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Hey! I found this partial vertebra and i think that is from a fish,can anyone tell me something else? Species.. etc.
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Found this in the Pungo River Fm of Lee Creek (Miocene). I'm pretty sure it's a Carcharhinid, and more than likely a lower tooth, but that's all I got. Half-inch in length, smooth cusp (even under micro), strong foramen, curved root base. Maybe there is a slight notch in the blade (left side, labial view), but I can't be sure that's not a nick. My first thought was Lemon Shark, but the tooth is too triangular, and the base of the root has a very definitive curve. Then I thought hammerhead of some sort. Photos in order: Lingual, Labial, side Ideas?
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A Megaflood-Powered Mile-High Waterfall Refilled the Mediterranean [Video] Buried sediments near Sicily suggest water rushed into the sea’s partially dried-out eastern basin at speeds reaching 100 miles per hour By Katherine Kornei, Scientific American, March 26, 2018 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-megaflood-powered-mile-high-waterfall-refilled-the-mediterranean-video/ The open-access paper is: Micallef, A., Camerlenghi, A., Garcia-Castellanos, Otero, D.C., Gutscher, M.A., Barreca, G., Spatola, D., Facchin, L., Geletti, R., Krastel, S. and Gross, F., 2018. Evidence of the Zanclean megaflood in the eastern Mediterranean Basin. Scientific reports, 8(1), p.1078. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-19446-3 Yours, Paul H.
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Hi all, I bought this nice small shark tooth at a market in Middelburg, Netherlands. It's from the Bone Valley, FL, USA. From (I think) the Peace River Formation, Miocene, 9 mya. Anyone know what species it could be? If more pictures are needed let me know! Thanks in advance, Max
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Hello all! I have what I believe to be a bone fragment from the Calvert Cliffs area of Maryland. I tried to compare to various vertebrae and other bones online but considering this is a fragment I didn't have too much luck and figured the experts around here might help! "Rear" face: "Top:" "Bottom:" "Front" face: I could be mistaken but it just has the weight and feel of something other than wood or whatnot. There is quite a bit of gunk still on it that I will try to work off. The groove on the front and the "wings" definitely make me think it is a bone of some kind. Thanks again!
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Hafa adai everyone, greetings from Guam! Been sortin' through the collection and came across my Lee Creek bird finds. I have about a half-dozen bird vertebra. Does anyone know anyone who might be able to ID? I also have a large-ish bird vert from Calvert Cliffs. Thanks in advance!
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Can anybody tell me what kind of species is this? I found it in a Marl stone quarry of Popovac,Serbia. Maybe possible Myrica lignatum?
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Zdravo to all! I just wanna ask if someone wants to help me to determine which species of these two can this be. I found it as always in a Marl stone Quarry.I'm asking u this cause both species have very similar shape of leafs. Thanks
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There is a spot relatively close to me that is a late Miocene/ early Pliocene deposit. Consisting mainly of Great White teeth, marine mammal chunks, with occational (but rare) Meg. tooth pieces. Being a secondary deposit, everything in it got beat up and water worn pretty good. I was going through a box of bone pieces and grabbed this out for I'D. I was thinking inner ear bone? What are your views on this?
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Hi everyone! I found this last year with my ex girlfriend at Marl stone Quarry in Popovac.It's a fish tail. She found it to be exact Can anyone tell me what species can this be? I have two opitions right now: Gobius sp. and Mugil sp. If u ask me why, i can only say that several fish tails have been found there from them as well :D. If someone can help,it will be awesome! Darko
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I was out yesterday and at first I was having trouble finding fossils in the gravel -- a not unheard of complaint from fossil hunters. But then I found a clay bottom and prospects improved. Couple of Equus, mammoth frag, dolphin vert and some decent hemis including some teeth that came out of the clay with BV white roots. I found a couple of canines, one early and I am not positive that it is fossil, Now to a canine coming off of the clay bottom... So I do not think this is gator or marine mammal; 1st canine = 1.25 inches, 2nd canine is 1.125 inches. Note the wear pattern from grinding against an opposing (canine ?). May not ID this last one, but any narrowing of the possibilities is appreciated. Thanks, Jack
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Hey guys! I was hunting today in Marl stone quarry of Popovac and i found interesting stuff with my friend! I hope u like the pics
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I was out hunting today, and found some unusual stuff for me. Example of a known is this Galeocerdo contortus . I do not find them with this level of preserved serrations. To me this means a likely Miocene location. So three (3) requested IDs First: Second: In a different location a week ago, I found the one on the left. Maybe concretion, with strange circular "pore"... but then the one on the right today. So this is something, possibly fossil or what? Last, A Ray mouthplate: Worn , very thin, Can someone id the specific ray? Thanks for all comments and replies. A VERY interesting day with many unique and unknown (to me) fossils.
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Went to brownies today, miocene, and I’ll have the haul until here later this week but I would like to know what species this sand tiger is. It’s purty big for a sand tiger, like an inch and a half. It’s got two cusps on either side, they seem to curve inward. I saved up for Kent’s book on fossil identification so I’ll have that by the 28th.
