Shellseeker Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 I usually attempt this mixture of Trip report (finds) and a couple of Fossil_id. Sunday I was out hunting the 1st time with Jp @Balance, Today with 2 Octogenarians that have been hunting partners for over 10 years, Just that fact made the days different... Truly a unique mixture of finds... Knowns... A couple of very nifty Alligator Osteoderms.. Neither seems broken in any way.... A partial silicified seashell... I love these ... It might be Fulguropsis spiratuma, from Florida's Pliocene. Let's see if @MikeR has a suggestion... An Armadillo Osteoderm... A Tympanic Bulla that I think I recognize ... s Bobby says an Oceanic Dolphin, something like Delphinus or Stenella. Note that silica is taking hold here also 1/2 a Tapir tooth , some Hemipristis and a few tigers. Then what seems to be a bullet... One of my hunting companions thinks it is old.. really old ... like possibly the Seminole wars.. That would be exciting.. It is certainly nondescript but seems to be made of lead.. Any insight appreciated. Finally, a fossil tusk to Identify. Think found by my other hunting companion. 8 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balance Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 That’s definitely a “wadded” round. I don’t know the correct term but it’s the type that were pre assembled. So you’d drop a “cartridge” in with your powder instead of putting powder in and then the ball. It basically made it into one step. Very big deal back then when 2 rounds a minute was a volley. Very cool. I gotta get caught up with work so I can get caught up here. 😂 Enjoy the weather and the river! Jp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcor246 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Nice finds! I love the Alligator Osteoderms--the shapes and textures are incredible! @totallydigsitand I are going out this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 11 minutes ago, jcor246 said: Nice finds! I love the Alligator Osteoderms--the shapes and textures are incredible! @totallydigsitand I are going out this weekend. These are a couple of the highest quality Osteoderms I have found... no breakage and no water erosions.... That's a surprise. Good luck out there, Rains today and tomorrow should raise the water level a little.. Remember to dig deep. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 On the Dolphin Bulla, here is one I found last year... This new one seems the same, identified as Stenella (Spinner Dolphins) by Bobby.. 1 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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