missingdigits Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 (edited) Hey everyone, I found this little jaw last Summer in the Lincoln Limestone, Greenhorn Formation, late Cretaceous in Kansas. After reading some information forwarded by Ramo about Coniasaurus and how they are fairly common in the Lincoln Limestone I was wondering if I might have found a partial jaw. I am completely unfamiliar with Coniasaurus and really don't know. I just thought it looked very similar and un-fish like given the shape of the teeth (or roots). Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance. Jamie PS. There is micro shark tooth just below the jaw. Probably unrelated, but I like to think it's from a little guy nibbling on the carcass. Edited December 21, 2013 by missingdigits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cole Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Pretty cool find. I guess it could be Coniasaurus. I think it is really neat to have a shark tooth in bedded in there. Cole~ Knowledge has three degrees-opinion, science, illumination. The means or instrument of the first is sense; of the second, dialectic; of the third, intuition. Plotinus 204 or 205 C.E., Egyptian Philosopher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Jamie Really nice jaw. Sorry that I can't help with the id. I don't see anything like that in Virginia. Marco Sr. "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missingdigits Posted December 31, 2013 Author Share Posted December 31, 2013 I emailed Mike Everhart about it and he thinks it is probably the distal end of a Coniasuar jaw. Apparently they all look a little different and the photos he included certainly show that. While it is not uncommon in the Lincoln Limestone it is a new find for me and kind of exciting. Thanks for your comments. Jamie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KansasFossilHunter Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Very cool! Good eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
younghound Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Again, I need to get back over to the prep page. Was it "open" like this or did you have to chisel down to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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