danco Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 (edited) I wonder if this is a rostral tooth (and from which species)? It comes from Venice Beach, Florida and is 2.1 cm long. Thanks for your help. Edited November 30, 2010 by danco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleoc Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 (edited) Picture is way too dark. Also need views from more than one side. Edited November 29, 2010 by Paleoc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossiladdict Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Need better pics to tell. Fossils are simply one of the coolest things on earth--discovering them is just marvelous! Makes you all giddy inside! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Try shooting your pictures outside on a sunny day with the macro setting (looks like a tulip if your camera has that setting). If not, back up a little so they are in focus. Check your pictures on your computer to see if they are really in focus. That little view screen can fool you sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danco Posted November 30, 2010 Author Share Posted November 30, 2010 (edited) Picture is way too dark. Also need views from more than one side. Edited November 30, 2010 by danco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danco Posted November 30, 2010 Author Share Posted November 30, 2010 (edited) Need better pics to tell. Edited November 30, 2010 by danco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danco Posted November 30, 2010 Author Share Posted November 30, 2010 (edited) Try shooting your pictures outside on a sunny day with the macro setting (looks like a tulip if your camera has that setting). If not, back up a little so they are in focus. Check your pictures on your computer to see if they are really in focus. That little view screen can fool you sometimes. Edited November 30, 2010 by danco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 I replaced it with an improved photo. In all fairness, this photo is not easily useful for ID purposes. It is too dark and out of focus. The photo advice you have been offered is good. Hopefully, your equipment will allow a better photo. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danco Posted November 30, 2010 Author Share Posted November 30, 2010 In all fairness, this photo is not easily useful for ID purposes. It is too dark and out of focus. The photo advice you have been offered is good. Hopefully, your equipment will allow a better photo. I followed the advice. Here are the pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleoc Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Doesn't look like a rostral tooth. I'm thinking maybe part of a sting ray spine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Doesn't look like a rostral tooth. I'm thinking maybe part of a sting ray spine. Good eye! I see where you get that; the central "channel" is like that at the base of a stingray spine. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cris Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Doesn't look like a rostral tooth. I'm thinking maybe part of a sting ray spine. That was my first instinct, too. I also vote for fragmented stingray spine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossiladdict Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 This is a rostral. I sometimes finds pieces like that here in Texas that are worn down bits of bone or even wood. Hard to tell by the pic still but I agree with everyone that it's not a rostral. Fossils are simply one of the coolest things on earth--discovering them is just marvelous! Makes you all giddy inside! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danco Posted December 1, 2010 Author Share Posted December 1, 2010 That was my first instinct, too. I also vote for fragmented stingray spine Here is what a stingray spine looks like. No likeness with mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Just the basal bit, I think, and it's pretty banged-up. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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