lesofprimus Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 Trying to ID a couple gifts just recently given to me from a digger buddy in Texas... First is a croc/gator tooth. Second is a vertebra. Third looks to be a small scute. Fourth is supposedly portions of a bat jaw. Any help would be greatly appreciated... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 Do you have an age, formation where these were found? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesofprimus Posted February 16, 2022 Author Share Posted February 16, 2022 Unfortunately not, as my buddy is not knowledgeable in these things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 Unfortunately the most basic requirement of a reasonable attempt of an ID is a good provenance 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesofprimus Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Troodon said: Unfortunately the most basic requirement of a reasonable attempt of an ID is a good provenance From my buddy: No idea on formation. I surface hunt on private land near Goodrich, Texas.. some comes from a spot I think was a old waterway that was covered with overburden and 4 outher spots in a creek that starts in higher up. As it runs to a lower elevation it goes throu old sea beds .. 1 is a deposit in old river bed and 4 is in creek bed .. I find the shark looking teeth at the lowest lever and opalized coral higher up... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyrannosaurusRex Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Goodrich is Pleistocene. It has Deweyville and Lissie Formations, both of which are Pleistocene in age. That’s not to say local river ways haven’t carried things in, but it’s at least a start. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Hi, Another very important thing for an identification request: the size of the fossils ! Coco ---------------------- 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...
Troodon Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Thanks, hopefully some of the local pleistocene knowledgeable members can chime in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesofprimus Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 Thanks for all the assistance so far guys... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesofprimus Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 13 hours ago, TyrannosaurusRex said: Goodrich is Pleistocene. It has Deweyville and Lissie Formations, both of which are Pleistocene in age. That’s not to say local river ways haven’t carried things in, but it’s at least a start. Really appreciate the solid info! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesofprimus Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 Still got serious questions on the croc tooth and vertebra... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Additional photos might help. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 2 hours ago, JohnJ said: Additional photos might help. I agree, with a scale beside, a rule in inches or centimeters is the best. "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesofprimus Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 Here's some additional photos.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesofprimus Posted February 20, 2022 Author Share Posted February 20, 2022 More photos posted up... still unsure what the 2 specific fossils are from... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilhunter21 Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 This looks like a whale vert to me.... -@fossilhunter21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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