fishmore5 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Hello all, first post on the forums despite joining awhile ago. Last winter I was fortunate enough to have some serious luck at Purse State Park in 2 consecutive trips while I was on break. Thanks to @Williamb55I was able to finally muster some motivation to seek some help to ID what I believe is a Crocodile tooth and Otodus from the Paleocene Epoch. Of course this could be inaccurate but I would love some insight into my find, comments and replies are appreciated. Best, DF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darko Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 2 hours ago, fishmore5 said: Hello all, first post on the forums despite joining awhile ago. Last winter I was fortunate enough to have some serious luck at Purse State Park in 2 consecutive trips while I was on break. Thanks to @Williamb55I was able to finally muster some motivation to seek some help to ID what I believe is a Crocodile tooth and Otodus from the Paleocene Epoch. Of course this could be inaccurate but I would love some insight into my find, comments and replies are appreciated. Best, DF Shark tooth looks very similar to Auriculatus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmore5 Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 2 minutes ago, Darko said: Shark tooth looks very similar to Auriculatus Theres no serrations left from ware and I guess feeding damage but hard to say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dryptosaur Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 The shark tooth is definitely Otodus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmore5 Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 36 minutes ago, Dryptosaur said: The shark tooth is definitely Otodus. I was more confident it was but the "croc" tooth is what I'm really curious about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Yes, it's a croc tooth. Unusual to find one there with the intact root. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Nice anterior (upper?) Otodus obliquus, and the rooted croc tooth is awesome. “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Yup, that is a croc tooth. Oh, and it looks like you might have found some kind of shark tooth as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmore5 Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 4 hours ago, Gizmo said: Yes, it's a croc tooth. Unusual to find one there with the intact root. thanks for the id page much appreciated, cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmore5 Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 3 hours ago, WhodamanHD said: Nice anterior (upper?) Otodus obliquus, and the rooted croc tooth is awesome. Thanks! I was really stoked about it and still am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmore5 Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 2 hours ago, jpc said: Yup, that is a croc tooth. Oh, and it looks like you might have found some kind of shark tooth as well. The tooth I've confirmed is an Otodus (ive only found a handful of Otodus in the past year) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 2 hours ago, fishmore5 said: The tooth I've confirmed is an Otodus (ive only found a handful of Otodus in the past year) yeah, I know. That was my sideways way of noticing that everyone was telling you about the shark with very few mentions of the tooth you asked about. : ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmore5 Posted October 26, 2019 Author Share Posted October 26, 2019 14 hours ago, jpc said: yeah, I know. That was my sideways way of noticing that everyone was telling you about the shark with very few mentions of the tooth you asked about. : ) haha well said, your humor went right over me yesterday (long day) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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