Ned the naturalist Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 These are some fossils that I couldn't quite identify while out looking around an area of land in the Nottoway river drainage today. The first appears to be some sort of bone, my guess is a vertebra potentially belonging to a crocodile, though I am very new to this and am quite possibly incorrect in this guess  Next up is a decent sized fragment of a shark tooth that I initially thought to be a young megalodon, but then wasn't quite so sure after noting the presence of what appears to be a slightly weathered cusp on the side of the tooth that is still present, alongside the fact that the tooth appears to have a slight curvature to it Any insight is well appreciated, thanks!  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 Sorry, but I don't recognize either bone or tooth in these photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 The second item does look like an extremely water worn fragment of a meg, to me. The first item requires additional photos. Please see this post. 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...
Rockwood Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 Okay, I see bone texture in the first one. I'm afraid it may be too fragmentary to identify though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnaby'sdad Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 The last one is a well worn meg tooth. Compare the size of the root to the rest of the tooth...that would have been a good sized tooth. See the root to overall size ratio below. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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