diggerduo Posted September 5, 2014 Posted September 5, 2014 hey,y'all....... here are some more of my hubby's finds from the creek we went to in Russell county Alabama... any idea?
tmaier Posted September 5, 2014 Posted September 5, 2014 The teeth in the center photo look like alligator teeth. They have a conical shape. I've never found one as big as that largest one.
Ramo Posted September 5, 2014 Posted September 5, 2014 The first two photos look like weathered mosasaur vertebrae. The big conical teeth do look like alligator, but they also look like mosasaur teeth, so I guess the verts and teeth are probably from the same animal. Either mosasaur or alligator. Since the next photo is of sea-critters I would lean towards mosasaur. The next photo has some enchodus fangs, and that second one looks like a rostral spine from a sawfish. Last photo is a pycnodont fish tooth plate. You have a lot of the same things there in Alabama that we have in Kansas. you might want to spend some time looking over the "Oceans of Kansas" website. Ramo 1 For one species to mourn the death of another is a new thing under the sun. -Aldo Leopold
Carl Posted September 5, 2014 Posted September 5, 2014 I'm with Ramo. But I don't see any croc teeth there. The bottom one should be a mosasaur but the other two might be the obnoxious mosasaur-mimic fish Pachyrhizodus! 2
tmaier Posted September 5, 2014 Posted September 5, 2014 I retract my opinion that they are alligator teeth. Looking at mine, I see differences.
squali Posted September 5, 2014 Posted September 5, 2014 Nice finds you have a great variety there from the cretaceous seas. It's hard to remember why you drained the swamp when your surrounded by alligators.
Auspex Posted September 5, 2014 Posted September 5, 2014 I'm with Ramo. But I don't see any croc teeth there. The bottom one should be a mosasaur but the other two might be the obnoxious mosasaur-mimic fish Pachyrhizodus! I agree; a Cretaceous marine cornucopia. "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!
non-remanié Posted September 6, 2014 Posted September 6, 2014 (edited) It looks like the middle one is fairly thick, unlike a Pachyrhizodus crown. Hard to tell from the angle but it does look to have just a small reptilian indentation. The top one could be a few things, but I'm leaning toward a broken Xiphactinus vetus tooth. Need a few more pictures for those 2. I agree on the bottom one, definitely mosey! All wonderful finds! I'm with Ramo. But I don't see any croc teeth there. The bottom one should be a mosasaur but the other two might be the obnoxious mosasaur-mimic fish Pachyrhizodus! Edited September 6, 2014 by non-remanié ---Wie Wasser schleift den Stein, wir steigen und fallen---
diggerduo Posted September 6, 2014 Author Posted September 6, 2014 Will post more pics of the teeth later,will be going out there again all day today.
Brian Worley Posted September 7, 2014 Posted September 7, 2014 If you found these in the creek care to name your location, because I'm on my way . Nice find
diggerduo Posted September 7, 2014 Author Posted September 7, 2014 If you found these in the creek care to name your location, because I'm on my way . Nice find lol, its in Russell county Alabama.
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