Guest bmorefossil Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 so we went to slaughter beach today to look for some fossils and rocks. On the first time down the beach i pick up this wood looking rock but then I begin to look at it, and the more I looked at it the more it looked like a fossil and sure enough it was my first land mammal tooth!!!! It may be broken but I dont think I have ever heard of a land mammal tooth from Delaware. So I was all happy and couldnt wait to make a report. When I get home tomorrow I'll take some pictures for an i.d. But for now you will all have to wait. If anyone can could you find out if land mammal can be found in Delaware? Thanks Steven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
non-remanié Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 so we went to slaughter beach today to look for some fossils and rocks. On the first time down the beach i pick up this wood looking rock but then I begin to look at it, and the more I looked at it the more it looked like a fossil and sure enough it was my first land mammal tooth!!!! It may be broken but I dont think I have ever heard of a land mammal tooth from Delaware. So I was all happy and couldnt wait to make a report. When I get home tomorrow I'll take some pictures for an i.d. But for now you will all have to wait. If anyone can could you find out if land mammalcan be found in Delaware? Thanks Steven I am not familiar with the geology around there, but at the very least theres no reason it couldn't be Pleistocene mammal tooth. The Calvert fm. also occurs in Delaware, so if there are nearby exposures of it (offshore?), then it may be a possible source. ---Wie Wasser schleift den Stein, wir steigen und fallen--- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 I am not familiar with the geology around there, but at the very least theres no reason it couldn't be Pleistocene mammal tooth. The Calvert fm. also occurs in Delaware, so if there are nearby exposures of it (offshore?), then it may be a possible source. i remember looking at a geological map but cant find it anymore i forgot to add that i did also buy 4 deformed otodus teeth while i was out for $2 each, ill post some pictures of them when i get back to the house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 ok here is the tooth and some of the other stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 If this were a contest, I'd say I see 4 (nice) shark's teeth, a mammal tooth, and 5 interesting mineral specimens. "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 July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 If this were a contest, I'd say I see 4 (nice) shark's teeth, a mammal tooth, and 5 interesting mineral specimens. yea thats basicly what it is, the otodus teeth are deformed and the mammal tooth still unknown, well i did some bird watching while i was down there i love the red wing black birds down at my grandparents house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 ok i just found this but there is one problem, the place they are talking about is 30 miles to the north, could some teeth have washed out and landed on the beach for me to find. http://www.dgs.udel.edu/Geology/Paleontolo...ossilsites.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nicholas Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 ok i just found this but there is one problem, the place they are talking about is 30 miles to the north, could some teeth have washed out and landed on the beach for me to find. http://www.dgs.udel.edu/Geology/Paleontolo...ossilsites.aspx That is very likely if the weather was rough at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 That is very likely if the weather was rough at all. well no one even knows what fossils are ( i know this because i asked everyone if they find mammal fossils here and they looked at me weird) so i dont see why this thing didnt slowly wash down over the years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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