Nico CA Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 I found this teeth in a marine sedimentary sandstone (Cretaceous.Palaeocene) and I don't know what is it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Definitely not a sawfish rostral tooth or oral tooth. Doesn't look reptile either. Looks like the tip of a bony fish tooth. Marco Sr. 2 "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...
Macrophyseter Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Where exactly did you find this? Also, like marco said, that doesnt look like a sawfish rostrum. Looks like a fish tooth. 1 If you're a fossil nut from Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Redondo Beach, or Torrance, feel free to shoot me a PM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
History Hunter02 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 To me this looks like an alligator tooth or something in that area of animals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Welcome to TFF! Looks fishy to Me. 1 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 September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 I, too, smell fish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Could be fish or maybe cetacean (just a guess) “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 I think it's way too small to be any cetacean. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macrophyseter Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 I'm pretty sure an immature cetacean tooth could be that small. Especially a baby from a small cetacean. If you're a fossil nut from Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Redondo Beach, or Torrance, feel free to shoot me a PM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Oops forgot to check the age, Paleocene doesn't have whales, they had yet to evolve, sorry for the mistake. I agree with fish now! “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 22 minutes ago, Macrophyseter said: I'm pretty sure an immature cetacean tooth could be that small. Especially a baby from a small cetacean. Modern odontocetes only have one set of teeth, all fully grown when they erupt through the gums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macrophyseter Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 20 minutes ago, Al Dente said: Modern odontocetes only have one set of teeth, all fully grown when they erupt through the gums. I meant immature as by teeth from baby cetaceans. I guessed I worded it wrong. But it doesnt matter now, because I forgot that this is cretaceous/paleocene. If you're a fossil nut from Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Redondo Beach, or Torrance, feel free to shoot me a PM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nico CA Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share Posted October 1, 2017 Thank you so much for the help!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 On 9/29/2017 at 4:34 PM, Al Dente said: Modern odontocetes only have one set of teeth, all fully grown when they erupt through the gums. On 9/29/2017 at 4:55 PM, Macrophyseter said: I meant immature as by teeth from baby cetaceans. I guessed I worded it wrong. But it doesnt matter now, because I forgot that this is cretaceous/paleocene. as Al Dente said odontocetes ( cetaceans are odontocetes ) teeth erupt fully grown. They only have one set. They do not have baby teeth like we do. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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