eannis6 Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Hello everyone! I found what I believe is a mammal tooth, but I'm not sure from what. Thanks for the help in adavance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 It's a tooth from a ray. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eannis6 Posted October 9, 2017 Author Share Posted October 9, 2017 2 minutes ago, Troodon said: It's a tooth from a ray. I can definitely see that now. Thanks for the help. Could it be a seal molar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 No, check this out. http://www.fossilguy.com/sites/calvert/calv_srk.htm#ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 I agree broken Ray tooth. “...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...
eannis6 Posted October 9, 2017 Author Share Posted October 9, 2017 Oh cool! Thanks guys!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Hey @eannis6, I'm not sure where you are in Virginia, but Douglas Point/purse state park (I personally go to Douglas, they are adjacent and pretty much the same) is a fossil site south of D.C., it's free and has a mile walk to the Potomac where you can find 200 sharks teeth with a three hour walk easily, as well as countless more Ray teeth. It's one of my personal favorite hunting spots. It's Paleocene In age so no megs, but there are occasionally large otodus es (so far I've only found small ones) and the prize finds are croc teeth, reptile bones of crocs and turtles, and Paleocarcharodon. Just thought I'd share it. “...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...
Rockwood Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 6 hours ago, WhodamanHD said: Hey @eannis6, I'm not sure where you are in Virginia, but Douglas Point/purse state park (I personally go to Douglas, they are adjacent and pretty much the same) is a fossil site south of D.C., it's free and has a mile walk to the Potomac where you can find 200 sharks teeth with a three hour walk easily, as well as countless more Ray teeth. It's one of my personal favorite hunting spots. It's Paleocene In age so no megs, but there are occasionally large otodus es (so far I've only found small ones) and the prize finds are croc teeth, reptile bones of crocs and turtles, and Paleocarcharodon. Just thought I'd share it. And don't miss the forest (fossil wood) for the teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eannis6 Posted October 9, 2017 Author Share Posted October 9, 2017 11 hours ago, WhodamanHD said: Hey @eannis6, I'm not sure where you are in Virginia, but Douglas Point/purse state park (I personally go to Douglas, they are adjacent and pretty much the same) is a fossil site south of D.C., it's free and has a mile walk to the Potomac where you can find 200 sharks teeth with a three hour walk easily, as well as countless more Ray teeth. It's one of my personal favorite hunting spots. It's Paleocene In age so no megs, but there are occasionally large otodus es (so far I've only found small ones) and the prize finds are croc teeth, reptile bones of crocs and turtles, and Paleocarcharodon. Just thought I'd share it. 5 hours ago, Rockwood said: And don't miss the forest (fossil wood) for the teeth. Thank you both so much for the info! I will definitely have to check it out. That's so neat WhodamanHD. I've wanted to find a croc tooth for some time:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 It is a ray tooth, but it is not broken. It is a whole tooth that came from the side of the tooth plate. 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...
Miocene_Mason Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 11 hours ago, Rockwood said: And don't miss the forest (fossil wood) for the teeth. There is a ton of carbonized wood, I leave most of it because it's all small pieces rather than large chunks. 6 hours ago, eannis6 said: Thank you both so much for the info! I will definitely have to check it out. That's so neat WhodamanHD. I've wanted to find a croc tooth for some time:D No problem! I've been told croc teeth are uncommon, but the a pristine one with a little root was the first thing I found (saw another one last time, but the waves took it before I could grab it). It's a great stop, be sure to post whatever you find there! “...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...
Rockwood Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 27 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said: There is a ton of carbonized wood, I leave most of it because it's all small pieces rather than large chunks. I have a small piece that is identifiable as angiosperm. Would throw all the shark teeth ever found there back in the river to have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 4 minutes ago, Rockwood said: I have a small piece that is identifiable as angiosperm. Would throw all the shark teeth ever found there back in the river to have it. If you were to do that I'd jump in after them “...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...
eannis6 Posted October 10, 2017 Author Share Posted October 10, 2017 11 hours ago, ynot said: It is a ray tooth, but it is not broken. It is a whole tooth that came from the side of the tooth plate. That's neat Ynot, thanks for the help! I've never found one like it was why it threw me off at first XD 5 hours ago, WhodamanHD said: There is a ton of carbonized wood, I leave most of it because it's all small pieces rather than large chunks. No problem! I've been told croc teeth are uncommon, but the a pristine one with a little root was the first thing I found (saw another one last time, but the waves took it before I could grab it). It's a great stop, be sure to post whatever you find there! That's awesome! I was on my first Fossil trip ever at Westmoreland State Park when someone pulled a croctooth out of the water! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 1 hour ago, eannis6 said: That's awesome! I was on my first Fossil trip ever at Westmoreland State Park when someone pulled a croctooth out of the water! They are nice, mind you they are usually rather small, think I may either have a juvenile or a posterior tooth (maybe from thecacampsia? Not technically a croc, but it's a crocodilian) both I've seen where like a CM or so, here's a bad picture of the one I found, maybe you can find a bigger one (I know they are out there!) “...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...
eannis6 Posted October 10, 2017 Author Share Posted October 10, 2017 8 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said: They are nice, mind you they are usually rather small, think I may either have a juvenile or a posterior tooth (maybe from thecacampsia? Not technically a croc, but it's a crocodilian) both I've seen where like a CM or so, here's a bad picture of the one I found, maybe you can find a bigger one (I know they are out there!) Wow thanks for sharing, that's a neat tooth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eannis6 Posted October 10, 2017 Author Share Posted October 10, 2017 @WhodamanHD do you mind telling me what you think this specimen is? I didn't want to make another entire post. Anyone else that wants to jump in feel free. It looks like a broken sharks tooth, but does not appear broken on the top. Thanks all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 20 minutes ago, eannis6 said: @WhodamanHD do you mind telling me what you think this specimen is? I didn't want to make another entire post. Anyone else that wants to jump in feel free. It looks like a broken sharks tooth, but does not appear broken on the top. Thanks all First guess from me is fish, possibly along the lines of a barracuda tooth. “...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...
eannis6 Posted October 10, 2017 Author Share Posted October 10, 2017 4 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said: First guess from me is fish, possibly along the lines of a barracuda tooth. That's sort of what i was thinking! Thanks:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 41 minutes ago, eannis6 said: you mind telling me what you think this specimen is? It maynbe a fish tooth, but sitting on a penny makes it hard to be sure. Please use a ruler for a scale and set the object on a monotone piece of paper. It will help to make ids. It will also help if You take pictures straight on and not at an angle. Regards, Tony 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...
eannis6 Posted October 10, 2017 Author Share Posted October 10, 2017 Ok, I sure will from now on. Thanks Tony! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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