New Members SassyAphro Posted September 17 New Members Share Posted September 17 I was on Holly Beach in Cameron Parish in Louisiana shell hunting when I found this. Not sure what it is and never seen anything like it. When I did I Google picture search, Google wants me to believe I have a megalodon tooth (which is believable but I am not convinced that is what this is) or that I have a triceratops tooth (haha not believing this one at all). I am hoping someone here can help me out. It's about 4.5 cm (1.75 inches) long at the longest points and 4 cm (1.5 inches) wide and the widest point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jikohr Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Hi, welcome to the fossil forum! Unfortunately I don't think that's a fossil but a rock. Ai can do a lot of things but it has a loooooooong way to go before it can reliably identify fossils. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brevicollis Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 I agree, its just a rock. No tooth shape or enamel, nor tooth morphology that would indicate it beeing a tooth. 1 My account and something about me : My still growing collection : My paleoart : I'm just a young guy who really loves fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 In my opinion, google picture search for fossil id purposes is in most cases artificial pareidolia 5 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 No enamel, no root, no serrations, no bourlette. This is NOT a tooth, Megalodon or otherwise. Google Lens stinks at ID'ing fossils. 1 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...
Brandy Cole Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 I agree this is most likely a rock, but it does have an interesting shape that is a little reminiscent of fossil turtle shell. If you are able to fully clean the sand away, we might be able to see more detail on there broken side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Cole Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Also, as the others have mentioned, you were wise not to rely on Google search. It can pretty reliably identify some things where you can show more of the whole item, like plants and bugs. But fossils we find are often just fragments of a much larger whole, and it is rarely correct on identifying these pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Yup. It's just an interestingly shaped rock that has been suggestively shaped and smoothed by water. Google Lens has not seen enough fossils to be able to make reasonable guesses when faced with a non-fossil. For the moment Natural Intelligence is superior to Artificial in this domain. Best I can say for your find is that it looks flat and might be a good 'skipper'. At least Louisiana does have rocks that go back to the Dino Days (Florida's exposures are too young and only go back to the Eocene). You might enjoy reading about paleontology in your state as a bit of background. We don't get a lot of fossils here on the forum from Louisiana but if you can find a location that is known for fossils, we'd love to see some here on the forum. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleontology_in_Louisiana Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Oh, and welcome to the forum! We appreciate folks to use a ruler in their photos for scale and take clear photos for us to see. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members SassyAphro Posted September 17 Author New Members Share Posted September 17 Thanks for the welcome everybody and for being so nice. It is a very strange rock indeed. Cool to just have something odd like this, but I wasn't believing Google search. Even though this side of the state wasn't touched by hurricane Francine last week, still wanted to see what the storm surge pushed onshore. In all the years I have gone there..I have never found a rock there and found this and one other rock. I also found a scalloped shell which i have never seen here. I appreciate the help. I'm working on getting it cleaned. Once that happens I'll post new pictures. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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