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Hi guys, sorry I don’t have better photos, they aren’t coming from me, but what do you think of this tooth, it’s being offered as bobcat but I have no experience with these sorts of fossils so wanted to double check with you
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Extinct elephant fossils discovered in Levy County, Florida
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Fossil News
Graveyard of Extinct Elephants From 5 Million Years Ago Found in Florida by Brandon Gird, Pensacola News Journal, May 26, 2023 Extinct elephant fossils discovered in Levy County https://www.wcjb.com/2023/05/27/extinct-elephant-fossils-discovered-levy-county/ Yours, Paul H.- 4 replies
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Hello friends, Found this on the beach this morning. I often find whale bone fragments on this beach, but this one is much more interesting than most. There is obviously a large portion that is broken/worn off along the entire bottom edge, but there are some fairly distinctive details that make me really curious about this one. Especially the large concave surface on one side and a small vertebrae-like surface on the opposite side. Any help/hints are appreciated.
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Yesterday I received a 30 pound box of various shell, marine fossils, and some other miscellaneous fossils and a few extant bits as well. I will post in the ID section some as not everything has a label. It is a large overwhelming amount to sort through so this will be a bit at a time kind of thread. Please let me know if anything of the id tags are using outdated names or incorrect, etc. First an overall picture the seller had of the lot. Some Brachiopods from Wutach Germany What appears to be clam steinkerns also from Wutach Germany second picture of hinge point if that is useful. A pair of Glycymeris Americana with matching valves from Virginia Sticking with the Virginia theme a pair of Crucibulum constrictum A crab burrow from another Virginia location. And last but not least for now is some Olivia carolinensis from North Carolina I will try to make additional posts every few days as I unpack and sort this collection out. Stay tuned folks.
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Found these Saturday (5/20/23) on the beach in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. 1. Some kind of bone? 28 cm at its longest, 5-6 cm wide. Weighs 435 grams. 2. small vert maybe? About 1.2 cm wide and tall. 3. small row of teeth about 2 cm long and .5-.75 cm tall. I’d greatly appreciate any insight on ID. Thank you so much!
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I think these are fish teeth. Can that be confirmed and can any of them be identified further? Happy to provide additional view of any, if that would help. Grid lines are 1mm spaced. • Is T11 Chondrichthyan? • Could T12 actually be a stingray dermal denticle?
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Is this a dasyatid tooth? It seems different from the others I'm finding in this micro matrix. Grid lines 1mm spaced.
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Here's a drum fish tooth lodged in a curiously shaped piece of host matrix. Smooth, cylindrical with a potential spiral groove. What do y'all think? Grid lines are 1mm spaced.
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Processing some micro-matrix from a creek here in Florida and I've come across a number of tiny chondrichthyan (assuming shark) teeth that are rather odd and defy my efforts to classify them (not really all that difficult). You can see from this gallery of 9 teeth that they tend to have fairly thick wide roots (when they are not eroded away). The enameled crown is wide at the base and has a single cusp that is curved becoming nearly parallel to the root base. Often, these oddly shaped smaller teeth end up being odd symphyseal (or parasymphyseal) teeth of a more common species since teeth in this position are often quite different from the others surrounding it. That might be the case here or this might be a "normal" tooth from some less common species. You'll notice from the scale that these teeth are all 2-3 mm in various dimensions so they are really micros. I spent some time today photographing this group from a few angles to send out to several places with hopes that someone recognizes this. Anybody here ever encounter something like this while picking micro-matrix? Would love to be able to put an ID to these little oddities. Cheers. -Ken
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Hello, Just want to ask for some opinions on whether this is a Smilodon incisor and how one would be able to identify it as such since it’s in pretty worn condition, it seems more likely that it could be either dire wolf or bear and that the “Smilodon name” is just to get more attention and money for the fossil? Thanks in advance, appreciate any help!
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Picked this up at a dry land site some time back and forgot about it. While going through my fossil boxes recently, I re-found it. It came out of the Tamiami Fm. near Sarasota with a lot of other Pliocene/Pleistocene material. There seemed to be some Miocene mixed in there as well, so I am not sure where to start with this one. Does anyone know what it is? Thanks!
