MaximusTN Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 These fossils were found recently in NE Mississippi at the WM Browning Cretaceous Fossil Park. Please help to identify. The far left appears to be a mosasaur. The rest are different from other items I have found down there. The far right fossil literally looks like something that has been broken and fused back together. On the two darker, pointed items, the right is more flat. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankh8147 Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 I'm thinking 1. Mosasaur, 2. phragmacone or fish spine (I can't zoom in close enough to tell), 3. Xiphactinus, not sure about the 4th, and I'll take a shot at the 5th and say possibly a part of a Belemnite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_gotta_rock Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 i'ds need to see a better close-up, but the white thing on the left kinda looks like a piece of sand dollar (echinoid) to me. I refuse to give up my childish wonder at the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notidanodon Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 I’d say the last done wasn’t a belemnite as the groove is never that pronounced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaximusTN Posted April 25, 2019 Author Share Posted April 25, 2019 Here is a zoomed in pic of the fossils, particularly for the three middle ones. To give some more details, there is a definite indention on the base of the middle, darker tooth. It also is more flat in nature when compared to the darker item just to the left. That one tapers to a fairly defined point and is uniform in shape going to the point. Also, any thoughts on the more tan item? It truly appears to be a tooth of some sort, has an indention towards the base end, but the color is just different that your typical shark tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaximusTN Posted May 5, 2019 Author Share Posted May 5, 2019 This one may have fallen down the list, so I am hoping to bump it back up to get some additional opinions. Any feedback on the three middle fossils? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 13 minutes ago, MaximusTN said: This one may have fallen down the list, so I am hoping to bump it back up to get some additional opinions. Any feedback on the three middle fossils? Waste of time. Most of the members who know their stuff work from the bottom of the list towards the top so that if there is some discussion among them they can tell by it getting bumped to the top. Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 7 minutes ago, Mark Kmiecik said: Waste of time. Most of the members who know their stuff work from the bottom of the list towards the top so that if there is some discussion among them they can tell by it getting bumped to the top. It's really not a waste of time, usually. Some people may not have seen it, originally. They may just look at what they have time for that is new, in front of them. Bumping is allowed, and useful. 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...
JarrodB Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 On 4/24/2019 at 6:23 PM, frankh8147 said: I'm thinking 1. Mosasaur, 2. phragmacone or fish spine (I can't zoom in close enough to tell), 3. Xiphactinus, not sure about the 4th, and I'll take a shot at the 5th and say possibly a part of a Belemnite? I agree with Frank on the first three items. I don't think # 4 & 5 are fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 32 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: Some people may not have seen it, originally. So true! Some zombie threads get resurrected and take off as a bunch of new folks get, and give, new info. This is why we archive everything; we're not a chatroom! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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