Search the Community
Showing results for tags 'Fish teeth'.
-
Hello, my friends, and a jolly warm welcome to one and all. Many moons ago, my friend, the exceedingly kind and generous Brett @Elmo sent me nearly 6 lbs of micromatrix from the Purse State Park in Maryland, USA. The tiny fossils found in this gravel are from the Piscataway Member of the Aquia Formation which is Late Palaeocene in age and about 60 million years old, give or take. I have been trying to sort through a little every day and am about two-thirds of the way through and have found lots and lots of goodies. Now, this is well out of my comfort zone as there is not a brachiopod to be seen, but lots of teethies from sharks, rays, skates, and bony fish. I have no idea what I am doing at all, and so Brett, who is also seeking some IDs, and I decided it might be useful and fun to start a thread to show off our finds, hopefully get some help with identification, encourage others to post their own finds and have a fun time, really. I don't have any Palaeocene material at all, except a couple of larger sharks' teeth from this location. So, please feel free to comment, just watch and enjoy or tell me off for my obviously stupid attempts at ID. I'll start this off with a really beautiful tooth that I think might be Delpitoscyllium africanum. On second thoughts, perhaps Ginglymostoma cf. subafricanum is a better fit? Because of the multiple side cusps.
- 28 replies
-
- 7
-
- angel shark
- anomotodon
-
(and 53 more)
Tagged with:
- angel shark
- anomotodon
- anomotodon novus
- aquia formation
- brachycarcharias
- brachycarcharias lerichei
- burnhamia
- carcharias hopei
- carcharinoformes
- cow-nose ray
- cretolamna
- cretolamna appendiculata
- delpitoscyllium
- delpitoscyllium africanum
- eagle ray
- fish teeth
- ginglymostoma
- ginglymostoma subafricanum
- goblin shark
- hypolophodon
- hypolophodon sylvestris
- hypotodus
- hypotodus verticalis
- late palaeocene
- late paleocene
- mackerel shark
- maryland
- microfossils
- mussels
- myliobatis
- myliobatis dixoni
- nurse shark
- otodus
- otodus obliquus
- pachygaleus
- pachygaleus lefevrei
- palaeocarcharodon
- palaeocarcharodon orientalis
- paleocene
- parabula
- parabula marylandicus
- piscataway member
- potomac
- purse state park
- ray plates
- rey teeth
- rhinoptera
- sand tiger
- shark teeth
- skate teeth
- squalus
- squalus minor
- stingray
- striatolamia
- striatolamia striata
-
Got some Lee Creek micro fossils I could use some help positively identifying. Tooth #1: Rhizoprionodon? Size 6mm Tooth #2: Some type of fish tooth? Tooth #3: Hoping for Rhincodon, but I don't think it is. Maybe a symphyseal tooth? It is laterally compressed though. Tooth #4: Thresher? Tooth #5: Mobula
- 1 reply
-
- 1
-
- aurora nc
- fish teeth
- (and 5 more)
-
Got a couple finds from my Lee Creek micro matrix that I could use some help IDing. I’m assuming the first one is some sort of ray or fish tooth. 1. 2.
-
- aurora nc
- fish teeth
- (and 5 more)
-
Hello I am new here and looking for some help identifying some pieces. :)
Mike2 posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hello, am new here and need some help with these tough identifications. I have been told this is everything from a fish tooth to a mososaur tooth. Any help is much appreciated!- 10 replies
-
- fish teeth
- fossils
-
(and 2 more)
Tagged with:
-
From the album: Devonian and Carboniferous fish fossils
Place of discovery Russia, Orel region Upper Devon .-
- devonian
- fish teeth
-
(and 1 more)
Tagged with:
-
Diversification of cichlid fish led to their success in Lake Victoria, Africa
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Fossil News
Study of mud cores from Lake Victoria suggests diversification of cichlid fish led to their success by Bob Yirka , PhysOrg, October 6, 2023 The open access paper is: Ngoepe, N., Muschick, M., Kishe, M.A., Mwaiko, S., Temoltzin-Loranca, Y., King, L., Courtney Mustaphi, C., Heiri, O., Wienhues, G., Vogel, H. and Cuenca-Cambronero, M., 2023. A continuous fish fossil record reveals key insights into adaptive radiation. Nature, pp.1-6. Published Oct. 4, 2023 Yours, Paul H.-
- 3
-
- adaptive radiation
- africa
- (and 7 more)
-
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?
