garyc Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 I found this sloth jaw with two teeth on the Brazos River in southeast Texas on October 22 in Pleistocene terrace gravel. Occasionally Pliocene and Miocene material is mixed in as well. This is a symphysis of a mylodontid sloth. The two canine teeth are broken off inside the jaw. The roots are visible on the back side, where the bone has broken. Date of Discovery: October 22,2019 Scientific and/or Common Name: Giant ground sloth, family mylodontidae Geologic Age or Geologic Formation: found in Pleistocene gravels State, Province, or Region Found: SE Texas Photos of Find 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutscheben Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 I just finished reassembling this tooth I found earlier this month- Unfortunately I was not able to extract the missing portion on the left from the large rock it was in. It is the largest and most complete Petalodus I have found to date, though. Date of Discovery: October 6, 2019 Scientific and/or Common Name: Petalodus ohioensis chondrichthyan tooth Geologic Age or Geologic Formation: LaSalle Limestone member of the Pennsylvanian Bond Formation State, Province, or Region Found: Oglesby, LaSalle County, Illinois 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notidanodon Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 i will enter some stuff later today, a fossil pearl and very rare mammal tooth from abbey wood, i will provide more info soon , what do i do if i haven't identified the tooth yet, leave the pictures and add info as soon as i can ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted October 27, 2019 Author Share Posted October 27, 2019 Do your best to track down as precise of an ID as you can. Looking forward to your entries. Cheers. -Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notidanodon Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 I have no idea in the rarity of this but I have never seen or heard about one from this location before, even from people who have been searching here for years! Size:2mm also sorry for poor photos it was the best I could do enjoy Date of discovery: 23rd October 2019 Common name: saltwater pearl Location: Lesnes abbey wood, london Age: paleogene Formation: Blackheath Member, Thanet Formation 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Wow! Fossil pearls are pretty rare in general, I understand. (Hey, it's hard enough to find a modern one!) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 On 10/26/2019 at 11:23 AM, garyc said: I found this sloth jaw with two teeth on the Brazos River in southeast Texas on October 22 in Pleistocene terrace gravel. Occasionally Pliocene and Miocene material is mixed in as well. This is a symphysis of a mylodontid sloth. The two canine teeth are broken off inside the jaw. The roots are visible on the back side, where the bone has broken. Gary, Please use the requested format for your entry. Thanks. 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...
Ptychodus04 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 2 hours ago, Wrangellian said: Wow! Fossil pearls are pretty rare in general, I understand. (Hey, it's hard enough to find a modern one!) They normally are very rare. There’s a member of the Late Cretaceous Arcadia Park Formation (Kamp Ranch Mbr) locally where I have found several pearls over the course of a decade of collecting. Still not common by any means. 1 Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 I've never found them in my local Cretaceous either (lots of Inoceramids and occasional oysters, but no pearls). If I did find any, they might not be as well-preserved as the one above. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 I'm proud to finally have found a fossil I deem worthy as an entry for FOTM! Date of Discovery: 23/10/2019 Scientific and/or Common Name: Mammuthus primigenius, woolly mammoth molar Geologic Age or Geologic Formation: "Ice Age", Weichselian, late Pleistocene (40'000 years old) - Pleistocene sediments State, Province, or Region Found: Zandmotor, Netherlands (dredged from North Sea) 14 Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyc Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Sweet!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nala Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Wow! a killer mammoth molar Max! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 38 minutes ago, garyc said: Sweet!! Thanks Gary! Your find is awesome too!!! Very unusual 12 minutes ago, nala said: Wow! a killer mammoth molar Max! Thanks! Your plant is lovely. Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notidanodon Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 What a tooth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamL Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Date of Discovery - 24th October x3 Ichthyosaur vertebra, 2 fused one single. Whitby Mudstone Formation Yorkshire Coast, Whitby, England No preperation, as found. 11 Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welsh Wizard Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Date of Discovery: 19th October 2019 Scientific and/or Common Name: Ichthyosaurus sp, Pterygoid bone. 200 mm in length. This is a rare bone and is from the roof of the mouth of the ichthyosaur Geologic Age or Geologic Formation: Lower Jurassic, Hettangian, 200 Million years State, Province, or Region Found: Penarth, South Glamorgan, Wales, UK As found: After prep 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilsAnonymous Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Wow great finds this October! On The Hunt For The Trophy Otodus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Date of Discovery - 20/10/19 Scientific and or common name - Ureocrinus bockshii (Geinitz) & undescibed jellyfish. Geologic age or geologic formation - Blackhall Limestone, Lower Carboniferous/Mississippian, Visean Substage. State, Province or Region found - Fife, Midland Valley of Scotland 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enafter Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 date of find - 05/10/19 common name - ichthyosaur rostrum formation - Blue lias formation geological age - jurassic location found - Lavernock, South Wales, UK (I'm an amateur so some of my facts might be wrong) Thank you! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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