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Happy March break TTF! I hope you all had a fantastic holiday! I have just gotten back from a fantastic trip to Florida. Thanks to TTF, I was lucky to discover the peace river. This discovery caused an entire re-write of my family's vacation plans. My father, who was also looking forward to walking through a swamp, agreed to join me on an expedition there. This was my first fossil hunting trip in Florida. I would also like to give my thanks and free advertising to Fossil Funatics, the tour operator who organized the hunt and provided the resources for us. We had a very successful two days. The guy is truly helpful, knowledgable, and fun to be around. He kindly gave all of his Dugong ribs and some of his shark teeth to me. We actually went to a stream which feeds into the actual peace river. As soon as we arrived there, I found myself overtaken by a sudden obsession with Dugong bones, earning my the titular nickname given to me by my dad. Since I have literally hundreds fossils from the river, this post will be dedicated to the Dugong bones. More posts on this are to follow! Enjoy!
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Hello all: I'm sorry to be one of "those" newbies but I was fossil hunting today and I have absolutely no idea what, if anything, I've found. I pulled it out of a chunk of clay at the Calvert Cliffs State Park, so I guess this is from the Miocene. It's pretty hard but came out in two pieces (see pictures). It caught my eye because it's so perfectly round... It's probably something obvious to you experts but I don't have a clue. I tries image searching but nothing looks right... Thanks so much for your time and ideas!
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Howdy gang! Found this a while back at Brownie's Beach in MD. I just refound it last night, LOL. I'm assuming its from a mammal, but after that, I'm stumped. Any ideas?
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Hello, Found these at Glenafric, in North Canterbury, New Zealand. These large rocks had only recently dislodged in high seas. They are entirely made up of shell fragments and I assume these 'bones' were deposited on top. Thanks, Allan
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Out today to the Peace River, Great day, great weather, good friends. Barely time to post a few photos of finds before going to sleep. Many of my co_hunters keep only the best and toss the rest.. I keep everything I find somewhat interesting. So a couple of group photos... In the 1st photo, a collection of Glyto stuff in lower right, a couple of very strange mammal verts that I might put up in the Fossil ID section tomorrow. Upper right is a unique Mammoth tooth fragment. 2nd photo has an Equus Phalanx on the right, a couple of lower hemis (38 and 45 mm) on upper left. A few more photos: Other side of Mammoth fragment: The backside of that round vert on right of photo #1, I have no clue on this one. and finally, a small chunk of coral with crystalized polyps. I have found these before and could track down the name. Some of these finds are relatively rare for me.. I also enjoy finding different stuff. Hope you do also Jack
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From the album: Vertebrates
Cyprinidae non det Miocene Shandong Shanwan China -
Maybe Arabidopsis sp? Size about 3cm long.
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Updating My Exotic Meg Teeth Collection Italy, Japan, Indonesia
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Added three new teeth in recent times to my collection of exotic meg teeth, I'd like to share since there,s not to many images from these localities out there, the photos maybe in shabby quality because I pulled them directly from my Instagram page to save time. 1) This partial tip of a meg was found in the Chiba prefecture of Japan! Acquiring this, even just a fragment was a real pain in the butt as megs from Japan are extremely scare. 2) Even though its not a Meg of course but still being the closest ancestor, this 3.1inch chubutensis tooth was found at a land site in Lecce, Italy with gorgeous color! 3) This tooth measuring 4.1 inches came from new site in Bangkalan City, Java, Indonesia. A majority of the megs here were found with absolutely terrible preservation so this one is one of the best out of the bunch! A few more pics of these teeth can be found on their posts on my page at https://www.instagram.com/nyislandfossils/ if its ok to post this here.
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I have a coprolite that has me somewhat puzzled. It was found in a river in South Carolina and dates Miocene-Pliocene. I picked it up at the Tucson Gem Show because I thought it resembled some east coast coprolites with longitudinal striations/furrows/grooves that @MarcoSr posted a while back. Now that I've looked at it for a while and done a little prep work, I'm not so sure the grooves are sphincter related. There are intestinal muscle marks visible on one side, but they don't seem to match up with the grooves. The grooves were filled with sandstone/limestone. I left matrix in the deeper portions to preserve the integrity of the specimen. Across from the grooves are what look like puncture marks. My first thought was that they were clam borings. However, they do line up with the grooves in question. Now I'm wondering if these could be tooth marks as well. Under magnification, I noticed smaller tooth marks and an impression that I can't figure out. My imagination is now getting the best of me, and I'm seeing food chain activity. I'm seeing a big fish nabbing a small fish that was nabbing an invertebrate that was feasting on feces. Do you think the larger grooves and holes could be tooth marks? Does anyone have any idea what could have left the impression? The only thing I could think of is some sort of mollusk. Love your thoughts on this. @Carl
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I posted this awhile ago, but today I prepped out the other claw that I always wanted to do but didnt cause its just a so-so crab. I had this for sale awhile ago also, didnt sell, but someday if and when it does sell someone will at least have both claws exsposed. Plus it gave me something to do today. Just love to prep even if its not the best crab. Still needs a bit more work. Someday? RB
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