Fossil Claw Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 I found this one on a small piece of matrix with Blastoid also on it. Found in sulphur Indiana today 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 the teeth are not common there. good find "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil Claw Posted December 27, 2018 Author Share Posted December 27, 2018 Here's one the Dan found that we also think might be a shark tooth that he was kind enough to give to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Nice find and gift! 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...
Raggedy Man Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Sorry I didnt get back to you in time for your trip. It seems you two had an amazing hunt though. Ill send you some information so your next hunt in that area is more productive. ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Cleaned up, now I’m doubting tooth more on the second one. I’d expect enamel to have more of a porcelaneous luster. Looks like your tooth bragging rights are fully self earned, a cool thing in a part of the country where vert remains are sparse. 3 Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil Claw Posted December 27, 2018 Author Share Posted December 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Uncle Siphuncle said: Cleaned up, now I’m doubting tooth more on the second one. I’d expect enamel to have more of a porcelaneous luster. Looks like your tooth bragging rights are fully self earned, a cool thing in a part of the country where vert remains are sparse. I need to get a picture of it in better light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Cool tooth! Looks like Petalodus, nice association piece with the Blastoid! Agree the second doesn't look like a tooth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil Claw Posted December 29, 2018 Author Share Posted December 29, 2018 On 12/27/2018 at 9:06 PM, Archie said: Cool tooth! Looks like Petalodus, nice association piece with the Blastoid! Agree the second doesn't look like a tooth thank you. some better photos of the second "tooth" Still not sure what it might be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Glad to help. The second does bear a resemblance to certain Holocephalan teeth like those of Deltodus but a clearer photo of the surface would be needed to make a better judgement. Is the surface covered in tiny pits under magnification and does it appear to be composed of a different material than the bryozoans and other fossils on the plate? Could be wrong but it looks like calcite in the photo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil Claw Posted December 29, 2018 Author Share Posted December 29, 2018 2 hours ago, Archie said: Glad to help. The second does bear a resemblance to certain Holocephalan teeth like those of Deltodus but a clearer photo of the surface would be needed to make a better judgement. Is the surface covered in tiny pits under magnification and does it appear to be composed of a different material than the bryozoans and other fossils on the plate? Could be wrong but it looks like calcite in the photo. here are a couple photos from a microscope camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil Claw Posted December 29, 2018 Author Share Posted December 29, 2018 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Thanks for the new pics, unfortunately it appears not to be a tooth as there are no dentine tubules. Heres a tooth plate of Psephodus magnus on which they are quite easy to see for reference. Where there's one there's more though so good luck finding more in the future! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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