South Jetty Finds

[ChurrO]

Hey,

Over the weekend, I took a little beach vacation to Port Aransas and I found some cool stuff. From what I know, the South Jetty is known for its pleistocene era fossils so I'm hoping that's what some of these are.

1.

This one is probably a long shot but it kind of reminds me of a bone. I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't though.

2.

Now I do know that these are ray teeth, but I was wondering if these are modern or actual fossils.

3.

I'm not too sure if this is a fossil either. It reminds me of a fish spine though.

4.

Originally, this was complete, but sadly, on my way back the top broke off and got lost. Like the last one, this also reminds me of a fish spine.

5.

Probably the find I'm most excited about. This reminds me a lot of a mammal tooth from the pleistocene era. Now I could be 100% percent wrong and it could all be high hopes but if it is, that's pretty cool.

 

 

Thanks for the help!

[johnnyvaldez7.jv]

#1 looks a like a bone fragment but it might be too small of piece to be able to identify what it's from or even what part.

 

#5 definitely looks like a tooth fragment from a mammal. It's more than likely not modern and Pleistocene in age including the 1st piece.  Read about Transverse HSB (Hunter - Schreger Bands)... it looks like that in your 1st tooth picture.

 

We along the Texas Gulf Coast are fortunate to be able to find Pleistocene material along the beaches and in the rivers. Good finds and keep searching. There is good stuff out there waiting to be discovered!

[ChurrO]

Hey,

Thanks for the reply! This vacation has gotten me more interested in the pleistocene era. Do you know of any other place that might have pleistocene age fossils? Also, is it possible that all the finds are pleistocene? I'm still on the fence on the ray teeth so if you could clarify that that would be great.