BuddingPaleo Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 These guys are interesting. One I'm positive is a tooth tip, one might be a worm...all I got. Lol first one I *think* is a tooth. 3 shots of it. 2nd one I dunno, but looks toothy. 2 shots. 3rd one is tooth tip, no clue from what. 1 shot. 4th one the tip broke off. No idea, mineral or fossil? 3 shots, larger piece, tip, then flip side of them together. 5th one no clue, 2 shots. 6th worm? 2 shots. Lastly, coral or bryozoan? 2 shots. My new microscope is getting quite the workout! SW Florida, Tamiami formation. Thanks in advance. Btw, they're all on a cm strip. These guys are dinkier than dinky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 First 2 are fish teeth. 3 and 5 are tip of shark tooth. 4 unidentifiable fragment. 6 crab claw. Last piece is a bryozoan. 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...
BuddingPaleo Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 4 minutes ago, ynot said: First 2 are fish teeth. 3 and 5 are tip of shark tooth. 4 unidentifiable fragment. 6 crab claw. Last piece is a bryozoan. Ha! How exciting! A crab claw! Thanks for the help! Would the forked bit of the first tooth be the root? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 7 minutes ago, BuddingPaleo said: Would the forked bit of the first tooth be the root? No root on the piece, just the crown. I think it is a "pourgy", but not sure (fish are not a strong point with Me). 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...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 6 minutes ago, ynot said: No root on the piece, just the crown. I think it is a "pourgy", but not sure (fish are not a strong point with Me). 16 minutes ago, BuddingPaleo said: Ha! How exciting! A crab claw! Thanks for the help! Would the forked bit of the first tooth be the root? Possibly a Lagodon sp. I always found this discussion of the nomenclature interesting.... http://fossilsandotherlivingthings.blogspot.com/2014/05/open-nomenclature-and-lagodon-fish.html 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddingPaleo Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 What an interesting article. Thank you for sharing that! Think I'm gonna go look up more of it! After reading it, I'm thinking that is a lot like my tooth. Could be. Totally get the needing to name. I'm terrible about that; but everything was something, and I don't like not knowing things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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