PrehistoricFlorida Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 You just never know what you're going to find... This is a monk seal tooth that was found in North Florida. While seal fossils are fairly common on the East Coast, particularly North Carolina, they are very rare in Florida. For the ever inquiring minds, this one may have to stay for a while in my collection. www.PrehistoricFlorida.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 You just never know what you're going to find... This is a monk seal tooth that was found in North Florida. While seal fossils are fairly common on the East Coast, particularly North Carolina, they are very rare in Florida. For the ever inquiring minds, this one may have to stay for a while in my collection. Very nice seal tooth. If you ever do decide top art ways with it, I am sure it will have no problem finding a new home. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Nice specimen! Phocid postcanines are often identifiable to the genus level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricFlorida Posted October 27, 2011 Author Share Posted October 27, 2011 Nice specimen! Phocid postcanines are often identifiable to the genus level. Thanks. This is Monachus sp. Bobby, are you aware of any papers pinning Florida Pinnipeds down to a species? www.PrehistoricFlorida.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoRon Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Very nice find in excellent condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 How did you arrive at your identification? And, what is the age of the specimen? The best paper on east coast pinnipeds is Koretsky and Ray (2008): I. A. Koretsky and C. E. Ray. 2008. Phocidae of the Pliocene of eastern USA. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publication 14:81-140 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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