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Hi All! I am a newbie & amateur, making my very first post. I picked this up whilst searching for sharks teeth along the beach. I am a very curious being and this is just a mystery to me. Any help or advice is greatly appreciated! Thanks again!!!
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I've got this unusual shark tooth from a Florida creek that has side cusps. At just over a centimeter in length it is way to small to consider any of the megalodon ancestors with side cusps. Also, no real serrations apparent on this tooth though it is a bit water worn. The root doesn't really look right for a Sand Tiger Shark (Carcharias taurus) tooth (not even one of the more blade-like posterior teeth). Those have very thick bulbous roots that still show some of the U-shape of the anterior teeth. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Carcharias_taurus_teeth.jpg Richard Hulbert identified somewhat similar specimens from the Miocene Montbrook site as Carcharoides catticus. This is not a very commonly encountered species and I'm wondering if those here on the forum with more experience with this taxon might comment on the viability of this tentative identification. Looking to learn more about this unusual and enigmatic genus and any thoughts for a probable identity for this little specimen. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcharoides https://www.google.com/search?q="carcharoides+catticus"&tbm=isch Cheers. -Ken
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In 2lbs of Peace River micro matrix, I found 415 shark teeth, of which 90 seem potentially identifiable. Here they are in different categories. Grid lines are spaced 1mm apart. I can get additional views of any teeth as warranted. A: Based on my experience with larger teeth, would call A1 as hammerhead. A2-A5 share many shape characteristics, but are they Rhizoprionodon? B1-B14 Carcharhinus, I believe. C1-C21 seem like lemon, Negaprion. D1, D2: posterior Galeocerdo tiger shark? E1-E5: These may all just be mostly-root fragments of Carcharhinus, and reflect a common pattern of breakage? But they were a "type" that emerged in the sorting. F1, F2: Snaggletooth G: This group contains a very common morphology I found, a blade with a single cusplet on the posterior side of the tooth. Most have roots that look broken. So maybe we're dealing with a lot of Carcharhinus that all broke in a similar way? Most of the blades show little or no sign of serrations, but maybe that's weathering (or juvenile teeth?). I am pretty unsure about these. G8 and G9 seem somewhat sand tiger like. Are many of these G teeth Rhizoprionodon? H: the odd singleton teeth. Some of these may be too weathered to ID. H1, H6 have similarities to some thresher teeth I have found. H2 seems potentially sympheseal H3 contortus? H7,8,9? lemon? too weathered to ID? H4 interesting cusplets, but I have little sense of ID H5 seems like it could be a sand tiger H10 lemon? H11 Carcharhinus with no serrations on the blade? H12 interesting, but ?? H13 interesting, but ?? H14 sand tiger? H15 thresher? H16 interesting, but ?? And for the sake of completeness, here are all the teeth I deemed not worth trying to ID: If you see anything worth closer inspection in there, I'll grab photos:
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Here are a few pieces of Peace River Florida fossils that were included in some Shark teeth I bought online, one I thing is a Tilly bone? And the small vert is it fish or snake?
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I need some help with this little guy I found in the Peace River (FL). I have the darnedest time with ear bones - they all look alike to me. Has anyone seen one like this before? Is it marine or land critter? It seems well mineralized and measures about 30mm x 20mm. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Small Partial Jawbone with Remnant Dentition, Peace River, FL
Bone Daddy posted a topic in Fossil ID
I found this little piece of jawbone that has some curvature to it that initially caught my eye and upon closer examination it appears to have a tooth root in one of the sockets. My first guess is cetacean of some kind. Is that right, or am I way off? I'm not sure if it's marine or not. Thanks in advance!
