Sharks of SC Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Hello everyone! I know I recently reported on my major bucket-lister fossil, a four-inch tooth from the shark Carcharocles angustidens. Well...I think I may have just knocked another one off the list. Let me first say that I have a very limited knowledge of ice age mammal material, but this does seem to resemble examples of Mastodon (Mammut americanum) that I've seen before, which would make it a first for me. South Carolina doesn't exactly have the reputation for mammal material that Florida and Texas have, so this is a particularly gratifying find. Im curious about the size and degree of wear on this tooth. Am I correct in assuming that this tooth belonged to a juvenile individual? If so, why so much wear to the feeding surface? This is the first mammal tooth that I've found at the location that the Oligocene-age marine fossils I post. How did this one small vestige of the Pleistocene end up among Oligocene-Miocene marine material? Here she is - 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDudeCO Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 For comparison, here is one from 32FordBoy (Nick) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharks of SC Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 15 minutes ago, FossilDudeCO said: For comparison, here is one from 32FordBoy (Nick) Thank you, sure does look similar! 2017 is shaping up to be a great fossil-finding year at this pace! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDudeCO Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 I think it is pretty darn close! Congrats on a SWEEEEEEEET find! 2017 is your year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Gorgeous!!! This is worth drooling over.. Congratulations on one of those once in a lifetimes. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 That's beautiful, Sharks! My favorite animal. VFOTM?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoRon Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Very nice find. I have found several broken specimens but have yet to find a complete tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Excellent find, congrats! A whole one is still on my list as well Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyg Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Lovely find indeed. G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Nice find! Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBOB Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 Congrats! That's sweet! Way to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickNC Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Nice! I still can't believe I found the one I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Very nice! Congratulations on a great find! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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