The Dude Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 HI EVERYONE! Have not posted in a year. Working 2 jobs leaves no time for nothing but, I did manage to get out a couple times at least to my favorite spots and found something interesting maybe. The most unusual thing about it is the color. I found this in the Peace River Bone Valley formation. The water is tannin in this river colors everything dark. The first pic is a group photo of my finds. You will see it clearly stands out. also including some close-ups and I am sorry I am not great at all taking pictures. Its approx. 2'' at its longest point or 50mm. Its about 1'' or 25mm across. Thank you for any suggestions! Oh the last image is a meg but I found it interesting that the back of this tooth is as thick as the front. could be normal but all the ones I have found the back is relatively flat. When I lay is on a flat surface it wobbles. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone Daddy Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 That beige tooth is an alligator tooth. It hasn't been in the water long and that is why it isn't stained black. It's been sitting concealed in a dry sandy bank somewhere and recent rains probably exposed it. Also looks like a couple of hastalis teeth and a nice meg there as well. Cool itty-bitty vert also - those can be tough to ID, but I love them. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bthemoose Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Nice finds. Looks like you have a “Hubbell” megalodon tooth, from a juvenile. This thread has some more info: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 8 hours ago, The Dude said: Thank you for any suggestions! Congratulations !!! You are the finder of unusual fossils. The bulge on both side of a Meg IS unusual. I have not found one, but I have found 100s of Megs The Alligator tooth is also unusual. Usually we see the enamel fossilized but not the root.. In addition to the color, your tooth seems to have a part of the root fossilized AND that root is split so that you can see the detailed structure. Makes for a good display piece.. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 5 hours ago, bthemoose said: Nice finds. Looks like you have a “Hubbell” megalodon tooth, from a juvenile. This thread has some more info: Hi B, I agree. Baby megs can have thick crowns like that. Jess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 22 hours ago, Bone Daddy said: That beige tooth is an alligator tooth. It hasn't been in the water long and that is why it isn't stained black. It's been sitting concealed in a dry sandy bank somewhere and recent rains probably exposed it. Also looks like a couple of hastalis teeth and a nice meg there as well. Cool itty-bitty vert also - those can be tough to ID, but I love them. I did think possible gator tooth but compared to all the others I found in this area its huge. This must of been 1 big alligator ! Thank you for your response, much appreciated 18 hours ago, bthemoose said: Nice finds. Looks like you have a “Hubbell” megalodon tooth, from a juvenile. This thread has some more info: I will check it out, thanks for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 13 hours ago, Shellseeker said: Congratulations !!! You are the finder of unusual fossils. The bulge on both side of a Meg IS unusual. I have not found one, but I have found 100s of Megs The Alligator tooth is also unusual. Usually we see the enamel fossilized but not the root.. In addition to the color, your tooth seems to have a part of the root fossilized AND that root is split so that you can see the detailed structure. Makes for a good display piece.. Hi Shellseeker! Here's a shell for you! It is almost 12'' as it is. If the tip was not broke off I think this would of been over 13'' easy . I looked around the internet, have not seen many this size, but probably just a big shell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Well, It seems like a very large shell to me, and I have many similar modern versions. The expert to access this one and almost all shells out of the SE United States is @MikeR. Let's try for his insights. Jack The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 4 hours ago, Shellseeker said: Well, It seems like a very large shell to me, and I have many similar modern versions. The expert to access this one and almost all shells out of the SE United States is @MikeR. Let's try for his insights. Jack If the Sinistrofugur was found on the Peace, it doesn't belong there. Others have reported Plio-Pleistocene shell fill in the immediate vicinity. Mike "A problem solved is a problem caused"--Karl Pilkington "I was dead for millions of years before I was born and it never inconvenienced me a bit." -- Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share Posted June 19, 2021 On 6/13/2021 at 9:31 PM, MikeR said: If the Sinistrofugur was found on the Peace, it doesn't belong there. Others have reported Plio-Pleistocene shell fill in the immediate vicinity. Mike I found it at a land side in Venice actually, should of mentioned it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share Posted June 19, 2021 On 6/13/2021 at 9:31 PM, MikeR said: If the Sinistrofugur was found on the Peace, it doesn't belong there. Others have reported Plio-Pleistocene shell fill in the immediate vicinity. Mike Found some beautiful Busycon palmbeachensis also. I know nothing about shells and I save all my finds. seeing what they sell for I guess they worth collecting. I hear these can look beautiful under black light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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