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In two lbs of Peace River micro matrix, I identified these 8 items as fish vertebrae (+1 discovered in the "coral" pile). Grid lines are 1mm apart. Are the bottom and right pieces on the lower row eroded shark (or ray) verts? I also sorted the item below into the vert pile, but upon photographing it, I became less sure. Instead of having a half-round profile when viewed end on, it was more linear, like a cannoli shell. Unfortunately, it popped out of my forceps before I could take photos of other orientations, and now it's lost forever. But on the off chance these two photos are enough for an ID, here you go:
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Are these solitary corals? Grid lines are 1mm.
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This one has to be a coral or sponge, right? Big weird thing. Peace River, FL.
Bone Daddy posted a topic in Fossil ID
This oddball looks like a sponge, coral, tubeworm, or something. I think. Maybe. Texture on the rounded parts is suggestive of sponge. I found it in the Peace River, Florida. I've never seen another one like it. Does anyone know what it is? Thanks in advance! MikeG
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Hey everyone! I’ve been looking for answers for years now on this tooth I found. It’s 3 inches long, and doesn’t have any enamel left. I found it on one of my shark teeth journeys back in 2013, after a Tropical Storm passed through. I know this is a type of tooth, as I can see where the root attaches to the gums. But the only closest thing I can find that resembles this is a pterodactyl tooth. Now, I found this in North Florida, and the beaches are replenished with sand from the St John’s river. So very cool stuff I’ve found, I do have a great collection but this particular tooth I’m stumped on and so is two professors that I’ve asked. Any ideas?
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Hi guys if anyone has a good resource for identifying these Florida shells it would be greatly appreciated in the meantime, here are a few for identification. 1.Arcinella cornuta 2. another Arcinella cornuta? 3. some pecten I’m not sure on species 4. Conus not sure on species 5. not sure 6 same as 5 7. Unsure 8. Balanus concavus?
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Hi all! I’m looking for some help identifying the specific animal this tooth came from. I know it’s camelid but that’s about it. Measurements are in last images. Let me know if you need more. Thanks!
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From what I've seen on the interwebs this appears to be a Pleistocene Llama Ankle Bone (Calcaneus.) This is based completely from an uneducated opinion. I wouldn't even say I'm an enthusiast bone collector. I am, however a mega fan of new knowledge and exploration. I'm just really stoked about my find and ridiculously curious about its origin. I live in SW Florida, close to the Peace River. If you're not familiar, the Peace River isn't a particularly large (wide) river but it is quite long, 106 miles to be more precise. Part of the river is less commonly known as Bone Valley to some fossil hunters who seek out fossilized shark teeth and other prehistoric mammal bones. From my understanding these finds are pretty common. I tried my best to include photos that are detailed enough for a positive ID but please forgive me if they fall a little short because like I've already mentioned I am no expert or even novelist. Thank you for any time you take to help satisfy my insatiable curiosity.
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I went hunting yesterday. My hunting partner wanted to return to a place that never ran out of gravel, and had numerous great fossils. At least the last time we were there 4 years ago... Yesterday, it was more difficult. It seemed that many had discovered this place and it is pretty close to a Peace River access bridge. In this group short where I have removed the 100s of small shark teeth (broken and whole) it seems there is little of interest, but hold any judgements... I kept a couple of bones because I wanted to use them as puzzles to solve... Some interesting finds: This Hemi is about as sweet as any of these get with black on black Peace River coloration... ID #1) How about a sliver of enamel.... The brownish area on the bottom photo implies Mammoth enamel, the enamel is thinner than I normally expect from Mammoth, and the external texture is not what I normally think of as Mammoth... What is next ID #2) This looks like a gigantic !!! Drumfish tooth, but that seems unlikely.. What is it? Does not look man_made, and it is pretty unusual as a concretion.... I do not know... And ID #3) Early in the day I found a wild pig molar and tossed it back... then I picked this up,, I said it was really odd, but was about to toss it as modern calf, he said that he did not know.... So TFF gets to see it... Calf Molar, lower left m2... It has a really odd stylid. but there seems to be lots of variability on the stylids. The enamel is translucent, and "seems" fossilized, even seems to have some HSBs, but possibly those marks are just scratches.. I think I am just sharing an odd modern tooth, As always , it was a great day on the river.... Jack
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