New Members mwacker7 Posted May 26 New Members Share Posted May 26 (edited) Any ideas on this? Peace River Florida. IMG_9703.mov Edited May 26 by mwacker7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balance Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 (edited) Well I’m very interested Edited May 26 by Balance 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 Whale tooth would be my guess. @Shellseeker 1 4 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...
Fin Lover Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 Odontocete tooth was my first thought, but I don't know what the bands are from. 1 Fin Lover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members mwacker7 Posted May 26 Author New Members Share Posted May 26 @Fossildude19 I had a freind send the photo to my fossil club (I don’t have Facebook) they said it is a sperm whale tooth. You were right. Thank you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 5 hours ago, mwacker7 said: @Fossildude19 I had a friend send the photo to my fossil club (I don’t have Facebook) they said it is a sperm whale tooth. You were right. Thank you. Your tooth is definitely Whale. Whether it is a Sperm Whale or some other Genus & species is up for a lot of debate and confusion. Very little of the rich Florida marine mammal Fossil History has been scientifically analyzed by the Paleontology community. Almost no research papers. What is the size (Length and Diameter) of your find?. It looks like a somewhat large tooth. To my knowledge , the only two species of Whale that have contributed teeth to Florida and/or the Peace River and been Identified are Scaldicetus and Kogiopsis. Your tooth is not Scaldicetus. The other tooth has no enamel tip... I have found these in the Peace River. Our resident expert , Robert Bossenecker suggested I label this Physeter indeterminate. In the Sperm Whale family, but species not defined. As I said above, debates and confusion. Tim said it best "It is a whale tooth" 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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