Shellseeker Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 I had not been in the Peace River for a month. Cool weather, had covid which made me weak, busy with other responsibilities. I went with two friends. The River is very low, clear in most spots. We chose to go back to a place where we had found a lot of pretty black on black Megs 5-6 years ago. Also had Mammoth and Mastodon fossils. One of us found just a few little shark teeth, a marble, and a beat up Llama tooth. Another found LOTS of little shark teeth and 2 or 3 distressed Megs. Great day, Sunshine , good friends , cool water. I could hear a Hoot Owl in mid afternoon. Here are my finds, some interesting, I kept thining that I would find a complete meg 2-2.5 inches... there were lots of pieces, but it never happened. That resembles a Hubble Meg. So, 2 plates of Mammoth, a chunk of Mastodon and I am thinking Mammoth leg bone but one friend suggested Vert. Picked it off the bottom in 2 feet of water..There is a very small toe bone, I'll try to ID in a week or so. A shiny Equus lower right m3 about 30 mm which seems small for an Equus m3. A piece of Ray mouthplace, and a VERY warn dolphin petrosal. Just sharing the day , showing some finds. This location has had a lot of hunting activity and it is not easy to find fossils. The Peace river is an old friend and always seems to welcome me back with a fossil or two. One friend had a great find a week back.. He agreed to let me post a photo on TFF. Very special version of a rare fossil. Enjoy. 1 8 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 Hi, What is it ? 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...
Meganeura Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 2 hours ago, Coco said: Hi, What is it ? Coco Canid (Dire wolf, maybe?) upper carnassial tooth, I believe! 1 1 1 Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted March 23, 2023 Author Share Posted March 23, 2023 4 hours ago, Coco said: Hi, What is it ? Coco Sorry, very late last night. I was hurrying. Dire Wolf P4 upper Carnassial. This is deciduous. Merely , a Cap of enamel from a Dire wolf puppy 3 4 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 15 minutes ago, Shellseeker said: Sorry, very late last night. I was hurrying. Dire Wolf P4 upper Carnassial. This is deciduous. Merely , a Cap of enamel from a Dire wolf puppy That’s very very pretty Jack! Awesome find! Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted March 23, 2023 Author Share Posted March 23, 2023 3 hours ago, Meganeura said: That’s very very pretty Jack! Awesome find! Daniel, I am always researching and I know you sometimes like to do that also. Here is one I found in the Peace River a year ago, and now I think that I mis_labeled it... Which side is the Lingual side ? Also note that this new find (the cap) has lots of little crenulations that somehow disappear on the adult tooth... Curious... 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...
Meganeura Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 7 minutes ago, Shellseeker said: Daniel, I am always researching and I know you sometimes like to do that also. Here is one I found in the Peace River a year ago, and now I think that I mis_labeled it... Which side is the Lingual side ? Also note that this new find (the cap) has lots of little crenulations that somehow disappear on the adult tooth... Curious... I think you’re correct on the ID - my mostly complete one I found was an upper right P4, and matches yours. The lingual side is the indented one, labial the flatter one. Or lingual on the right, labial on the left in your picture. Also, my adult tooth has crenulations still (The more complete one is the Right upper P4, less complete is a left upper P4): Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted March 23, 2023 Author Share Posted March 23, 2023 2 hours ago, Meganeura said: I think you’re correct on the ID - my mostly complete one I found was an upper right P4, and matches yours. The lingual side is the indented one, labial the flatter one. Or lingual on the right, labial on the left in your picture. I may have been fooled by the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/15/science/dire-wolf-fossil-china.html I agree Danial, the Lingual is on left of my photo.. I am thinking about easy ways to remember..like FATREAR... The fat root points to the throat. So the new Enamel Cap is a Left Upper Dire wolf P4.... What do you think? 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...
Meganeura Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 2 minutes ago, Shellseeker said: I may have been fooled by the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/15/science/dire-wolf-fossil-china.html I agree Danial, the Lingual is on left of my photo.. I am thinking about easy ways to remember..like FATREAR... The fat root points to the throat. So the new Enamel Cap is a Left Upper Dire wolf P4.... What do you think? Yeah, that’s definitely a left upper! I’d fully agree with that. 1 Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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