David Hughes Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Hi, I found this yesterday while hunting teeth in Virginia and am wondering if this is a porpoise tooth. It is about the size of a US penny. Any help would be great. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Welcome to the forum. Hard to determine what you have the image is quite blurry. Please provide a sharper photo. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 It indeed looks interesting but yes, it does need sharper photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hughes Posted May 30, 2017 Author Share Posted May 30, 2017 OK.....so here are a couple of better shots...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 I thought I'd brighten the top image John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailingAlongToo Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 @Boesse @MarcoSr Don't know much about history Don't know much biology Don't know much about science books......... Sam Cooke - (What A) Wonderful World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 OK, so this has an elongate narrow crown and a "hatchet-shaped" root elongated in the anteroposterior direction (this results in rectangular, elongate tooth sockets in the mandible and snout). These features in common suggest this belongs to a platanistid, rather than a eurhinodelphinid. Possible culprits include Zarhachis or Araeodelphis. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hughes Posted May 31, 2017 Author Share Posted May 31, 2017 ..........Thanks for the help....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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