SawTooth Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 One way to know you have a great fossil hunting site is that every time you go you get something that you have no clue what it could be. Today we went to our best creek for mammal fossils and had a great day. We got multiple known fossils, like horse, gator, and gar, but also many we did not recognize. On the first fossil, the texture reminds me of a gator osteoderm, so I was thinking some kind of gator bone. The second I think is a section of gator jaw, because of shape and texture. The 3rd I'm following the theme of gator and going with gator vert. The fourth has a bubbly texture, but I'm not sure what it is. The two after that the pictures got shuffled. they both look like they could be tusk of some sort. The fossil after those is vert of some sort but I'm not sure what type. Then there's a weird bone end. After that there's a tooth that looks like it came from a predator, but it looks more rounded than pointy. Then the fossil after that may not be a tooth but better safe than sorry. After that it may be Manatee (do they have 4 roots) sorry that this message was a bit chaotic, there were a lot of fossils to cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Hunter Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Might need clearer pictures for some of those, don't hold them that makes it hard for camera to focus, the teeth esp need clear pic of chewing surface. Since there are so many if you could number them it will make it easier for people to refer to each one. 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawTooth Posted April 16, 2022 Author Share Posted April 16, 2022 I had to take the pictures indoor, so they are not the best, but Ill repost tomorrow. 4 minutes ago, Lone Hunter said: Might need clearer pictures for some of those, don't hold them that makes it hard for camera to focus, the teeth esp need clear pic of chewing surface. Since there are so many if you could number them it will make it easier for people to refer to each one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawTooth Posted April 16, 2022 Author Share Posted April 16, 2022 Ok, I only took a few more pictures, the possible gator bone.the possible gator vert.the unknown vert.the possible predator tooth.and I added one that I wasn't sure if it was tapir, or peccary after seeing it could have 4 tips, not two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawTooth Posted April 16, 2022 Author Share Posted April 16, 2022 If you need more pictures of specific fossils, just ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Way too much finger in these images. But I do recognize the first piece of bone as 'gator fused frontal bones. 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...
Shellseeker Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 The tooth you label possible predator is likely a llama premolar, either a p3 or a p4 (pictured below). Your camera is not focusing on the chewing surface. https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/florida-vertebrate-fossils/species/hemiauchenia-macrocephala/ 1 1 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 With the number of specimens you are showing you should number them as previously suggested Your first vert looks like Garfish and the second Crocodyliform. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawTooth Posted April 17, 2022 Author Share Posted April 17, 2022 19 hours ago, Shellseeker said: The tooth you label possible predator is likely a llama premolar, either a p3 or a p4 (pictured below). Your camera is not focusing on the chewing surface. https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/florida-vertebrate-fossils/species/hemiauchenia-macrocephala/ I took more pictures of the tooth, I hope these are better, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearLake Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Picture #16 (if I counted correctly) is the upper half of a femur from something like a squirrel. Not saying it has to be a squirrel, but something along those lines. Here is a picture of a modern Eastern Grey Squirrel femur that looks pretty similar. The unknown vert that you show is an alligator caudal (tail) vertebra. Here is one from a modern alligator that looks identical (sorry the picture is not more in focus, it looked better on my phone). This vert is about two thirds of the way down the tail. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawTooth Posted April 19, 2022 Author Share Posted April 19, 2022 I did some researching because I thought I recognized this tooth. and I came across some pictures of manatee teeth that I thought looked similar, I was wondering could someone confirm that for me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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