fish or Shark Vert.... This seems similar to the Tiger shark Vert I found back in 2018....but not sure.. Very rare find for me...
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I went hunting today. With travel, commitments, but mostly rain, today was only my 2nd fossil hunt this month. I am addicted, and feeling withdrawal symptoms, taking any opportunity. This is one of my favorite locations but it takes a 2 hour drive and a 2 hour kayak paddle to reach it. So I put in 8 hours of travel for 4 hours of hunting. All my low water locations have deep water and are getting deeper.. rain scheduled for most of the next week, Did not find much because I was digging locations I had previously dug but today were in 4-5 feet of fast moving water. Took some quick group shots to give member a sense of what I was finding. Usually only the best shark teeth make the photos, but this 1st photo is every shark tooth I found. I think there is an Aduncus symphyseal in there. What do you think? Here are the non_shark I need to take better photos, but not tonight.. Note what I believe to be a Llama cannon bone , missing both distal and proximal ends.. @Harry Pristis just offered a Llama foot bones sampler that I believe has one of these. I kept it because of the size... it seems small. Some additional photos. One reason I love this spot is the variety of fauna that is possible, both marine and mammal. Enough for tonight, going to sleep..
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My pit has produced more Eocene archaeocete whale fossils. I am really liking these. The last tooth won VFOTM Oct of last year. ( Winner of the October 2022 Vertebrate Fossil Of The Month - Fossil of the Month - The Fossil Forum ) This one was found in early August and is a canine about 2 weeks ago I found this vert This pit is Eocene Castle Hayne Formation, Comfort Member. It has produced quite a few of these primitive whale fossils. It has gotten me on a path to learn as much as I can about these early marine mammals.
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Hello and thanks for allowing me to become a member. I live in Costa Rica so things commonly available in the US and Canada can be really hard to find here, so I am asking people to consider this when responding. I purchased several whale vertebrae from a local who found them on the beach which I plan on cleaning and mounting as art objects. I have a woodworking shop here in CR so I have the tools at my disposal to properly mount these amazing pieces. I'm looking for advice on how to clean and get the smell out of these bones...believe me, they are RIPE. You can smell them from 6-8 feet away. My thought was to bag them and wrap the bag loosely with tape to save on the volume of whatever chemical treatment I need to use to accomplish this, but as a complete beginner, obviously I am open to suggestions from those with experience. Thanks.
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Largest piece i've come across. Yorktown formation - VA. It was found with what I believe was a bunch of smaller whale skull pieces. I'm at a loss for what this could be. Doesn't look quite look like a skull piece, or mandible, or rib, but i'm not an expert. There is one smooth section on the inside of piece, maybe helpful in identification. I would love others thoughts on what they think it is? Thanks!
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I found this next to the rest of the bones exposed from the rock, it was loose. Found in penargb
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Potomac River find, Crocodilian/marine mammal whale skull plate?
prehistoricsouth posted a topic in Fossil ID
Good morning folks! I recently had a great trip to Westmoreland State Park in Virginia along the Potomac River. The cliffs here display beautiful formations ranging from early Miocene to Pleistocene epoch. Cretaceous deposits from upstream also deposit fossil material onto the beaches of the Potomac river. The day started off nice and early with some Miocene bivalve and mollusk fossils. My excitement grew further as I began finding fossilized bone chunks and fragments from unknown marine mammals. None of those photos are posted here, but my point is too confirm that there is indeed whale/marine mammal fossils at this site. I crossed the tree line to a neighboring cliff beach and stumbled upon the specimen you see below: This here is a full shot. Below will be more from multiple different angles: I have a reasonably large hand, so keep this in consideration when sizing. Object weighs what feels like holding a can of beans. About what you'd imagine a rock of that size would weigh. My wonder and investigation furthers as I found these photos below while researching to find answers. The two specimens pictured below and from the same geographical/stratigraphic area of Virginia (same deposits). First is a crocodilian skull fossil. The area that strikes my interest is the central plate, just after the two lowermost holes at the base of cranial skull area. It seems to match my specimen more than any other piece I have been able to come across in my research. The second runner up is this juvenile whale skull, which was also found in the same area of the Potomac. Again, the central plate seems to match in regards to the bone structure; the way the lines flare out in symmetrical ridges. All in all, my money is on the crocodilian skull, but I would much appreciate any opinions, insights, or theories on this piece! If you are not comfortable posting publicly, please feel free to PM me! Please let me know what you all think, even if you're unsure yourself. Thanks all!
