AmazoniteJosh Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 I have another mystery fossil. We found this a few weeks ago at Myrtle Beach. I looks like some kind of fossilized bone, but I'm such a newbie, if it's not a sharks tooth, croc tooth, ray plate or barb I'm at a loss at what I'm looking at. It looks like it might be a part of a whale vertebrae, but that's just a guess. Any help would be appreciated. the last shot is the best of the other fossils we found. It was pretty slim pickings! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickNC Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Looks like a random bone shard. We find bones by the bucketful in local creeks here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil' reese Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 I agree, it does look like some fragment of bone. But same here, if it isnt a tooth, ray plate or barb, or vertebrae, then idk if its rock or something cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmazoniteJosh Posted July 16, 2013 Author Share Posted July 16, 2013 Are the two large teeth in the shark tooth picture dusky shark teeth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachj Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 they are Carcharhinus teeth. identifying individual teeth in that genus is kinda difficult. one day i will find a tooth over 3 inches in good conditon haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmazoniteJosh Posted July 16, 2013 Author Share Posted July 16, 2013 Ok, that genus seems to be related to a dusky. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 I would lean towards dusky shark teeth for your two teeth in question, but as Zach said many of the Carcharhinus teeth are hard to distinguish between. Especially C. taurus (bull) and C. obscurus (dusky). But it does seam that the dusky is the more common tooth here in NC, so I would imagine in SC also. 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...
Chris Anderson Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 On 7/16/2013 at 12:29 PM, AmazoniteJosh said: Are the two large teeth in the shark tooth picture dusky shark teeth? Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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