DeloiVarden Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 (edited) Well my fossil hunting day yesterday was cut short when some engine trouble on the boat meant my mission changed from looking for teeth to trying to drop the boat off at the marine shop before they closed. So rather than sitting around the house today and think about how much the repair bill is going to be, I hit the ditches. You know, as long as the expectations are not too high, it is fun walking the ditches even if the finds are usually a 1/10th of the size (or even 1/100th of the size) of my usual river finds. Even though the particular spots I hit had several foot prints indicating I was probably the 10th or so to walk the ditch since the last rain, the finds where still plentiful, just small. Edited January 13, 2013 by DeloiVarden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudduck Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Nice, I like the coloring. Teeth are teeth, not mater what the size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossiladdict Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Those are great! I'm getting to where I love the small teeth that we find around here more than I do the bigger ones. Fossils are simply one of the coolest things on earth--discovering them is just marvelous! Makes you all giddy inside! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeloiVarden Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 Thanks guys. Once the boat is fixed, hoping to post some big teeth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickNC Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Nice haul. Beautiful colors on those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowsharks Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I like the small thresher - awesome condition and coloring. daryl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taffie Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Love the colors and the thresher. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megateeth Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 VERY Cool!!! Megateeth Fossils - Megalodon Teeth, Other Shark Teeth and Info about Megalodon shark tooth collecting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeloiVarden Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 Thanks guys. The thresher was my favorite as well. All I saw was the little chubby root sticking out of the mud. These guys are pretty hard to find due to their small size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin H Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Thanks for sharing and plan B wasn't bad at all!! Hope your boat gets fixed quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeloiVarden Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 Thanks Justin. Quickly and inexpensively Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakoMeCrazy Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Nice finds! Reminds me of Lee Creek material...What is the ID on the tooth in the 10th photo? I think it also shows up in 14 and 15 also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonboro37 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Cool finds! The only find in ditches here is algae and a possible bilvave. Thanks for sharing! Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Beautiful Teeth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeloiVarden Posted January 16, 2013 Author Share Posted January 16, 2013 Nice finds! Reminds me of Lee Creek material...What is the ID on the tooth in the 10th photo? I think it also shows up in 14 and 15 also. Good questoin Fossilz. I believe it is an extinct sharpnose shark, Physogaleus secundus, but I am open to being corrected if anyone else knows a better id. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakoMeCrazy Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Good questoin Fossilz. I believe it is an extinct sharpnose shark, Physogaleus secundus, but I am open to being corrected if anyone else knows a better id. Awesome. I have a bunch of those that were in need of an ID. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Awesome. I have a bunch of those that were in need of an ID. Thanks. A Bunch?! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeloiVarden Posted January 17, 2013 Author Share Posted January 17, 2013 Awesome. I have a bunch of those that were in need of an ID. Thanks. They look a lot like hammerhead as well, both are tiny and I believe inhabited similar timelines and ranges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakoMeCrazy Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 A Bunch?! Yes, I realize that they are VERY similar to the hammerhead shark. The more posterior you go in the jaw, the harder it is to differentiate between the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CH4ShotCaller Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Nice haul! I'm still lookin' for my first tooth up here, but crab concretions will suffice in the interim. Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. -Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Nice finds! Reminds me of Lee Creek material...What is the ID on the tooth in the 10th photo? I think it also shows up in 14 and 15 also. If these teeth are Oligocene, I would say it is a safe bet that these teeth are Carcharhinus gibbesi. You can do a Google search for "Late Oligocene sharks and rays from the Chandler Bridge Formation" and you will be able to access a pdf. where C. gibbesi is shown in figure 5. Nice teeth. The preservation is very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudduck Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Barracuda? 3rd Row Far Right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeloiVarden Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 Barracuda? 3rd Row Far Right. Yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeloiVarden Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 (edited) If these teeth are Oligocene, I would say it is a safe bet that these teeth are Carcharhinus gibbesi. You can do a Google search for "Late Oligocene sharks and rays from the Chandler Bridge Formation" and you will be able to access a pdf. where C. gibbesi is shown in figure 5. Nice teeth. The preservation is very good. I think you may be right Al Dente. I found another article that adds a third similar tooth, Abdounia recticona. The article also talks about how to tell the difference between recticona and gibbesi, but the drawn illustrations are not nearly as helpful as pictures would be. I wish the Chandler Bridge Formation article you referenced showd the lingual views. Thanks for the help. http://www.hgms.org/BBG/Nov06.pdf Jason Edited January 18, 2013 by DeloiVarden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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