Shellseeker Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 Out hunting today, Vacation in Connecticut, Dentist and MRI keep me away for 14 days !! I did make it to Yale's Peabody Museum of Natural History and have some great photos , but that is for another thread. Steve and I decided to reduce hunting time from 7-8 hours 6 years ago down to 5 hours going forward. But today was a little less than 4 hours. A thunder Storm rolled in around 12:30, and we hunted one sieve in pouring rain, but the 1st bolt of lightening ended todays hunt. Here are my finds.. The find I am trying to ID is tiny between the piles of shark teeth. A fish tooth with longitudinal striations I hope that TFF members that searched Peace River matrix @old bones or hunted Montbrook @digit might have some insights here, In November 2021, I found a fishjaw and then I found in January 2022 a tooth that seemed to fit that jaw. So that is the identification I am after.... This was a photo of a fossil jaw that Nate was selling as Atractosteus. Note longitudinal striations on the larger teeth. and @darrow provided this modern version of Alligator Gar. Another photo of the larger tooth I found back in 2021 Is today's 10 mm tooth from a Gar and is it modern or fossil? I see the striations on the larger teeth also. This is certainly an attempt to find others who recognize this tooth from the Peace River. 1 5 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 Did it get late early out there while hunting? Look forward to seeing your Peobody Museum trip. My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemipristis Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 Cutlassfish? 1 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 1 hour ago, hemipristis said: Cutlassfish? Ding ding ding! I think we have a winner. Haven't spotted these in the sifter from the Peace River area but we do get Trichiuridae teeth from picking Montbrook matrix. You specimen is on the large end of the size range but I think it is most likely one of these bad boys. Cheers. -Ken 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted August 4 Author Share Posted August 4 1 hour ago, hemipristis said: Cutlassfish? Great Photos..... 26 minutes ago, digit said: Ding ding ding! I think we have a winner. Haven't spotted these in the sifter from the Peace River area but we do get Trichiuridae teeth from picking Montbrook matrix. You specimen is on the large end of the size range but I think it is most likely one of these bad boys. Cheers. Wow !!!! I am stunned .. Here I was walking down the path of Gar and you two come up a fish I have never heard of... for a tooth that is a 1st time find. !!! Thank you, Thank you... I LOVE TFF... I get to learn something brand new.. 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...
Shellseeker Posted August 4 Author Share Posted August 4 1 hour ago, DPS Ammonite said: Did it get late early out there while hunting? Look forward to seeing your Peobody Museum trip. Exactly, Got to the site at 8:30 am, intending to leave at 1:30 pm... and 1 flash of lightning had us making tracks to the truck. Yikes !! 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...
Fin Lover Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 2 hours ago, hemipristis said: Cutlassfish? That is one intimidating fish! 4 Fin Lover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 10 hours ago, Fin Lover said: That is one intimidating fish! And well named for those teeth (and for the shape of the silvery fish). Cheers. -Ken 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Done Drillin Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 Cutlassfish or ribbon fish are a regional favorite as bait for King mackerel. We catch them at night under dock lights and the big kings just love them ! The largest I have ever seen was around 3.5 feet in length and the teeth were no where near the size of your find - must have been a monster. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybot Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Neat find! A fish I also have never heard of before 1 -Jay “The earth doesn't need new continents, but new men.” ― Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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