Dwinge28 Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 (edited) I can’t figure out what kind of tooth this is please someone let me know found in Summerville South Carolina sawmill creek formation the tooth’s size exactly 1inch long Edited May 21, 2019 by Dwinge28 More information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 My first thought is a squalodon. Bet @Boesse will know. 2 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...
Dwinge28 Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share Posted May 21, 2019 Thank you @ynot I think you are right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 32 minutes ago, Dwinge28 said: found in Summerville South Carolina More than likely this is from one of the toothed whales (Odontoceti) from the Oligocene. Probably not a squalodon tooth. He shoots those down on a regular basis. Here is an example of a Tusked Dolphin - Waipatiidae from the same time period. But yeah as @ynot said .. Dr. Bobby Boesseneker would be the one to ID it properly. Oh, and just for kicks ... my favorite posts ? Bobby has a pretty sweet blog .. yes. http://coastalpaleo.blogspot.com/2016/12/no-you-dont-have-prosqualodon-tooth-and.html The visual resources in the blog post are great ... " Waipatia hectori, Waipatiidae, Oligocene, New Zealand; very similar teeth are found in the Charleston area. From Tanaka and Fordyce (2015) " 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwinge28 Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share Posted May 21, 2019 Thank you for all the information I appreciate it so much @Brett Breakin' Rocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Just now, Dwinge28 said: Thank you for all the information I appreciate it so much @Brett Breakin' Rocks Sure .. no worries ... it's such a fascinating area. So many great fossil hunting opportunities. If you are around Facebook ... The Palmetto Paleontological Society is a great place to meet locals. (Unless you have found it already) Though, I have yet to make it to a meeting. haha Bobby frequents the page and Ashby Gale is there to help with the vertebrate fossils too. The moderators are great. We haven't yet (?) been infiltrated by the crazies on the outside. And I'm assuming you've hit up the Mace Brown Museum of Natural History at the College of Charleston. Anyway .. welcome. Cheers, Brett 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 @Boesse 1 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...
Mark Kmiecik Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Great find -- awaiting the verdict. 1 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...
Boesse Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Thanks Brett! This is indeed an anterior cheek tooth of a heterodont dolphin, possibly a xenorophid but waipatiids and agorophiid-grade dolphins are similar in size and have similarly shaped teeth. All can be (and have been) found at that locality. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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