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hello friends! I like many folks am fascinated by marine mammal fossils and I have learned a lot for the experience of the members of this forum. I wanted to get some opinions from the forum, both in terms of possible species Identification and potential explanation of condition. I found these 6 whale teeth in a very small patch of gravel, sifting in a river in southern Virginia. Other fossils where found in the same area, there is exposed formation on the river bottom, not sure quite what formation. most fossils seem to be Miocene and Pliocene although some older teeth appear with frequency, though they are mostly heavily worked by the river, or from a heavily reworked layer. I found 5 these teeth on the same day, the sixth on the following trip to this spot. No identifiable “jaw-bone” material was found. The wear and preservation as well as proximity suggest to me these teeth are from the same animal, what do you think? I haven’t seen an example of whale teeth with this level of wear, I’ve got lots of prized bits an pieces that have deteriorated I presume after the animal died. Does this wear pattern seem consistent with an old animal? The longest tooth is a little over 150mm. the roots of the teeth seem distinctive, unlike other sperm whale teeth I’ve seen. Is this an anomalous feature that may aid in identification of a species? thank you all for your time!

Found a couple of interesting things that I would like to see what others think of. Have 2 what I believe are whale teeth but are very different so would like to know if others have any insight on their previous owners and a mammal tooth that the closest thing I can come up with is a bison premolar ? The whale teeth are 8.5 and 6cm in length respectively. The smaller curved one has an open root and the larger one does not or it has been fractured off.All were found in the Peace River. Thanks!

Hey hi Folks, I was wanting to see if I could get a better idea of the identity of these teeth. scale is in inches. They have a faint carinae (cutting edge) that has weak serrations at the lower part of the edge.This feature is on the inside of the curve of the tooth, but not centered. It is more apparent on the darker crown. The darker tooth also has a second serrated carinae that splits at the base (forming an upside down "Y") Thanks for Y'All's knowledge and help. Ynot

Booked a morning at Ernst Quarries since I had some work in Bakersfield this week. Thought I would show what little I found. Not the most productive three hours but any day digging in dirt is better than working. The weather was unbelievable as well.