pmtahiker Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 In the late 1950's my Dad was working for the Boy Scouts of America professionally out of Alexandria, Louisiana. One of his volunteer leaders north of Alexandria was a collector of Native American artifacts, and while looking for artifacts, stumbled upon a large lower jawbone near a sandy steep nearby hillside overlooking a river. He gave my Dad the jawbone and told where he found it. We as a family went to the site and found numerous large "sharks teeth", and petrified sea shells. Dad later became friends with a oil drilling crew foreman, who gave Dad two what appears to be petrified large vertebrae the crew had found (no photo shown below) . A letter was sent with photos to the Smithsonian museum in D.C. in 1959 and we got a response saying likely the jawbone was that of a mammoth. My questions are: Anyone confirm the identity? Any idea what the jawbone may be worth? You are welcome to email me back at pinemttrailassoc._jim-AT-msn.com Jim Hall- Columbus, GA 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 1- It is a mammoth. 2- We never assess the monetary value of a fossil on this forum. I think it was indicated in the forum rules when you signed. 3- It is never good to give your email on a forum with so many members. Private Messages (PM) are meant to communicate personally with an individual. Coco 7 ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 @pmtahiker Moved to FOSSIL ID. Not only members, but THOUSANDS of guest-visitors view this site everyday: Posting personal information on a public Forum is unwise. As stated by Coco, it is against our rules to perform monetary valuations. Also, talk of sales outside of the Member to Member Sales Forum is forbidden. Please look online at retail and commercial websites for valuation purposes. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. 2 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 That's definitely a mammoth mandible and a stellar piece for sure. Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Mammoth teeth are particularly vulnerable to drying out and fracturing. If you value a vertebrate fossil (I exclude shark teeth here) -- and you want it to last -- consolidate it with a plastic. You cannot reliably judge by eye what will happen to the bone after 2 years, or 5 years, or 15 years in your drawer. Bones with which you could drive nails when first collected may split after years in your drawer. Teeth, when thoroughly dry, may split. These splits cannot be repaired to the original condition because of distortion to the bone or dentin or cementum. This may happen to any bone, so, if you're going to keep the bone, play the probabilities. Consolidate! Impregnation with plastic will prevent many later headaches (I'm not telling you to soak your head in consolidant). I am saying that there is nothing more disheartening than to open a drawer and to find a prize specimen tooth split in two. Trust the decades of museum experience. 2 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...
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