Shellseeker Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 A couple of finds, a couple of questions: I have found dolphin teeth, but this one seems different than the ones I normally see -- Is this just a different dolphin tooth position, or some other marine mammal? On the 2nd fossil, I have found LOTS of turtle shell, and never one patterned like this one. I originally thought it was a pigeon -- as in clay pigeon... Can one of the turtle experts ID the type of turtle? Most of the pretty pattern turtle shells are from mud turtles. Thanks for all responses The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 could the tooth be pathologic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeDOTB Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 The disk fragment kind of looks like a "cookie". The tooth is interesting, and JPC brings up a good point. Could it be a patho? DO, or do not. There is no try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted December 12, 2011 Author Share Posted December 12, 2011 Mike, my eyes have opened -- it could be a cookie, not turtle... It has a curved edge. Once again , I have found a whale Intervertebral disk and it did not have this pattern -- maybe others have seen this concentric rings patterns in their cookies!!! Agree with both JPC and you, this marine tooth might be pathological dolphin tooth -- Could it be a seal incisor/canine? I have looked at other threads on TFF and there is a similarity? Need Bobby on this one. http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php/topic/24250-seal-tooth-from-gmr/ The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I have several dolphin teeth from Lee Creek with very large roots like that and also with curves like it also(big and small root) I have always been told by the museum staff there when I find one with a large root that it is from a very old dolphin. As far as the curve, I think it may be mouth position or maybe species. But I really don't know. As far as it being seal, while I cannot say no for sure, I really do not believe it is. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 It's a dolphin tooth. Generally, there isn't a difference in tooth shape from front to back of the mouth by the Late Miocene. Is it from Lee Creek? If so, is it from the Pungo or the Yorktown? Like Sixgill Pete, I have seen similar teeth from Lee Creek (and maybe the Calvert Cliffs). As for the second specimen, it looks like it could be a worn piece of a shark vertebra but I'm not sure. A couple of finds, a couple of questions: I have found dolphin teeth, but this one seems different than the ones I normally see -- Is this just a different dolphin tooth position, or some other marine mammal? On the 2nd fossil, I have found LOTS of turtle shell, and never one patterned like this one. I originally thought it was a pigeon -- as in clay pigeon... Can one of the turtle experts ID the type of turtle? Most of the pretty pattern turtle shells are from mud turtles. Thanks for all responses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 For comparison: http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted December 14, 2011 Author Share Posted December 14, 2011 Thanks to all -- successful and expert responses. I can "see" my tooth as a worn version of the dolphin tooth on the left of Harry's picture and the other fossil "might" be a cookie/disk but if so, it is 5 inches in diameter.. I will enjoy that possibility for a while. SS The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vordigern Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 2nd one makes me thing shark vert fragment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickNC Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 I don't think that is a cookie. It is inconsistant with both sides of the ones I have found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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