Jaw bone

[Fin Lover]

Found this jawbone in Summerville, SC yesterday. Have found both angustidens and a meg here, so there are multiple epochs. Bone is filled in with matrix and has a very noticeable groove along the side. Any ideas as to what it could be from?  Thank you!

[Harry Pristis]

It appears to be a section of odontocete jaw.  Clean out the alveolae and post an image.

[Fin Lover]

 

11 hours ago, Harry Pristis said:

It appears to be a section of odontocete jaw.  Clean out the alveolae and post an image.

Harry, I tried to clean it out (although I have no idea what I'm doing), but there appears to be enamel down in two of the holes and there is definitely a piece of tooth broke off in the other two.

 

Edited July 15, 2022 by Fin Lover
Removed duplicate photo error

[Fin Lover]

Cleaned it up a tad bit more, but still erring on the side of caution, since I don't know what I'm doing.

[Shellseeker]

Nice Job,  I love this photo: That seems to have double _ rooted teeth... Squalodon Calvertensis would have some double _rooted teeth. No matter what it turns out... FANTASTIC Find.

[Shellseeker]

Here is a paper you should read,  especially if you are going to hunt in South Carolina

https://coastalpaleo.blogspot.com/2016/12/no-you-dont-have-prosqualodon-tooth-and.html

[Fin Lover]

Thanks, @Shellseeker, I actually read that a couple of months back when another ID request brought up squalodon. 

 

But, according to that, it's not squalodon, correct, but eosqualodon? Although I see several people online claiming to have found squalodon there.

Edited July 15, 2022 by Fin Lover

[Harry Pristis]

For illustration:

 

[Fin Lover]

Thanks, Harry.  This helps me visualize it as well. I was wondering why his teeth were so far apart.

 

Picture from http://novataxa.blogspot.com/2016/08/echovenator.html?m=1

 

Edited July 16, 2022 by Fin Lover
Removed incorrect info after doing more research