- 5 replies
-
- 1
-
- fish teeth
- florida
-
(and 3 more)
Tagged with:
-
Hello, we just found this in some acetic acid fines from our Arizona Fort Apache limestone outcrops. We were looking for conodonts, but these showed up instead! They are the "molar" type, maybe ray or skate?
- 3 replies
-
- fish teeth
- permian fish teeth
-
(and 1 more)
Tagged with:
-
From the album: Chondrichthyan Teeth From The Pennsylvanian Period
Found in the Muncie Creek Phosphatic nodules sadly I do not have the other half, if it is found I will upload it to the comments or post it separately-
- condrichthyan
- fish teeth
- (and 6 more)
-
hi, i went walking in the north east of england and found this, it looked to be a fish jaw? i’m new to fossil collecting and finding as a hobby and i could be completely wrong but if anyone knows anything could you let me know? thanks it was found in a beck/stream, not directly on a coastline. could this be a fish jaw? or small animal jaw?
-
Chomatodus will be today's fish of the day. It is a Petalodont, similar to a modern day Ghost Shark. My understanding is that a fused upper jaw leaves Chomatodus as "shark like", not a true shark. From my experience its teeth are the most frequently found in the Burlington Formation.
- 1 reply
-
- 4
-
- burlington formation
- chomatodus
-
(and 2 more)
Tagged with:
-
- 2 replies
-
- bone
- fish teeth
-
(and 1 more)
Tagged with:
-
hello! I went fossil hunting a few hours ago and while doing so I came across a phosphatic nodule that was naturally opened most likely due to freeze thawing Formation: Muncie Creek Shale nevertheless I was wondering if someone could confirm if this is a Campodus sp. tooth as I am assuming it is since it resembles my other Campodus teeth and also wanted to see if anyone can help me remove the the mud from this tooth without damaging the fossil inside by giving advice/Tips I do not have any prep tools Without further delay here is the specimen in question Unfortunately due to being opened naturally and not found soon after some of the pieces have fallen out and gotten mud into it, I only had about 10 minutes left of daylight so I plan to return to the location tomorrow after work to find more fragments the side on the left is the one with the most dirt i wish to remove any advice is welcome!
- 1 reply
-
- fish
- fish teeth
- (and 5 more)
-
From the album: Aurora spoil pile fossils
-
- aurora mine
- fish teeth
-
(and 1 more)
Tagged with:
-
From the album: Permian
These teeth are commonly associated with labyrinthodonts, but the base clearly doesn't support that.-
- fish teeth
- permian
-
(and 1 more)
Tagged with:
-
Hi. For Father's Day my kids got me an electic microscope. I have been picking through Lee Creek matrix that I purchased to get me through quarantine. I am really not familiar with smaller teeth so it would be greatly appreciated if anyone can confirm my ID. Enjoy the pics. For all the Dad's, I hope you had a great Father's day! This tooth is 2-3mm. I thought it was small tooth sand tiger but the root seems rather large. I have been all through Elasmo.com and I cannot find a match. The next 2 teeth cusps and the blade remind me of a mackerel but the root does not match a mackerel so I am kind of at a loss.
