New Members Charlieshoal Posted August 2 New Members Share Posted August 2 ... and size? Found 20 years ago Austin, Tx . Fossil period? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 I think they are ptychodus teeth, a shell crusher shark. They are a little bigger than a quarter. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 Yup. Ptychodus sp. Most likely Cretaceous in age. Maybe @Jared C @Mikrogeophagus or @LSCHNELLE will be able to give us a species name. 1 1 2 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...
trilobites_are_awesome Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 definitely Ptychodus teeth. Cheers! James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSCHNELLE Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 (edited) They are both a pretty large size for Austin area. The one on the left is heavily worn. My WAG is that it's Ptychodus mammillaris. The one on the right needs a side angle view to see the crown height to make a more firm determination. But, I think that it might also be that same species. Probably it is Coniacian in age. But there is a small chance that it could be Turonian. Edited August 2 by LSCHNELLE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikrogeophagus Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 I think this is South Bosque material (Turonian). Hard to ID off pics, but perhaps P. marginalis on the right. @LSCHNELLE here are more finds by this person that make me think Turonian (perhaps some Bouldin Flags stuff mixed in) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSCHNELLE Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 @Mikrogeophagus I thought about Ptychodus marginalis. But, had no side view to see crown height. Yet that is definitely a possibility based on another view posted. Not sure about the other material. It definitely looks more Turonian and South Bosque. The way the ridges end quickly at the margins is the reason I thought it might be Ptychodus mammillaris. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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