brad hinkelman Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Thinking this is a Xiphactinus tooth????? And any info on the shell mold ...thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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caldigger Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Don't know why some of your pics are in a brighter light and others aren't. But it would help if you took more if them in the brighter setting. Many are quite dark and hard to see. You also need more close up pictures of the shell. The more details of where found ( not just the state), the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 For the shell mold more pictures are, as @caldigger said, needed. The shell mold could be either a oyster or maybe inoceramid but I can’t be confident with the one picture. “...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...
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Jeffrey P Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 19 minutes ago, brad hinkelman said: That bivalve looks like Cymela bella. I have a very tiny one posted in my Cretaceous gallery which I found in the older Merchantville Formation. Yours looks a bit larger. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Better pics would be a great help in getting a good ID on your tooth. Place the tooth on a table or desk top and focus in on the the tooth, making it the center object of your picture. make sure it is well lit and in good focus. Pics from all angles also. Taking pictures of the item in your hand takes away from what you are tying to ID, as the camera tries to focus on multiple points. 1 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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JarrodB Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Not sure on the shell but I think you are correct on the tooth ID. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jersey Devil Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 The tooth is Enchodus. In the third photo of the tooth base you can see how the left half of the base juts out more than the right half; that is typical of Enchodus. Xiphactinus bases are usually an even oval with some facets. 1 “You must take your opponent into a deep dark forest where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one.” ― Mikhail Tal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Can’t help you with an ID but I do like your soft focus pictures. Nice to take more of a romantic slant to an ID post. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 18 hours ago, josephstrizhak said: The tooth is Enchodus. In the third photo of the tooth base you can see how the left half of the base juts out more than the right half; that is typical of Enchodus. Xiphactinus bases are usually an even oval with some facets. It's very different from the Enchodus teeth I find in Texas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jersey Devil Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 4 hours ago, JarrodB said: It's very different from the Enchodus teeth I find in Texas. Well, NJ stuff looks different than fossils from other states, but I guess you can't really be 100% sure on this tooth since it's a bit worn. It could be Xiphactinus or Enchodus, but I'd say it matches slightly better with Enchodus. 2 “You must take your opponent into a deep dark forest where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one.” ― Mikhail Tal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankh8147 Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Hey Brad, nice seeing you again the other day! I tend to agree, looks like a broken enchodus fang (texture looks good too). Hope you guys had a fun, safe dig.:) P.S. I KNOW WHERE YOU FOUND THAT INTERNAL MOLD!! Haha, was never able to get a specific ID on that species though.. Nice finds! -Frank 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankh8147 Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 For comparison, here are some enchodus fangs I found in that stream. The largest are a shade under 2 inches. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad hinkelman Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 57 minutes ago, frankh8147 said: Hey Brad, nice seeing you again the other day! I tend to agree, looks like a broken enchodus fang (texture looks good too). Hope you guys had a fun, safe dig.:) P.S. I KNOW WHERE YOU FOUND THAT INTERNAL MOLD!! Haha, was never able to get a specific ID on that species though.. Nice finds! -Frank hey thanks,nice seeing you guys again too,and at least we didn't get shot lol.....thanks for the referances and I agree,just was different then all the others ive found in the past,Denise found the internal mold,was very happy for her as she wasn't finding to much, hopefully see you guys again sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 21 hours ago, josephstrizhak said: Well, NJ stuff looks different than fossils from other states, but I guess you can't really be 100% sure on this tooth since it's a bit worn. It could be Xiphactinus or Enchodus, but I'd say it matches slightly better with Enchodus. One of my better Enchodus teeth from Texas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 On 1/20/2018 at 7:35 PM, Jeffrey P said: That bivalve looks like Cymela bella. I have a very tiny one posted in my Cretaceous gallery which I found in the older Merchantville Formation. Yours looks a bit larger. agreed, nice example 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Yes, nice Cymela and a beautiful tooth, whatever it may be. Nice finds! 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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