- 90 replies
-
- 4
-
- fish teeth
- lee creek
-
(and 2 more)
Tagged with:
-
Hello everybody, does anybody know what these fossils are? Found in ramanessin Brook NJ. I think they are teeth from fish. Possibly some are sawfish? One is a jaw fragment? Thank you to all that can help
- 6 replies
-
- brook
- cretaceous
-
(and 4 more)
Tagged with:
-
I purchase some matrix and it came a little different than I am use to. It was labeld "Gardner Lacality Peace River FL" and came in unprepped. This was an experience trying to break up the matrix. Not knowing exactly what I was doing, I soaked it in warm water and broke it down the best I could into different size matrix. I need something a little stronger for the other half of the clumps to break down. Everything is a unidentifiable and not complete, but I wanted to post pictures because the colors are so amazing to me. Everything is 1-3MM. As I find more items I will add to this post..... Shark Teeth: Fish Teeth: Ray Teeth: Gastropod:
- 6 replies
-
- 4
-
- fish teeth
- micro matrix
-
(and 2 more)
Tagged with:
-
I have been spending the past covid months going through Lee Creek matix. I dont know what I would have done without it. I have found hundreds of things and still have a ton to go through. Since I post pictures last I took the advice given and purchased an aultrasonic cleaner. WOW, what a difference it makes. Thanks for the input on that @MarcoSr @Al Dente @ClearLake @CocoAnyway here are 10 unique finds that I need some guidence on. I appreciate any feedback! 1. Is this a fish tooth? To me it looks more reptilian. Dare I say Croc tooth. I know its not but I am still searching for my first. Plus I have heard they are super rare for Lee Creek. 2. The only thing that slightly looks close to this tooth is a Bramble Shark. But I think this is going to end up as some type of symphyseal tooth. 3. Smooth Hound Shark 4. Never saw anything like this before. I am assuming its fish 5. Alien tooth or another Symphyseal tooth 6. Just cool looking and small 1-2mm 7. Fish Jaw but what kind? about 2-3mm 8. Next two pictures are NOT the same tooth. I found two that look very similar. Pinfish? 9. 10. Fish tooth?
- 18 replies
-
- 3
-
- fish jaw
- fish teeth
-
(and 2 more)
Tagged with:
-
I always find a lot of these when looking for small shark teeth at Douglas Point, MD. I’m guessing they are fish teeth. If not, might toss them.
- 16 replies
-
- 1
-
- douglas point
- fish teeth
-
(and 1 more)
Tagged with:
-
From the album: Aurora spoil pile fossils
pharyngeal plate-
- aurora mine
- fish teeth
-
(and 1 more)
Tagged with:
-
Hi. Here are some cool finds from the past week after going through the Lee Creek matrix. I feel pretty confident in most of my IDs. Couple of them I have no idea. Thanks for any feedback! Much appreciated in advance! Enjoy the pictures. 1. I believe this is a catshark tooth - scyliorhinus 2. Tope shark - Galeorhinus 3. I have found a couple of these teeth that are identical to this heart shaped tooth. 4. Hardnose Shark - Carcharhinus macloti 5. I thought this was Dogfish Shark but the more i look at the root, i think I am wrong. 4. Is this a mouth plate from a fish? 5. I think this is going to be put in the Fish tooth pile. 6. Is this a broken tip of whale or dolphin tooth? Normally i would just assume fish tooth but it looks different than the others I have found. 7. Another one for the fish tooth pile?
- 11 replies
-
- 3
-
- fish teeth
- matrix
-
(and 2 more)
Tagged with:
-
Location is in Missouri The area is dated to the Pennsylvanian Formation: Muncie Creek Shale I was cracking Open some Concretions I found and this Came out of one! Unfortunately not in One piece. I was fortunate to find almost all of the pieces, including the tip, but do not know what adhesive to use Never the less I would like to know what species this is from! I have found various prehistoric fish parts from the rock Pile this has come from, Such as teeth from Eugeneodontida and Cartilage. The tip
- 6 replies
-
- eugeneodontida
- fish
- (and 7 more)
-
Collected in 1994 in Cropwell Bishop Nottinghamshire UK, some Rhaetic pyrite layer pieces from a Gypsum mine. Packed full of bivalves, fish teeth and coprolites. Focusing on this particular find, would anyone know what it may be (1st picture) 1mm scale.
- 4 replies
-
- bivalves
- coprolites
-
(and 3 more)
Tagged with:
-
From the album: Holzmaden
A 7 cm long Saurorhynchus (?) lower jaw from the quarry Kromer in Holzmaden (Lower Jurassic, Posidonia Shale). A detailed pictures of the teeth: