cavemanfl Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Did a little trip to a creek in Hardee county today. Find some shark teeth, mammal bones and teeth and some turtle shell. Not exactly sure on the ID on everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavemanfl Posted July 4, 2018 Author Share Posted July 4, 2018 Sorry for the pic quality. A lot is still a little wet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FossilsAnonymous Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Dude these are some great finds! Great job with the hunt. If you need anything ID'd just let us know On The Hunt For The Trophy Otodus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Neat! Near peace river? Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavemanfl Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share Posted July 5, 2018 Yeah any help ID'ing any of the mammal teeth would be great. When they dry out a little more i can probably get some better pics. It is about two miles or so the way the crow flies from the peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavemanfl Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share Posted July 5, 2018 And any thoughts on what the shark tooth frag is would also be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Nice finds! To get a good id on the teeth take pictures from all six sides (straight on) and post them in the ID sub forum. You will get better results that way. The shark tooth is to fragmented to do more than guess what it is. 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...
PaleoNoel Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 The tooth looks like it could be from a small megalodon (or a related species), however it's hard to say with any certainty due to how fragmentary it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 12 hours ago, cavemanfl said: And any thoughts on what the shark tooth frag is would also be appreciated. Take a look at the size of the root you have in the photo and compare it to every other small tooth you have .... even as a fragment, none have a root this size... So, you have a fragment of one of the Peace River larger shark teeth. For all practical purposes , there are only 4. 1) Mako has no serrations, 2) Snaggletooth has lots of serrations but they do not remotely resemble the serrations in your photo so close to the root. 3) Great White -- very rare in the Peace River. In 10 years hunting the Peace River basin, I have found 20 GWs and thousands of Megs. Similar serrations. 4) Megalodon -- similar serrations and seems to be the start of a bourlette. There are no guarentees but I would lay long odds on this fragment coming from Megalodon. When you provide additional photos of the mammal, take them in the sunshine, up close, and directly down on the chewing surface, like this: Also provide the length of the surface left to right in the photo below. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace river rat Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 9 hours ago, Shellseeker said: Take a look at the size of the root you have in the photo and compare it to every other small tooth you have .... even as a fragment, none have a root this size... So, you have a fragment of one of the Peace River larger shark teeth. For all practical purposes , there are only 4. 1) Mako has no serrations, 2) Snaggletooth has lots of serrations but they do not remotely resemble the serrations in your photo so close to the root. 3) Great White -- very rare in the Peace River. In 10 years hunting the Peace River basin, I have found 20 GWs and thousands of Megs. Similar serrations. 4) Megalodon -- similar serrations and seems to be the start of a bourlette. There are no guarentees but I would lay long odds on this fragment coming from Megalodon. When you provide additional photos of the mammal, take them in the sunshine, up close, and directly down on the chewing surface, like this: Also provide the length of the surface left to right in the photo below. I would bet a paycheck you are correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavemanfl Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share Posted July 5, 2018 When I get off shift in the morning I'm going to run up to UF and have them give it a look and then maybe do a quick creek run there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 Nice finds, I’d say that looks to be a partial meg as well. Good luck out therenot a lot of creeks you can get into during the rainy season Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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