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Fossildude19 Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 Where were these found in Florida? Can we see pictures of the sides of the first fossil, and the ends of the second? Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "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...
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Link7 Posted December 5, 2023 Author Share Posted December 5, 2023 not sure if they were originally found in Florida - this is where I obtained them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 @Harry Pristis, @Shellseeker, or @digit might have an opinion. Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 @Boesse Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "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...
Link7 Posted December 5, 2023 Author Share Posted December 5, 2023 Shellseeker - what is your best guess as to what these fossils are from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 2 hours ago, Link7 said: not sure if they were originally found in Florida - this is where I obtained them... You obtained them...... in Florida ???? This is tusk material which limits the choices... I have never seen Mammoth tusk that looks like this. Note the Schreger cross hatching Also Mastodon with Schreger lines Here is Gomphothere It might be Walrus but unlikely , but Bobby will tell us that... I guess I just do not know.... 3 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link7 Posted December 5, 2023 Author Share Posted December 5, 2023 OK thank you - I obtained them online from a seller in Florida that had picked them up from a local collector. He thought they were mammoth - but as you and I have both noted, they seem not to have any cross hatch markings. Seems to be a "mystery tusk" for now. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 I strongly suspect this one to be walrus (perhaps Ontocetus emmonsi). But, we really need a photograph of the fractured cross section on this side to tell for sure: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link7 Posted December 5, 2023 Author Share Posted December 5, 2023 Here is the fractured end ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link7 Posted December 5, 2023 Author Share Posted December 5, 2023 Boesse, Did that last picture help - can you identify ? Thank you.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 26 minutes ago, Link7 said: Boesse, Did that last picture help - can you identify ? Thank you.... Needs to be straight on - looking right at it like this one - 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "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...
Link7 Posted December 5, 2023 Author Share Posted December 5, 2023 I will send one as soon as I get home - thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 OK definitely not walrus! This is something else: walruses do not have a V-shaped acute edge to any of their dentin layers. I suspect this is some kind of gomphothere - there's also a nicely beveled edge, likely from interaction with an upper tusk. Also: please, in the future, include some text explaining which photos go with which specimen and some background - it will prevent headaches on behalf of us who are trying to help you! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 For reference: Rotate item to change sides. 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "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...
Link7 Posted December 7, 2023 Author Share Posted December 7, 2023 Have some more detailed pictures to share now - will first show various pictures of the smaller tusk piece - and I did actually notice that this does have cross hatching as shown in pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link7 Posted December 7, 2023 Author Share Posted December 7, 2023 Here are new pictures of the larger portion of tusk - hoping these will give you better info on which to base an identification? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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