Jared C Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 I found this oddity in some middle Eocene strata (stone city formation) in Texas the other day - at first I assumed large, unusual fish spine, but on closer inspection there looks to be worn enamel. I'm not very familiar with the Eocene stuff, but a few searches on my own led me towards it being a Pristis lathami rostral tooth, but I'd rather get a few other opinions before I jump in on it. Here's what I'm basing the Pristis lathami ID off of: Lastly if the ID is indeed Pristis lathami - is this actually a common fossil? The most conspicuous stone city eocene spot in Texas is Whiskey Bridge, and it gets a lot of chatter online, so I would imagine I would've have heard of texas eocene saw sharks at least from there on the forum or elsewhere, but I haven't until now. Thanks for any input 1 5 1 “Not only is the universe stranger than we think, it is stranger than we can think” -Werner Heisenberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 I think you are right, I've seen quite a few from the Eocene deposits here in Belgium and they look exactly like yours. I have to check when I get home, I think I've got a few of them in my drawer with Eocene shark teeth. 1 growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Nice find, sir. Check out this topic. 3 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 3 hours ago, Jared C said: it being a Pristis lathami rostral tooth, but I'd rather get a few other opinions before I jump in on it. Yes, it's Pristis. The Eocene where I collect, rostral teeth are scarce but not rare. I find their centra more frequently than their rostral teeth. Here's what a Pristis centrum looks like. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Found them, yours seems a bit more curved. 3 3 growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas.Dodson Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 That's a nice one. I agree with it being Pristis. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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