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As I was rummaging through my accumulated fossils, I found this whale otic bulla. It has an unusual appearance, and had a tiny bit of adherent limestone. I think it may be of the Late Oligocene Suwannee Limestone in North Florida. Can someone here identify this bulla? @Boesse
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Ecphoras, mosasaur tooth, and other finds from Greens Mill Run last week
fossil_lover_2277 posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Found these at Greens Mill Run last week, first ever ecphoras! The whale cervical vert. is ~ six inches from left to right, it's fairly beat up. The mosasaur tooth is pretty worn too, but the articulated scallop was nice.
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Found this several years ago at Sharktooth Hill in Bakersfield. Starting to go through some of the larger pieces I found. I’m thinking this might be a worn vertabra? Whale, dolphin? Maybe to worn for a definite ID
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Hi pretty sure this is fossil whale cetacean bone, found near Newport Beach California. Was looking for a second opinion. Also could I clean these pieces up with a soak in vinegar?
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Hello friends, Found this on the beach this morning. I often find whale bone fragments on this beach, but this one is much more interesting than most. There is obviously a large portion that is broken/worn off along the entire bottom edge, but there are some fairly distinctive details that make me really curious about this one. Especially the large concave surface on one side and a small vertebrae-like surface on the opposite side. Any help/hints are appreciated.
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Hi everybody, Last year I found this awesome chunk of whale bone and I am getting enough time on my hands to prepare it. I think I need to consolidate the tiny cracks before I try to clean off the sand and dust. But I'd like to consult the experts before I proceed. I used to have Paleobond but that ran out and I don't know what to get for use on this big guy. Any thoughts or comments appreciated!
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Hey all, I've been off the forum for a couple weeks owing to a very hectic schedule including some research deadlines, lots of outreach events, and final exams (which just finished for me yesterday). One of the things that happened recently is the publication of our new paper (monograph, really) on the toothed baleen whale Coronodon from the Oligocene of South Carolina. We report a bunch of new specimens including juveniles and an old adult of Coronodon havensteini (the species we first named in 2017) and two new species from the Chandler Bridge Formation - Coronodon planifrons and Coronodon newtonorum. Virtually all of these specimens were found by amateur fossil collectors and donated for study! You can read the paper here for FREE: https://peerj.com/articles/14795/ BUT - it is 150 pages long, so I also wrote the 'clif notes' version on my blog. Blog post #1: new specimens of Coronodon havensteini, and a background to our research: https://coastalpaleo.blogspot.com/2023/04/new-fossils-of-coronodon-1-new.html Blog post #2: new species of Coronodon: https://coastalpaleo.blogspot.com/2023/04/new-fossils-of-coronodon-2-two-new.html EDIT: I've just written Blog post #3, broader implications of Coronodon: https://coastalpaleo.blogspot.com/2023/05/new-fossils-of-coronodon-3-implications.html
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Can anyone help me identify this vertebra I found at a beach while sea shell hunting?
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I would be surprised if it's not a impossible task. But this whale bone fro Aurora, NC that measures 4.59" / 11.6 cm have a tip of a tooth inserted in it. I guess it's probably a shark, but is possible to get a better ID than this by some of you shark experts that are here?
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Is this a whale ear bone? Age: Miocene Loc: Poland
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I found this yesterday, i was thinking maybe whale with a broken tip. It seems to have little to no enamel left, so it could be a lucky rock, any help? Thanks!
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Whale fossil with megalodon bite marks?
LordWampa posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Hi, it's not the first time that I see a whale fossil with megalodon bite marks. This one comes from Coastal Georgia and measures 7.5" With what percentage of certainty can you know that they are really megalodon marks and not random marks. Thanks!
