Bone Valley Fossils from Bowling Green, FL

[Rock Hound]

These 2 Fossils, with matrix attached; came out of a fossil rich pile of soil, at the Bone Valley Fossil Farm.  This soil contained Megalodon Shark Teeth, Hemipristis Serra Shark Teeth, Dugong Rib Bones, etc.  These 2 Fossils, were the only ones I found; which were these colors.  (The Dugong Bones were White, and the Shark Teeth had Black Enamel and Greyish White Roots.)

 

I believe both of these, to be Mammal Teeth.  What say you?

 

1st Specimen:

 

 

Edited May 16, 2023 by Rock Hound

[Rock Hound]

2nd Specimen:

 

[Shellseeker]

Whale has a core of Dentine and a covering of cementum.

 

Compare your Specimen 1 , 3rd photo to these photos of Florida Kogiopsis .sp

[Meganeura]

I agree with Jack - They are both whale teeth - I have 1 myself from the same location that's the same color! Kogiopsis sp. indeed!

Edited May 16, 2023 by Meganeura

[Rock Hound]

3 hours ago, Shellseeker said:

Whale has a core of Dentine and a covering of cementum.

 

Compare your Specimen 1 , 3rd photo to these photos of Florida Kogiopsis .sp

Thank you sir.

[Rock Hound]

56 minutes ago, Meganeura said:

I agree with Jack - They are both whale teeth - I have 1 myself from the same location that's the same color! Kogiopsis sp. indeed!

Thank you sir.

[Rock Hound]

4 hours ago, Shellseeker said:

Whale has a core of Dentine and a covering of cementum.

 

Compare your Specimen 1 , 3rd photo to these photos of Florida Kogiopsis .sp

I also found the item on the bottom right, which I believe to be a Whale Ear Bone?  All of these specimens, were found in the same dirt pile; for what it's worth.

 

[Shellseeker]

2 minutes ago, Rock Hound said:

I also found the item on the bottom right, which I believe to be a Whale Ear Bone?  All of these specimens, were found in the same dirt pile; for what it's worth.

That is a whale Tympanic Bulla...might be interesting to try to identify which whale...Measurements,  photo of other side ?

[Rock Hound]

1 hour ago, Shellseeker said:

That is a whale Tympanic Bulla...might be interesting to try to identify which whale...Measurements,  photo of other side ?

Thank you, for your insight.  The total length, is a little over 4 cm.

 

[Shellseeker]

19 hours ago, Rock Hound said:

Thank you, for your insight.  The total length, is a little over 4 cm.

So, let's start a process to try to determine a likely ID for your Bulla.  You found it in Florida.. We are interested in finding a similar Bulla,  about the same size on the Internet, in this fossil forum, and in Natural  Museums (University of Florida) that keep examples of marine mammal Bullas..

Here is a Thread that discusses marine mammal Bullas.  There are lots of them in TFF.

http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/129839-tympanic-bulla/

You can find many of these by a google search "bulla site:www.thefossilforum.com"  and looking  at the IMAGES tab..

 

Here are both earbones of a Bottlenose Dolphin from the UF Florida Fossil record.  The top is a Periotic/Petrosal and the bottom is the Bulla.

You almost never find them together like the above photos,   Here is a Bulla that I found recently ,

 

It is 37 mm,  smaller than the one you have. and I think yours in just a little bit broken , maybe full size would be 45 mm.

Here is a photo of a Bulla, once again found in Florida by Harry Pristis,  a little over 59 mm

 

It was Identified in this thread..

http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/71998-help-with-a-whale-fossil/

 

I am curious on whether your Bulla worn and slightly broken, can be identified by finding a close match from a Florida Bulla found by others..  It will take some time and searching... Jack

[Rock Hound]

3 hours ago, Shellseeker said:

So, let's start a process to try to determine a likely ID for your Bulla.  You found it in Florida.. We are interested in finding a similar Bulla,  about the same size on the Internet, in this fossil forum, and in Natural  Museums (University of Florida) that keep examples of marine mammal Bullas..

Here is a Thread that discusses marine mammal Bullas.  There are lots of them in TFF.

http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/129839-tympanic-bulla/

You can find many of these by a google search "bulla site:www.thefossilforum.com"  and looking  at the IMAGES tab..

 

Here are both earbones of a Bottlenose Dolphin from the UF Florida Fossil record.  The top is a Periotic/Petrosal and the bottom is the Bulla.

You almost never find them together like the above photos,   Here is a Bulla that I found recently ,

 

It is 37 mm,  smaller than the one you have. and I think yours in just a little bit broken , maybe full size would be 45 mm.

Here is a photo of a Bulla, once again found in Florida by Harry Pristis,  a little over 59 mm

 

It was Identified in this thread..

http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/71998-help-with-a-whale-fossil/

 

I am curious on whether your Bulla worn and slightly broken, can be identified by finding a close match from a Florida Bulla found by others..  It will take some time and searching... Jack

Thank you sir.