megateeth Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 (edited) I pulled this up this weekend in a spot where I find Megalodon, Gomph and Mammoth teeth. It has a claw like shape. It is just about 3" from end to end. Any clues or is it just a chipped and worn bone? Edited March 1, 2011 by megateeth Megateeth Fossils - Megalodon Teeth, Other Shark Teeth and Info about Megalodon shark tooth collecting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Looks cranial... "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...
megateeth Posted March 1, 2011 Author Share Posted March 1, 2011 Looks cranial... Like a jaw bone of some kind? Megateeth Fossils - Megalodon Teeth, Other Shark Teeth and Info about Megalodon shark tooth collecting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 I was thinking more like a piece of a skull; the compound contours got me thinking that direction. "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...
Al Dente Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Looks like a fragment of whale bulla to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njcreekhunter Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Maybe a piece of a Mastodon tooth's root? Check out http://www.paleodiscoveries.com/MammothMastodon.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Maybe a piece of a Mastodon tooth's root? Check out http://www.paleodiscoveries.com/MammothMastodon.html You may be on to it! "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...
THobern Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 (edited) You may be on to it! I'd go for mammoth; for it's size, it's thinner and curvier than most mastodon roots I've seen. Edited March 2, 2011 by THobern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megateeth Posted March 2, 2011 Author Share Posted March 2, 2011 Thanks for the ID help. Either way it is a fragment of something a bit larger. Megateeth Fossils - Megalodon Teeth, Other Shark Teeth and Info about Megalodon shark tooth collecting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Something like this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharks of SC Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 (edited) Im with Al Dente on this one...I certainly looks like a partial cetation tympanic bulla. Edited March 2, 2011 by Sharks of SC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megateeth Posted March 2, 2011 Author Share Posted March 2, 2011 (edited) Something like this: That was my first thought because I found some that looked similar before. After looking at it I did not think so but now that you show it like that I think you are correct. Edited March 2, 2011 by megateeth Megateeth Fossils - Megalodon Teeth, Other Shark Teeth and Info about Megalodon shark tooth collecting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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