Jarhead6153 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 (edited) My grandsons and I went to point A dam in Andalusia AL on July 4th to hunt for sharks teeth. From what I have read, the area we were hunting is part of the Eocene timeframe. The majority of finds here are sharks teeth. The fossil was found at waters level under about 5ft of a washed out vertical wall that the river has washed away over the years, and is greenish gray in color (the strata)...we have had crazy rain in the area, between 12-18" in the past three weeks, thus eroding the bank. The fossil is almost 2" long by around 3/16" diameter in the shape of a tapered triangle, the back part seems to be semi flat. The fossil is black. I'm lead to believe it's some sort of whale tooth, but not sure. Besides the 125 shark teeth and a previous fossil I.d.'ed here on the forum, this was my grandsons best find Thanks for any help in I.D. Edited July 11, 2017 by Jarhead6153 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Shark or fish spine. 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...
Carl Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 I think that might be a rostral denticle from the sawfish Pristis. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 28 minutes ago, Jarhead6153 said: the shape of a tapered triangle, 1 minute ago, Carl said: I think that might be a rostral denticle from the sawfish Pristis. I have never seen a triangular rostral denticle. 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...
Al Dente Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 21 minutes ago, Carl said: I think that might be a rostral denticle from the sawfish Pristis. I agree. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 3 minutes ago, Al Dente said: I agree. Is it split in half? 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...
Al Dente Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 5 minutes ago, ynot said: Is it split in half? No. Pristis rostral teeth have a groove down the back side. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarhead6153 Posted July 12, 2017 Author Share Posted July 12, 2017 Thanks guys...I looked up the sawfish Pristis to show my grandson, he's excited to know this now. Yes, the backside of the tooth looks like the above pic, and I took one more picture of it in natural lighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Cute Kid. He made a good 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...
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