Jackson g Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Hello all, today I went to a popular fossil park in Ladonia, TX. I found some awesome gastropods, bacculites, and some other cool shells. The find of the day ended up being another tooth. I really like how this one looks. I think it is maybe a goblin shark tooth, but i am a total noob with fossils in this area and would appreciate any input from you awesome fossil forum members. I also found a little black hoof shaped thing. I wasn't sure if this was anything worth keeping but I pocketed it to be safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 the last 2 pictures ( the little black hoof )are a fragment of a Nautilus, an isolated chamber. you can see the central position of the siphuncle. I found this picture in an older thread on the forum to compare: 1 growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoNoel Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 You're right. The tooth is from Scapanorhynchus texanus, a goblin shark. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokietech96 Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 I agree as well on goblin shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson g Posted December 14, 2019 Author Share Posted December 14, 2019 18 hours ago, Manticocerasman said: the last 2 pictures ( the little black hoof )are a fragment of a Nautilus, an isolated chamber. you can see the central position of the siphuncle. I found this picture in an older thread on the forum to compare: Wow, I never would have thought that's what it is! I heard there were nautiloids there, but I didn't find a complete one. I'll take a piece of one any day over nothing. Thanks so much, I'm sure glad I kept it! 5 hours ago, PaleoNoel said: You're right. The tooth is from Scapanorhynchus texanus, a goblin shark. Thanks for the ID! I have a label for almost everything I've found here in Texas so far now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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