New Members smorg Posted February 26, 2021 New Members Share Posted February 26, 2021 Hello, I am curious about this piece of what i think may be a jaw fragment. Found on James River in Virginia within Yorktown Formation. There appears to be one intact tooth and a portion of an adjacent tooth that has broken, leaving a cavity. Measures approx 2 x 1.5 x 1 cm. (The background grid is in centimeters) Appreciate any/all feedback. Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 Wahoo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 "Sawfish rostrum" is what leaped to mind when I saw it. Just my intuitive reaction. 2 1 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 3 hours ago, Harry Pristis said: "Sawfish rostrum" That would explain the little pocket as an expanded root that has been sectioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members smorg Posted February 27, 2021 Author New Members Share Posted February 27, 2021 Wow thanks for the feedback! Do you mind elaborating on your “expanded root” theory? Could it be result of injury or wear while the animal was living? Wahoo also seems like a good candidate from the examples I’ve been perusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 The texture is wrong for a sawfish rostrum. I would expect to see some evidence of the cartilage pattern. Looks bony fish to me. Wahoo seems possible. Marco Sr. "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 16 minutes ago, smorg said: Do you mind elaborating on your “expanded root” theory? TFF Here is an old post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 I was thinking of a pristid sawfish which doesn't have pedestal roots. It would take a whale of a wahoo to produce such teeth. 1 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Miocene/Pliocene fossil wahoo jaws get pretty big in Virginia. The partial wahoo jaw in the top of my Riker display (contains bony fish Miiocene fossils from Virginia) in the picture below is 6 1/2". Pieces of wahoo jaws are fairly common in the Miocene/Pliocene of Virginia. Also below is another partial Miocene wahoo jaw from Maryland which is in the Calvert Marine Museum collection. Marco Sr. 1 "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 There does seem to be a similar disarray to the teeth in this example as seen in the post. Like "some waa hoo" had lain them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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