kauffy Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Found in the same material as all the mammal bones and teeth...could it be from a large lizard? looks like it to me.... What do you think? its 5mm long "Turn the fear of the unknown into the excitment of possibility!"We dont stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebrocklds Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 my guess would be a large fish. the lizards i have looked at have leaf like teeth. not to say they all do. Brock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kauffy Posted March 11, 2008 Author Share Posted March 11, 2008 Hey Brock, I too would have said fish but this was not found in a marine deposit....unless it was a fresh water lagoon in which the animals accumulated? but there are no marine fossils (that i know of) from this sinkhole....im sure Harry will be able to tell us what excactly this is? "Turn the fear of the unknown into the excitment of possibility!"We dont stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kauffy Posted March 11, 2008 Author Share Posted March 11, 2008 what about snake tooth?! i found tons of snake verts in this material....hmm?????! "Turn the fear of the unknown into the excitment of possibility!"We dont stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvershark Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Looks a bit like a gator tooth I had, could be from a hatchling gator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I am just amazed you were able to hold the hand lens steady enough to take a picture. You should be a surgeon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Found in the same material as all the mammal bones and teeth...could it be from a large lizard? looks like it to me....What do you think? its 5mm long It surely does resemble a fish tooth. Is it conical with an inverted-cone base? Baby alligator is possible. It is easy to imagine a fish or a baby 'gator being transported away from water as a prey item. It is certainly not a snake. There are some lizards with conical teeth, but you wouldn't find them in the Pleistocene of Florida. Keep in mind that I went through only a sample of this material with the micro-vert guy at the FSM. The 23 different taxa is probably not the full extent of small animals represented in the site. -------Harry Pristis 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...
worthy 55 Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Looks a bit like a gator tooth I had, could be from a hatchling gator. Yes, I agree on this one too! It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cris Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 If I haad to guess, I would say baby gator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nicholas Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 I'm definitely leaning towards baby gator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kauffy Posted March 12, 2008 Author Share Posted March 12, 2008 Awesome I will lable it as baby gator? so your saying this is a possible prey item? for what? a large bird? hawk perhaps! Thanks for the ID "Turn the fear of the unknown into the excitment of possibility!"We dont stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Awesome I will lable it as baby gator? so your saying this is a possible prey item? for what? a large bird? hawk perhaps!Thanks for the ID More likely to be an owl, but everything big enough will grab a hatchling 'gator if it gets the chance. 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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