Atoothsatooth42 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 (edited) Hello TFF! Just found this unusual looking tooth in VA on the York River, and I’m assuming the Yorktown formation? It’s about an inch in length. My assumption is that it’s some kind of dolphin or porpoise tooth with some extra root or jaw bone attached? Let me know what you think! Edited June 11 by Atoothsatooth42 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Where in VA? Size? Any idea what formation it is from? Cropped and brightened: 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Looks like it could be a saw shark rostrum tooth. @MarcoSr @Al Dente 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atoothsatooth42 Posted June 11 Author Share Posted June 11 (edited) 2 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: Where in VA? Size? Any idea what formation it is from? Cropped and brightened: Thank you for the crop! It was on the York River. So I’m assuming Yorktown formation? It is about an inch long. I found some sand tigers and bull shark teeth on the same beach. Edited June 11 by Atoothsatooth42 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atoothsatooth42 Posted June 11 Author Share Posted June 11 2 hours ago, ynot said: Looks like it could be a saw shark rostrum tooth. @MarcoSr @Al Dente Ah that’s pretty interesting if that’s the case. It was found along the York River. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark57 Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 This is a dolphin tooth - Ninoziphius platyrostris to be exact. It's one of the few odontocete teeth that can be identified to species. It has a bulbous hollow root and a relatively thick crown, and has been found in the Yorktown Formation at Lee Creek and in Virginia. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 15 hours ago, ynot said: Looks like it could be a saw shark rostrum tooth. @MarcoSr @Al Dente Odontocete tooth. I can't ID it further. Marco Sr. 3 1 "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atoothsatooth42 Posted June 11 Author Share Posted June 11 14 hours ago, shark57 said: This is a dolphin tooth - Ninoziphius platyrostris to be exact. It's one of the few odontocete teeth that can be identified to species. It has a bulbous hollow root and a relatively thick crown, and has been found in the Yorktown Formation at Lee Creek and in Virginia. Sounds good to me, thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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