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Found this fossil in New Jersey yesterday. Looks like a tooth, but it's hollow on one side. Most fossils found in this are are marine fossils from 70M years ago. Shark teeth ans such.

Anyway, does anyone have a guess as to what it might be?

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I agree, most likely half a tooth of a pycnodont-type fish.

Look also here

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Paul

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Terrific photo, BTW. Do you give lessons?

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Terrific photo, BTW. Do you give lessons?

Lessons...Ummm...Hit the macro button, point and click.

Anyway, thanks to all for the reply's. My 11 year old found this one and was excited to find something new. He found all the good stuff yesterday and let me know it. <_<

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I assume that Auspex is talking about synechodus pics.

Doesn`t this id is out of the ID site? Nevertheless, good catch! :P

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I assume that Auspex is talking about synechodus pics.

Doesn`t this id is out of the ID site? Nevertheless, good catch! :P

Sorry...Newbie mistake.

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Pycnodont tooth.

Grüße,

Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas

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Found this fossil in New Jersey yesterday. Looks like a tooth, but it's hollow on one side. Most fossils found in this are are marine fossils from 70M years ago. Shark teeth ans such.

Anyway, does anyone have a guess as to what it might be?

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could be a broken fish crusher tooth from Anomaeodus Phaseolus

bmore is right on and quick on the draw I must say!

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And you know this how?????

Sounds like a challenge... it's not. I'm always looking for new references.

Ed

bmore is right on and quick on the draw I must say!
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And you know this how?????

Sounds like a challenge... it's not. I'm always looking for new references.

Ed

There are plenty of references out there. Its not uncommon in the NJ Cretaceous. Easiest way is to just google "Anomaeodus" or "Anomaeodus NJ" or "pycnodont NJ" and get the basics pretty easily. There seem to be a few different spellings out there, Anomoeodus might actually be correct, but some websites use Anomaeodus.

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