New Members StacyLee Posted February 19, 2022 New Members Share Posted February 19, 2022 (edited) I know the stingray teeth and the coral, unless someone can provide species. What about the “Osteoderms?” Not sure about the tiny one and the white one? Rocks?? They just looked suspiciously “boney.” The holey one might be too porous to be an Osteoderm? I’m thinking the big one looks like a tortoise? Looking forward to posting lots more! Edited February 19, 2022 by StacyLee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Welcome from Illinois. You should post your finds in the ID section. You'll get more people to see it there. Those are corals in the third from last photo. The rest I can't tell from the photos. Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Moved to FOSSIL ID. Pic #4 has a picture of a barnacle cluster, with the corals. Also, the "ray tooth" looks more like a water worn shell hinge, to me. 2 2 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members StacyLee Posted February 20, 2022 Author New Members Share Posted February 20, 2022 (edited) I think the large chunk is a piece of giant tortoise based on thickness. The other ones just looked suspiciously boney, but I have no idea. what species is the Ray tooth? Fernadina Beach, FL Edited February 20, 2022 by StacyLee Location Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 This one, as Tim suggested, looks more like a worn bivalve shell with the hinge region. The teeth look to be hinge teeth not ray mouth plate teeth. 2 " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Topics Merged. One topic for these items is enough. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members StacyLee Posted February 21, 2022 Author New Members Share Posted February 21, 2022 Thanks I was told to repost it here so people would see it. As far as the Ray tooth, it looks exactly like the unfossilized ones i have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members StacyLee Posted February 21, 2022 Author New Members Share Posted February 21, 2022 Oh yep— too soft to be a shell. I just broke it testing the theory Darn it. Super glue where are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Tim, I think it might be ray tooth. In the much clearer photos, I am seeing no broken edges, one would expect on a shell hinge. Curious merge of ray tooth and heavily worn shell.. that's odd. A slight possibility on the larger one: Just imaging upper left heavily worn by water erosion.. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 11 hours ago, StacyLee said: I just broke it testing the theory Any chance of getting a photo of the broken part before you glue it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Shellseeker said: Curious merge of ray tooth and heavily worn shell.. that's odd. That is why I thought shell hinge line - wasn't aware that a ray tooth could be encased in a piece of shell. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearLake Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Yes, it certainly does look like a ray tooth in the newer, better pictures, but I agree with others, that combo is very odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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