sixgill pete Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 My pit has produced more Eocene archaeocete whale fossils. I am really liking these. The last tooth won VFOTM Oct of last year. ( Winner of the October 2022 Vertebrate Fossil Of The Month - Fossil of the Month - The Fossil Forum ) This one was found in early August and is a canine about 2 weeks ago I found this vert This pit is Eocene Castle Hayne Formation, Comfort Member. It has produced quite a few of these primitive whale fossils. It has gotten me on a path to learn as much as I can about these early marine mammals. 17 Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 Wow! Those are amazing. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cris Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 Unreal! Here in Florida, all I have managed to find are a few verts and two roots to molars. I couldn't imagine something that incredible. Beautiful find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Hound Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 Two Thumbs Up!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjohn170 Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 Great tooth! I love big whale teeth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 Those are beautiful finds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 Great find, and well deserved!! Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted September 19, 2023 Author Share Posted September 19, 2023 On 9/14/2023 at 8:08 PM, Tidgy's Dad said: Wow! Those are amazing. On 9/14/2023 at 9:53 PM, FossilDAWG said: On 9/15/2023 at 4:53 AM, Rock Hound said: Two Thumbs Up!!! On 9/15/2023 at 12:35 PM, Bjohn170 said: Great tooth! I love big whale teeth! On 9/15/2023 at 1:12 PM, old bones said: Those are beautiful finds! On 9/15/2023 at 3:45 PM, Pagurus said: Great find, and well deserved!! Thanks everyone. Definitely one of my favorites. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted September 19, 2023 Author Share Posted September 19, 2023 On 9/14/2023 at 11:39 PM, Cris said: Unreal! Here in Florida, all I have managed to find are a few verts and two roots to molars. I couldn't imagine something that incredible. Beautiful find! Thank you, Cris. Coming from a finder of some unreal fossils like you I am humbled. I was not aware there were any archaeocete fossils in Florida. I have some Eocene echinoids from there, but never heard of whale material. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 WoW... If I found it in Florida, I am unsure that I would recognize and I have found a number of "younger" aged species. But it looks like it still has horizontal banding under the dentin and that is a "tell". Fantastic find... The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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