Serack Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Well I was working hard on school work then went home for the mid summer break and got back last night. I took a walk down the stream that I have been looking over the past month and had great luck. Do the cusp looking things on the bigger "meg" make it a "Ric"? no idea what the molar is, if someone wishes to try to ID it before I post it in the ID section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricFlorida Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Nope. Gainesville creeks are Miocene, there is no Eocene exposed. It's still a meg. www.PrehistoricFlorida.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 well still, it looks like you had a great day, the mammal tooth is great you just dont find them all the time, is it squalodon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorman Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 the molar looks like a deer molar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 That cusped Meg is pretty neat; I never found 'em like that in Virginia. Can we get a look at the other side? "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 i think the first picture is one of the front and the second is the back, but there is no close up of the front if thats what you mean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 i think the first picture is one of the front and the second is the back, but there is no close up of the front if thats what you mean I couldn't see any "cuspies" on the first pic, and assumed it was a different tooth. Do you ever find Megs like that @ Calvert? "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serack Posted June 30, 2008 Author Share Posted June 30, 2008 That cusped Meg is pretty neat; I never found 'em like that in Virginia. Can we get a look at the other side? my battery was dead earlier so I just now got to take some more pics of the "cusplets" There is really just one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Ahh, now I get it! The "cusps" actually appear to be deformations; I have seen that, but only on really big (5"+), gnarley old Megs, where the serrated edge just sort of wanders around at the root. Cool tooth! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serack Posted June 30, 2008 Author Share Posted June 30, 2008 Ahh, now I get it! The "cusps" actually appear to be deformations; I have seen that, but only on really big (5"+), gnarley old Megs, where the serrated edge just sort of wanders around at the root. Cool tooth! yah it's like a wrinkle in the edge near the base Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Do you ever find Megs like that @ Calvert? no not to often, we call them chubs up this way but i just call everything a meg its easier and i dont have to hear anyone complain about what i call it lol. yea i did as well, its odd how well the cusps are hidden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Ahh, now I get it! The "cusps" actually appear to be deformations; I have seen that, but only on really big (5"+), gnarley old Megs, where the serrated edge just sort of wanders around at the root. Cool tooth! yea i was about to say the same thing, the smallest tooth i have the wringles on is a broken 3.5" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serack Posted June 30, 2008 Author Share Posted June 30, 2008 yea i was about to say the same thing, the smallest tooth i have the wringles on is a broken 3.5" This one is a little under 2.5" Guess that makes this a little unique. by being small... My biggest complete tooth so far though so I'm pretty happy. Actually, that one and the smaller meg were less than 2 feet from each other. Ever done the meg dance with a meg in each hand before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 here is the best chub from the cliffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 What is the current thinking; is C. chubutensis a "good" taxon, synonymous with C. subauriculatus, transitional, or what? "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 What is the current thinking; is C. chubutensis a "good" taxon, synonymous with C. subauriculatus, transitional, or what? for all i know thery are the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 no not to often, we call them chubs up this way but i just call everything a meg its easier and i dont have to hear anyone complain about what i call it lol. I agree. I just call them all "chubanguricalodons". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serack Posted July 6, 2008 Author Share Posted July 6, 2008 Almost a week later, I walked a different stream and here's what I found The vert is from Thursday but it's only my 2nd so I threw it in here The split meg is by far the biggest of anything I have found at just shy of 3.75" at the farthest points. I included a pic of it next to the previous biggest find which is just over 2.25" but whole except for a bit of the tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatorjames85 Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 You definitely had a good trip. That little meg is a smoker; has the whole bourlette and everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serack Posted July 6, 2008 Author Share Posted July 6, 2008 yah that one totally caught me by surprise. I somehow missed it on the way upstream, then while rushing back downstream (took over half an hour to get back) It practically jumped up and bit me. it's a beaut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatorjames85 Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 It's even nicer up close. Like the new profile picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 wow thats a great little tooth, and if that big one was whole i think it would have been over 4" and it looks like it would have had some sweet color!!!!! the black around the out side the tan on the inside!!!!! wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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