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  2. Jaybot

    Peace River, 4/26/2024

    Pretty neat, maybe there's a complete Mastodon molar in that spot... You did say you felt there was a ''special'' fossil somewhere there
  3. Shellseeker

    Peace River, 4/26/2024

    The tooth fragment below this Mastodon is Mammoth....
  4. Balance

    Peace River, 4/26/2024

    What the heck is this? Glad you got out!! Jp
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  6. SawTooth

    Some Florida Gulf Coast Finds

    The patterns on the first pic of object 1 remind me of enamel fragments from mammal teeth, but the last picture less so.
  7. In order, @AgrilusHunter, @Jesse, @DevonianDigger and @CBchiefski. For one reason or another, after a couple years, they left.
  8. Poche beach is in the city of either San Clemente or Capistrano beach, Orange County California. I’m finding articles siting this area does have fossils from the Miocene age.
  9. Bockryan and Mark, The greenish coatings appear to be some type of lichen or moss growing on the specimen. There are a few areas where the carbonized section has peeled away but mostly it is fossil with partial covering by lichen and/or moss. Nick
  10. Shellseeker

    Peace River, 4/26/2024

    Out hunting today. Friend Dave, last hunt of the Season, a snowbird heading North. I was not finding much and he was, so he invited me to come dig in the hole he created. I started finding interesting fossils and , kept on thinking I am about to find a really good , rare fossil. I found some shark teeth and even a Meg. I found some pieces of Mammal teeth and a piece of fossilized wood.... A pretty little Glyptodon osteoderm A couple of Bullas, One Dolphin, maybe Stenella... The other... Whale.. Interesting .. Do whale Bullas come this small. Finally, I stopped looking for that "special" fossil.. I was hunting my favorite river, with a friend, it was warm and the sun was shining.... An unusual thing happened. Fred Mazza charters Peace River Fossil Hunting. As we were hunting a large group passed by. One women did a double take as she paddle a canoe past us and said to me " I know your face." As she passed she asked "Are you on some blog"? Answer: I am Shellseeker on TFF. Response I knew it was you!!! I think she recognized my Avatar... Black Wetsuit and baseball cap... Enjoy.
  11. Participation is a broadband of posting topics. In the past, I thought the largest membership audience were avid collectors who would "check out" a topic posting of their particular interests and comment when they got the urge. The waves of change brought a larger influx of " look what I found, can you tell me what it is?" members. I love helping people find some incite to fossils. If a member is basically too lazy to do minimal research; why just hand them the answer? I am certain the best members are self taught and are driven to broaden their knowledge. The shear numbers of newest members give me the sense, why am I posting if no one reading cares. Just tell me what I've got. Worst yet - how much is it worth. These days it's log in, glace, hop right off.
  12. It was found on Poche beach in Orange County ca. thank you for responding!
  13. JIMMFinsman

    Definitely bone! Fossilized?

    Ocean polished and halved geode I suppose
  14. JIMMFinsman

    Definitely bone! Fossilized?

    That was a terrible joke to claim as your own. Check this find out
  15. JonUte

    Some Florida Gulf Coast Finds

    Anyone want to take a crack at the first item, or is it a POR? The little black ‘teeth’ imbedded in it make me wonder… - Jon
  16. JonUte

    Some Florida Gulf Coast Finds

    Thank you, Digit, Shellseeker, Fin Lover, et.al. - Jon
  17. Doctor Mud

    Ptychodus is a lamniform

    Very interesting discussion! I don’t really have a grasp of how Bayesian methods work - despite sitting in on a few lectures Maybe I do? But if I understand correctly you can start to incorporate prior knowledge of how a system works into your calculations? I’ve used software to create radiocarbon age-depth models before and you can include prior knowledge/assumptions on how the sediments were deposited (e.g. constant vs pulses of sediment).
  18. digit

    Some Florida Gulf Coast Finds

    Indeed! Super worn and polished. If it is turtle it would likely be from the softshell turtle (Apalone sp.). You nailed it! It is "squished" phosphate. Cheers. -Ken
  19. Shellseeker

    2024 Fossil hunting in Antwerp, Belgium

    Thanks .. You are definitely right.. I was wanting a high res photo of just the Whale tooth for my local folder.. I am intrigued by rugose enamel..
  20. Fin Lover

    Definitely bone! Fossilized?

    I meant that none of them are from the ocean. Nevermind...a joke isn't funny if you have to explain it.
  21. Mark Kmiecik

    New to fossils/geology - excited to be here

    Welcome from the Carboniferous of Illinois. Check at the local library under f for fossils and read all you find. After that it gets extremely site and species oriented and less inviting unless it's the exact area of you interest. However, that's where the true joy begins.
  22. FB003

    Definitely bone! Fossilized?

    Chunk o bone. Can't really ID it as anything since it DID come from ocean and concurrence seems to be not a fossil. Since it can't really be dated, any guess is just as likely as any other guess.
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