finderskeepers78 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Okay guys! I've been talking my little boys fossil hunting at Post Oak Creek in Sherman since they let out of school for summer. Trying to get them interested in it and FINALLY!!! My 8 year old(least interested) found this. Please tell me this is a t-Rex tooth!! We are all pretty stoked regardless but would love some insight. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Welcome to the forum. Unfortunately its not but from a fish called Enchodus. Trex is not found in your area. Nice tooth from a nasty looking Cretaceous fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ynot Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Welcome to TFF! I agree with a fish tooth, but a real nice one. 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...
indominus rex Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Greetings from Strasbourg and welcome to TFF. Unfortunately it is not a Trex tooth, it belongs to a prehistoric fish called Enchodus , but I agree it is a nice tooth. Life started in the ocean. And so did my interest in fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finderskeepers78 Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 Well darn about t-Rex but still very excited about the find! Thanks for the ID! I love that we've found a place to share and ask! We have a boatload of great finds we need to get opinions on! Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 16 minutes ago, finderskeepers78 said: We have a boatload of great finds we need to get opinions on! Bring them on! 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 June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 That’s a sizable enchodus! Nice! “...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...
Fossildude19 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Nice tooth! Thanks for posting it. Regards, You might soften the blow of it not being a T-REX tooth by telling them it is from a Sabertoothed fish. Oh, and Welcome to the Forum. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Very nice find congratulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finderskeepers78 Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 They are definitely getting a kick out of it now! They have been on a massive google search all morning and studying away;) I love that they are enjoying learning!! Btw....that pic! Yikes!! I'm about to start uploading more. Some of these finds are from the North Sulphur River found in Ladonia. My fav place to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finderskeepers78 Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 NSR find. Blurry but my iPhone camera is horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finderskeepers78 Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 Another nice NSR find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 The first item is a Squalicorax shark tooth. (Crow Shark) Not sure on species, however. The second is a Steinkern (or cast) of the interior of a gastropod. Camera phones do better in outdoor lighting. Try not to get too close to the item being photographed. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finderskeepers78 Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 Awesome! Again, these are finds of my 8 and 9 year old lol! I've yet to find anything this cool! Thanks! I'll keep that in mind!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DatFossilBoy Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Hi and welcome to the forum!!! +1 for Squalicorax. Nice Colors on that tooth Cute gastropod. Kind regards. Thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finderskeepers78 Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 So this is the exact pattern all the way around it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finderskeepers78 Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 Thank you! I hope I'm not irritating anyone with my photo overloads. I've got lots more. That color seems to be the general for all the teeth we've found. Nice dark and rich colors. I googled all I could and never could figure out that one. Glad to have you guys for help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finderskeepers78 Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 This one is a deep reddish/orange color. Took it outside but it still didn't pick it up. This was actually my very first find at he NSR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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finderskeepers78 Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 I'm going to post these under new thread just as not to get buried under T-Rex tooth:) Thank you all for your input! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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