PODIGGER Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 The past month on the river has produced a wide variety of finds. I have been very lucky as a rookie fossil hunter. It all started with the idea of finding some shark teeth. Now I can't wait to be surprised by the next thing the river will give up. The area I have been concentrating on has been producing mammoth tooth fragments on almost every visit. Today topped it off with what I think is a mammoth spit tooth. I will post better pictures tomorrow in the ID section. My resident photographer was not available tonight to provide her usual expert photos. I was so excited by the find I had to post a shot I took just after getting back to the launch site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 What have we here? Mammoth tooth Horse tooth Couple of Megalodon fragments Two Squalicorax At least one Hemipristis Couple of Mako lowers Some form of mammal molar The rest are a bit too fuzzy to make out. We'll have to wait for your regular photographer to return for some clear close up shots. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PODIGGER Posted June 6, 2019 Author Share Posted June 6, 2019 Thank you for the ID'S caldigger. The clearer photos should come later today. I was not familiar with Squailicorax and thought of I had two Tiger. In looking at photos of other Squalicorax I believe I have several more from earlier digs that I previously put in the Tiger pile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoNoel Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 1 hour ago, PODIGGER said: Thank you for the ID'S caldigger. The clearer photos should come later today. I was not familiar with Squailicorax and thought of I had two Tiger. In looking at photos of other Squalicorax I believe I have several more from earlier digs that I previously put in the Tiger pile. There are no squalicorax in florida. There are no exposed formations older than the eocene in the state and Squalicorax went extinct at the end of the cretaceous. You were right in your initial ID, the tiger shark species is probably Galeocerdo mayumbensis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 You're right, I just briefly scanned the blurry pics and went off general shape. I'll be quiet now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PODIGGER Posted June 6, 2019 Author Share Posted June 6, 2019 PaleoNoel, Thank you for the clarification. Caldigger, Please don't be quiet in the future. I appreciate you input and the picture is blurry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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