Micah Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Found this in my collection and I don't recall where I found it however it is definitely fossilized and almost all of my collection is aquatic or glacial leftovers. Any help would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Looks similar to a Carboniferous shark species. Possibly Orthacanthus. ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micah Posted May 10, 2017 Author Share Posted May 10, 2017 I wondered about fish/shark teeth, but what is really throwing me for a loop is the bottom section of bone that juts away from the toothy parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 I am skeptical that this object is a fossil of any sort. Looks to me like mineral, maybe a variety of quartz. 1 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micah Posted May 10, 2017 Author Share Posted May 10, 2017 4 minutes ago, Harry Pristis said: I am skeptical that this object is a fossil of any sort. Looks to me like mineral, maybe a variety of quartz. I'm 99.999% sure it's a fossil, I'll try posting some better pictures when I've got some better lighting. Particularly in the second picture you can see the bony texture and in the third pic I'm pretty sure that's enamel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 https://www.google.com/search?biw=360&bih=286&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=3O0SWbObF4uwjwTFh6qQAw&q=orthacanthus+teeth&oq=orthacanthus+tooth&gs_l=mobile-gws-img.1.1.35i39k1j0i13k1.26566.30539.0.34337.8.8.0.0.0.0.449.1257.3j2j1j0j1.7.0....0...1.1j4.64.mobile-gws-img..2.5.757...30i10k1.HbL-b3mwcP4 Shark tooth. I've found many. 2 ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 8 hours ago, fossilized6s said: Looks similar to a Carboniferous shark species. Possibly Orthacanthus. I agree. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 I also see a shark tooth. Maybe Cladodus or something close. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Apparently, pareidolia in this case is contagious. 2 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Peat Burns Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Just now, doushantuo said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micah Posted May 10, 2017 Author Share Posted May 10, 2017 Thanks, y'all. I finally remembered where I found it and it's the only shark tooth/vertebrate fossil I've ever found at that site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micah Posted May 10, 2017 Author Share Posted May 10, 2017 Plus Carboniferous is the right time period for the site (late Pennsylvanian). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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