Becky Benfer Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Could this be a fossil from a turtle or fish? I found it hunting shark teeth at Myrtle Beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimTexan Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Looks like a fossil, but I don’t know the material from that area. May we have a couple more pics from different angles and the other side? I’m sure some of the east coast beach hunters will chime in shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 First impression is a partial sea robin skull. (note: sea robins are fish not birds) Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SailingAlongToo Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 +1 for fish skull 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...
Becky Benfer Posted June 18, 2018 Author Share Posted June 18, 2018 Are you agreeing that it came from that same fish as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Just to clarify, sea robin skulls are common along the beach at Myrtle Beach, so your fossil is likely that species. However your fossil, like most, is quite worn and so it is not possible to be certain of the species. It is, however, certainly a fish skull. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becky Benfer Posted June 18, 2018 Author Share Posted June 18, 2018 Very worn fossil is still a fossil though- right? Thank you for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 @Becky Benfer could you take some pics of the sharkteeth you found? You have a Great white tooth partially in the last pic. It looks nice, but would like to see the whole thing. I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becky Benfer Posted June 18, 2018 Author Share Posted June 18, 2018 Ok- here’s the full picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 It might be hyperostosed fish skull element. " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 2 hours ago, abyssunder said: It might be hyperostosed fish skull element. I agree. 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...
Boesse Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 It's not from a sea robin - sea robin skulls are finely ornamented with little polygonal pits separated by ridges, that generally resemble sturgeon armor plates or like miniature softshell turtle shell pieces. This smooth bone is from something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becky Benfer Posted June 29, 2018 Author Share Posted June 29, 2018 Any idea what it’s possibly from if not a sea robin? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 3 hours ago, Becky Benfer said: Any idea what it’s possibly from if not a sea robin? Thanks. It's deformed due to the hyperostosis, so it will be difficult to say with certainty. " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 https://www.jstor.org/stable/24319733?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents Quote Abstract Fossilized fish hyperostoses (Tilly bones) are commonly found in Pliocene and Pleistocene deposits throughout Florida; however, the Caloosahatchee marl formation in the vicinity of Port Charlotte is an exceptionally rich source. Neither the function nor the developmental history of Tilly bones are well known. Likewise, the taxonomic affinities of those fossilized bones are poorly understood. Further investigation of fossilized fish hyperostoses could provide a better understanding of prehistoric environmental conditions in Florida. I think this is a tilly bone, not necessarily associated with sea robins or the fish skull. Here are a couple of mine: not as complex as yours.... The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Looking on the internet found this one more similar to yours: http://lakeneosho.org/Fossil/index.html The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becky Benfer Posted June 30, 2018 Author Share Posted June 30, 2018 Thank you for your help! I appreciate all information and extra sites to view. What do you suggest I do with this? I really don’t have a big interest in collecting or keeping it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 59 minutes ago, Becky Benfer said: Thank you for your help! I appreciate all information and extra to view. What do you suggest I do with this? I really don’t have a big interest in collecting or keeping it. Well Becky, I could send you my address and you could send it to me. Lacking that, here are some suggestions: 1) I nurture a expanding contingent of fossil enthusiasts and they all have their favorite fossils, so in lots of cases I "feed" them fossils.. Examples: small broken shark teeth -- these actually can be sold for $8/pound and I give them to friends who sell them; unbroken shark teeth, average grade. I hand these out to kids at local schools and donate them for fossil clubs to use in auctions or kids_digs; small shark teeth -gem grade. I put them in different sized Riker boxes and make them gifts to young relatives for birthdays and holidays, fossil friends or fossil club donations. I am fortunate to find huge numbers of small shark teeth, because I barely feed the demand... 2) Those fossil hunting friends have their favorites that they collect..tilly bones, dermal denticles, turtle spurs, ray teeth, horse teeth, etc, etc , etc. I keep the best, distribute the rest.... 3) Keep these extras in a box, and donate to a TFF Auction... Someone WANTS them... Many of these fossil hunters return the favor, they know that I like whale or snaggletooth. I tend to buy very few fossils, I do not sell any. Mostly I'll give away or trade my surplus. What comes back is unbelievable. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becky Benfer Posted June 30, 2018 Author Share Posted June 30, 2018 What a great idea!!! Gifting to each other is awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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