Harry Pristis Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 I came across another odontocete tooth while rummaging through storage. I don't find this tooth in Hulberts book. Does anyone know what dolphin this tooth came from? It has a triangular, leaf-like root, though one corner is missing in this specimen. 1 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Hi Harry, That's an odd one for Florida but check Goniodelphis in the Hulbert book ("Fossil Vertebrates of Florida" for anyone else not familiar). I've seen teeth like that from earlier in the Miocene of Maryland, Calvert Formation, where they were called Rhabdosteus by collectors. Jess 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Whoooooaaaaaaa! Hold up and wait a minute folks! Harry Pristis asking for an ID! It is supposed to be the other way around, we come to you for ID's! 3 I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted March 23, 2020 Author Share Posted March 23, 2020 10 hours ago, siteseer said: Hi Harry, That's an odd one for Florida but check Goniodelphis in the Hulbert book ("Fossil Vertebrates of Florida" for anyone else not familiar). I've seen teeth like that from earlier in the Miocene of Maryland, Calvert Formation, where they were called Rhabdosteus by collectors. Jess I thought about Goniodelphis, Jess, but I couldn't quite make it fit. Could be a failure of imagination, or just a lack of experience with odontocete teeth. A quick search didn't reveal anything much about Rhabdosteus except that it is found in the Chesapeake Bay Area. My tooth is probably river dolphin, an iniid. This is my Goniodelphis comparison specimen: 1 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 On 3/23/2020 at 12:19 AM, Harry Pristis said: I came across another odontocete tooth while rummaging through storage. I don't find this tooth in Hulberts book. Does anyone know what dolphin this tooth came from? It has a triangular, leaf-like root, though one corner is missing in this specimen. The same exact 1/4... curious... The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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