Snaggletooth19 Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 Took a trip to Matoaka Beach (Miocene, Choptank Formation) yesterday. I found a couple medium sized Hemis and one gentleman from the Baltimore area found a really nice one that he allowed me to get a photo of that I thought I'd share for everyone. I don't need any ID help on that, but it's certainly drool-worthy. But other than shark teeth, I found a couple of other items that I'd like some help confirming ID for. 1. I assume this is a bony fish vertebra. It has an interesting shape. Is there any way to ID genus or species for this time period? 2. This piece resembles an inner ear bone and has some markings that resemble the vascularity of bone. 3. This is an odd piece and has a tooth-like shape with definitely some residual enamel on it. 4. Could this be a ray barb? It also resembles a bony fish tooth I've found in other formations. 5. I assume this is an odontocete tooth, but it is rather small. Any way to narrow down genus or species? Thanks to anyone willing to help out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 43 minutes ago, Snaggletooth19 said: 3. This is an odd piece and has a tooth-like shape with definitely some residual enamel on it. This one is giving me a bit of a Tilly Bone vibe (though a very worn one at that). I'm not saying anything conclusively on this eroded of a fossil but have a look at this page to see what I'm talking about: https://lakeneosho.org/Fossil/index.html Cheers. -Ken P.S.: That is one monster Hemi the other guy found. Not an uncommon species but pretty cool when you get a nicely complete one of that size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaggletooth19 Posted February 11, 2023 Author Share Posted February 11, 2023 Very interesting, thanks Ken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 Welcome to the Fossil Forum... Good place for fossil enthusiasts to interact.. On #5, it is certainly a dolphin tooth.. Many dolphin species in the fossil record are common up and down the east coast.. In Florida, we have Pomatodelphis inaequalis, a river dolphin... teeth and jaw below... 1 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaggletooth19 Posted February 11, 2023 Author Share Posted February 11, 2023 Great info, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cck Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 Nice dolphin tooth! 1 is a partial bony fish vert… 2 and 3 are hyperostotic fish bones… 4 is a bone sliver of some sort? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaggletooth19 Posted February 13, 2023 Author Share Posted February 13, 2023 I forgot about Tilly bones, that makes sense, thanks so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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