Billymac Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Hi everyone, I’ve posted here before and have been absolutely amazed at everyone’s collective knowledge and help. So I got a friend into fossil hunting and she recently went to South Carolina hunting creek beds. I like to help her with identifying her finds but this one has me stumped. I told her to post here but she hasn’t and said I could do it for her so here ya go……..really curious what people think. Thanks so much for any help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Bet it stuck out like a sore thumb. Could be a fish tooth plate. Wait for more info. though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billymac Posted September 12, 2021 Author Share Posted September 12, 2021 Thanks, I agree with tooth plate would it be like a drum fish? Looks like crushing/grinding teeth. I bet it did stick out like a sore thumb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billymac Posted September 12, 2021 Author Share Posted September 12, 2021 She told me it was found Summerville SC in Chandler bridge formation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tetradium Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 33 minutes ago, Billymac said: Thanks, I agree with tooth plate would it be like a drum fish? Looks like crushing/grinding teeth. I bet it did stick out like a sore thumb! Look more like iron concretion to me. Couldn't see any tooth roots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billymac Posted September 12, 2021 Author Share Posted September 12, 2021 Hmmm, thanks for the input......I gotta look up iron conceptions. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billymac Posted September 12, 2021 Author Share Posted September 12, 2021 Concretion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 @Plax Might know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Looks like a phosphatic concretion with some pholad clam burrows. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 But it is trying to look like a mouth plate ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billymac Posted September 12, 2021 Author Share Posted September 12, 2021 Agreed......just looks flat on the top of the concretions representing the grinding surface. I think they r right and the more I look up concretions and clam holes I think that is what it may be. Am I correct in assuming that phosphatic concretions form in the presence of bone or am I way off. The holes certainly look like clam holes. I was really hoping it was gonna be some type of teeth. If you’ve ever seen xrays of human teeth the wisdom teeth that have yet to erupt sit lower and back to the molars. Man that is what I was seeing in some of those pics. :). The mind can really make you see what it wants you to see. I do appreciate everyone’s input. You guys always rock! No pun intended. ;). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 One could contemplate stretching the definition of phosphatic concretion to include bone ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tetradium Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 59 minutes ago, Rockwood said: One could contemplate stretching the definition of phosphatic concretion to include bone ? Not really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Phosphatic molecule precipitated from solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 3 hours ago, Rockwood said: One could contemplate stretching the definition of phosphatic concretion to include bone ? Some phosphatic concretions form around bone fragments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 I'll take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billymac Posted September 13, 2021 Author Share Posted September 13, 2021 That’s what I read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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