Meganeura Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Hunting today, found a couple things I wanted IDs on! A claw core (Or at least I think it’s one), a shark tooth, and an ear bone. 1) Claw core? 2) Shark tooth - Giant Thresher? 3) Ear bone: @Harry Pristis @Shellseeker Appreciate any help in advance! Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debivort Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 tooth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alopias_palatasi ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted August 4, 2022 Author Share Posted August 4, 2022 12 minutes ago, debivort said: tooth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alopias_palatasi ? That’s what I was thinking it was! So I was correct in my ID? 1 Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debivort Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 2 minutes ago, Meganeura said: That’s what I was thinking it was! So I was correct in my ID? Ha, now it's 100% certified. Either way though, now I want to find a tooth from that species. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted August 4, 2022 Author Share Posted August 4, 2022 11 minutes ago, debivort said: Ha, now it's 100% certified. Either way though, now I want to find a tooth from that species. Now if only it was complete... Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debivort Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 Do you think it's feeding damage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 9 hours ago, Meganeura said: 2) Shark tooth - Giant Thresher? It looks like a Galeocerdo anterior, or possibly symphyseal tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 54 minutes ago, Al Dente said: It looks like a Galeocerdo anterior, or possibly symphyseal tooth. Here are a couple of examples of Galeocerdo cuvier. Yours could be cuvier or mayumbensis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted August 4, 2022 Author Share Posted August 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Al Dente said: Here are a couple of examples of Galeocerdo cuvier. Yours could be cuvier or mayumbensis. That makes sense and was my initial assumption - I hadn’t seen one with such a curved root though, which is why I thought thresher. Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 Your "claw core" may be something like a sawfish rostral tooth. Clear, well-lit photos from both long edges would be helpful. Cheers. -Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted August 4, 2022 Author Share Posted August 4, 2022 7 minutes ago, digit said: Your "claw core" may be something like a sawfish rostral tooth. Clear, well-lit photos from both long edges would be helpful. Cheers. -Ken I'll grab better pics! It's definitely not a sawfish rostral tooth though - I have plenty of those and it's missing the circular indent that all my rostral teeth have! Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted August 4, 2022 Author Share Posted August 4, 2022 13 minutes ago, digit said: Your "claw core" may be something like a sawfish rostral tooth. Clear, well-lit photos from both long edges would be helpful. Cheers. -Ken As requested: Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 Night quite bright enough to see the edge detail but the other thing that comes to mind is the tip of a fish spine like this one (top left in the image) Cheers. -Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted August 4, 2022 Author Share Posted August 4, 2022 Just now, digit said: Night quite bright enough to see the edge detail but the other thing that comes to mind is the tip of a fish spine like this one (top left in the image) Cheers. -Ken That makes sense! Thanks Ken! Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 I took the liberty of enhancing a few of your photos Hope you don't mind. I was curious about this item as well. It is looking like Ken's suggestion... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted August 4, 2022 Author Share Posted August 4, 2022 Just now, old bones said: I took the liberty of enhancing a few of your photos Hope you don't mind. I was curious about this item as well. It is looking like Ken's suggestion... Not at all - I was struggling with getting good lighting this morning. i really need to buy a second lamp so I can use 2 and eliminate shadows. But I fully agree - that does look to be the case! Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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