gen Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Hi all, I found some interesting specimens from the Isle of Sheppey. Any ideas about what they could be? Probably around 50 million years old, Eocene. From the London Clay. My guesses are: Top: Initially thought it was a fish fang, but I'm starting to doubt it because the "tooth" seems to be the same material as the "jaw". Middle: Squalodon tooth? Bottom: A small animal's ulna? Thanks in advance. Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Hi, can you show us the ends of them ? In the ulnaish one, can you see little holes or none ? "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gen Posted May 28, 2019 Author Share Posted May 28, 2019 Sure thing, here are some pictures of the ends. I excluded the middle tooth because it is pointed at both ends. There are no holes in the ulna-ish one. The cross section is a bit bumpy though. Quite difficult to snap a good picture of since it is so small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemipristis Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 5 hours ago, gen said: Hi all, I found some interesting specimens from the Isle of Sheppey. Any ideas about what they could be? Probably around 50 million years old, Eocene. From the London Clay. My guesses are: Top: Initially thought it was a fish fang, but I'm starting to doubt it because the "tooth" seems to be the same material as the "jaw". Middle: Squalodon tooth? Bottom: A small animal's ulna? Thanks in advance. Jay Top one Enchodus 'fang' perhaps? 1 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 They look like pieces of wood to me. 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...
Randyw Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 +1 look like nice little twigs. If you blow up the pictures you can see grain patterns. If fossilized I’d put them in my wood collection 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gremlinshow Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 On 28/05/2019 at 5:02 PM, gen said: Hi all, I found some interesting specimens from the Isle of Sheppey. Any ideas about what they could be? Probably around 50 million years old, Eocene. From the London Clay. My guesses are: Top: Initially thought it was a fish fang, but I'm starting to doubt it because the "tooth" seems to be the same material as the "jaw". Middle: Squalodon tooth? Bottom: A small animal's ulna? Thanks in advance. Jay Sorry to be the bearer of 'bad' news but these are all pieces of pyritised wood. I have been hunting on Sheppey most of my life and come across wood like this each and every time I hit the beach. Fyi, it seems squalodon was around much more recently than the geology at Sheppey. Somewhere in the region of 33-14 myo. The london clay on Sheppey dates to between 48 and 52myo. I hope this helps. :-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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