meg.cu Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Wondering if anyone has any idea what these fossils might be. Sorry for picture quality. They are from Cuba, same quarry they find the megalodon teeth. Lower-Middle Miocene. Any help would be appreciated. "Message me for info on Fossil Collecting in Cuba. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDudeCO Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 no idea, but they are interesting for sure! The second almost looks like a pearl....its very unique. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Hi, i don't know what you have here, but i found this on the net : http://www.google.fr/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=11&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjp1eyCoLTSAhWBPRQKHbpcCPgQFghMMAo&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.redciencia.cu%2Fgeobiblio%2Fpaper%2F1996_Iturralde_Hubbell_Rojas_Catalogue%20of%20Cuban%20fossil%20Elasmobranchii.pdf&usg=AFQjCNF4elr8wARZbDGOJZJOdIlLqFE7uw 1 "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Hi meg.cu! Welcome to TFF from a fellow Canuck! I don't know anything about Cuban fossils, but your first image kind of looks like an echinoid...is that a possibility? Monica 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 The first one looks like a concretion. The other one looks like a drum fish tooth. This is just a guess because there is no scale in the pictures so I am unsure of the size. Tony 6 Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg.cu Posted March 1, 2017 Author Share Posted March 1, 2017 Tony I believe you are right. Looked on line and none of the drum fish teeth look as preserved. Can't believe you figured out what the drum fish tooth was from picture. Thanks, Tony "Message me for info on Fossil Collecting in Cuba. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bone2stone Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 First one looks a little spongy, the others do look like pearls to me. The pearls we find in Texas are older (Out of the Eagleford material) and are different in coloration. If yours are indeed Pearls--wow. They are nicely preserved. Glad to finally see some Cuban stuff. I have to say..... More more more... Jess B. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertramp Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 15 hours ago, ynot said: The other one looks like a drum fish tooth. This is just a guess because there is no scale in the pictures so I am unsure of the size. Tony Yes, fish tooth, I’ve found similar (Sparidae family - Sparus cinctus?) https://www.google.it/search?q=Sparus+cinctus&rlz=1C1AOHY_itIT708IT708&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj9m6WA-bXSAhVCVhQKHcGBBysQsAQIHg&biw=1280&bih=709 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bone2stone Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Well very evident that 2 & 3 are not pearls, darn it. I really like pearls. Now, what about door 1? Concretion, sponge, wok? Jess B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Film of a dung beetle rolling lunch off is what I see. Not that exactly, but you get the image. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 @meg.cu, Can You post more pictures of the first item - from different angles. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guguita2104 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Hi meg.cu !!! Are sponges described in those layers??? The first one really looks like a poriferan.However, further research and analysis (try to find spicules, inhalant holes,etc..) would be necesssary to confirm that Id. The second and the third fossils are definitely bony fishes (osteichthyes) teeth. Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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