Ash Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Hey guys, Found this tooth in a bit of rock up at Richmond, QLD. Its Cretaceous. I realise most members here are from the US of A so the first pic uses imperial, the 2nd metric. Cheers, and thanks for your time. Ash. "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Its fish, not sure what type... nice preservation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Ash, I Dont know if those are also present in the cretaceous of Australia, but this looks a lot like an enchodus sp. tooth growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted February 15, 2016 Author Share Posted February 15, 2016 Is it enchodus? I'll have to research up on them. Thanks guys. "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNCollector Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 (edited) It looks more like a sawfish rostral denticle to me with the banded tip, but not enough is uncovered for me to really tell. Cool find though! Edited February 15, 2016 by TNCollector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankh8147 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 It looks more like a sawfish rostral denticle to me with the banded tip, but not enough is uncovered for me to really tell. Cool find though! My first thought was also an Ischyrhiza rostral based on the color-difference on the tip and general shape but I'm not familiar with that preservation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted February 15, 2016 Author Share Posted February 15, 2016 I'll try and expose more. I'm using a thumb tack as I can't find my dental tools lol. "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor Lover Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 (edited) Enchodus fang is more curved and not straight. Enchodus teeth are also flatter Edited February 15, 2016 by Raptor Lover 1 "Or speak to the earth, and let it teach you" Job 12:8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Enchodus fang is more curved and not straight. Enchodus teeth are also flatter I'm still going for enchodus, the tooth is slightly curved on the right side. And not all the enchodus teeth have the same shape, some of them are straight. growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Enchodus hasn't been found in the Toolebuc formation, as far as I know.. http://www.kronosauruskorner.com.au/fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 That which is showing does suggest a sawfish rostral tooth: More images of this specimen: LINK "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...
PFOOLEY Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Not sure if this is of any help... Actinopterygii.pdf ...good luck. It is a cool tooth. "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Don't see shark not a fish guy but looks more like a Xiphactinus type tooth. Not familiar with what they are finding in that licality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 I think I see tiny serrations on the cutting edges. " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfin1974 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 It looks like a Plesiosaur tooth I have, Elasomosaurus. I'll let the experts figure it out. Great find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
non-remanié Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Looks like Enchodus to me ---Wie Wasser schleift den Stein, wir steigen und fallen--- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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