emartell Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Two additional items found on Manasota Key beach south of Venice, Florida. Item one (3 pictures) is apparently a tooth about 2 cm in width. Any suggestions on what it belonged to? Item two might be a bit of tortoise shell, but I'm not sure, (2 pictures). The concave side of item two shows porous structure I've found in other fragments of bone. Confirmation? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Welcome to TFF. Fossil Hunting is a great hobby and has added immensely to my joy of life. Fossil #1 is a tooth. It has enamel. Fossil #2 is a piece of turtle shell, one of our most common fossils. Fossil #1 is most likely Bos/Bison. What is now Florida had Bison 30000 years ago, and so it could be a Bison tooth. Bos (modern cows) descended from the Bison genes, so it is extremely difficult to differentiate between the two, by single teeth, even when perfect. I will let other fossil experts chime in if they see something that would help Identify 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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