tracer Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Especially if you find more than one jaw on the same gravel bar, and especially if one of the tooth sockets is easily big enough to stick your thumb down in, and you're right by the edge of the water, and you're slowly reaching down to pick up the cool jaw to look and... I mean, what if it's not old, and it had friends... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 ...I mean, what if it's not old, and it had friends... What if it's not old, and something bigger and badder ate him? "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 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 well i would pick it up and run!!! lol i would love to have a jaw that you could fit your finger into!!! fossil or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted July 21, 2008 Author Share Posted July 21, 2008 What if it's not old, and something bigger and badder ate him? Yikes! I was working from the assumption that there isn't anything bigger and badder left, but you never know. By the way, there have been Bigfoot sightings in my part of the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 there have been Bigfoot sightings in my part of the country. where havent there been bigfoot sightings (= i think there were some sightings of bigfoot in new york city Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorman Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Nice find hard to say how old it is though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 where havent there been bigfoot sightings (= i think there were some sightings of bigfoot in new york city Put this on your calendar: http://eastcoastbigfootconference.weebly.com/ "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...
PrehistoricFlorida Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 It's not fossilized... I find fresh ones all the time. www.PrehistoricFlorida.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest solius symbiosus Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 A few questions. How many people a year are attacked by man eating critters in Fla? Have any fossil hunters been attacked? Can you shoot them if they get close? And, do you all pack side arms while you are hunting down there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nicholas Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Just because it isn't fossilized doesn't mean it isn't old.. we've had this discussion before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petrified Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 It looks like a Aligator or Crocodile Jaw. Definition of a fossil= Love at first site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Have any fossil hunters been attacked? Can you shoot them if they get close? And, do you all pack side arms while you are hunting down there? ...I've never found fossil hunters to be all that threatening. "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...
Petrified Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Speaking of fossils how old does something have to be to be a fossil??????? Definition of a fossil= Love at first site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 For me, the big answer is that it has to be prehistoric; being an extinct form is not requisite, but that keeps it out of the grey area. "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 solius symbiosus Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 I saw a definition somewhere the other day that went something like. 1) It had to be alive 2) It has to be dead 3) It had to be buried 4) it has to have some of the elements relpaced by minerals But that won't cover it. I've seen 450ma original material. It has hard to define what a fossil is; it is much easier to define what a fossil isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted July 21, 2008 Author Share Posted July 21, 2008 In all such debates, one has to first define one's terms. I trend toward relying on "authorities" to do so. The problem there is, what sort of authority? An authority on "fossils" or an authority on defining of terms. So what the heck - I'm going with Merriam-Webster... "a remnant, impression, or trace of an organism of past geologic ages that has been preserved in the earth's crust". So going with that, for me, it had to be once living, covered up for a while, and 10K ybp or better. My definition may not be correct, but it's mine, and it's at least more legitimate sounding than my preferred definition, which would be anything I find that is cool and doesn't look new. An example of that would be the fossil old-style Coke bottles that are small and have the city and state embossed on the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Definition of a fossil!! Not again!! The last one would negate all preserved cave fossils that are dessicated remains. Therefore, the official N.AL.Hunter definition is: "Any remains or evidence of a past living organism that has been preserved by natural means and no longer has active decomposition taking place." Preserved by natural means: Petrification, dessication, silicification, Calcification, embedded in Amber, Frozen, Permeated with a natural preserving liquid like tar, mold or cast, cabonization, deep underwater/anaerobic preservation ... I am sure more could be added. My two cents again (I am running out of money!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkchaser Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Especially if you find more than one jaw on the same gravel bar, and especially if one of the tooth sockets is easily big enough to stick your thumb down in, and you're right by the edge of the water, and you're slowly reaching down to pick up the cool jaw to look and...I mean, what if it's not old, and it had friends... You did take it home, right? RAWR! I am zeee dead bobcat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 You did take it home, right? ....and dig up that other bone that is peeking out under the roots to the bottom right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted July 22, 2008 Author Share Posted July 22, 2008 ....and dig up that other bone that is peeking out under the roots to the bottom right? DANG! Now I have to go back...and that place was really annoying to get to... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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