Phoenixflood Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Over the years I've found something that I don't know what they are. I'm sure there are plenty more, I just don't know where Thanks for the help in advance! This one looks like the combination between a mako and a tiger! Some type of mammal tooth, perhaps bison? No Clue??? Not a croc tooth The soul of a Fossil Hunter is one that is seeking, always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreekCrawler Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 I'm no shark tooth expert but the first one looks like a thresher shark.A/T grandis. B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Sharks Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 The first tooth is a giant thresher. Depending on where you look, it is either called Trigonotodus grandis or Alopias grandis. It comes in 3 forms: the one you have which is most common, a serrated version which is rarer, and a cusped version, the rarest of the 3. That being said, all 3 types are uncommon finds. Where did you find yours? There's no limit to what you can accomplish when you're supposed to be doing something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOROPUS Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Over the years I've found something that I don't know what they are. I'm sure there are plenty more, I just don't know where Thanks for the help in advance!second pic looks like horse molar; third one, looks like deer frontal teeth, last pic is to blurry to make any ID. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 "No Clue" is a fish tooth, something like a wrass or drumfish. "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...
Phoenixflood Posted August 28, 2008 Author Share Posted August 28, 2008 The first tooth is a giant thresher. Depending on where you look, it is either called Trigonotodus grandis or Alopias grandis. It comes in 3 forms: the one you have which is most common, a serrated version which is rarer, and a cusped version, the rarest of the 3. That being said, all 3 types are uncommon finds. Where did you find yours? I think I found it a long, long time ago (in a galaxy far, far away) oh wait, that's another forum I found it a long time ago, I think at Indian field creek. It's a place that's close to Yorktown in VA. I didn't find much there. The soul of a Fossil Hunter is one that is seeking, always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maryland Mike Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 The one could be a bison tooth. Carpe Diem, Carpe Somnium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metopocetus Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 "No Clue" is a fish tooth, something like a wrass or drumfish. Do drumfish have teeth like that? I thought they had mouth plates with teeth that look like kernels of corn set into the jaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Do drumfish have teeth like that? I thought they had mouth plates with teeth that look like kernels of corn set into the jaw. Drum pharyngeal teeth (modern): [Photograph by Jay Nicholson] "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...
Phoenixflood Posted August 29, 2008 Author Share Posted August 29, 2008 Drum pharyngeal teeth (modern):[Photograph by Jay Nicholson] Interesting! The soul of a Fossil Hunter is one that is seeking, always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenixflood Posted September 4, 2008 Author Share Posted September 4, 2008 I have some more things that I've found when I was looking through my collection that I'm not sure what they are. Any clues? The soul of a Fossil Hunter is one that is seeking, always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 There is no way that the last thing is not man-made. Not that I know what it is (Maybe a catalytic converter core fragment?) "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...
Northern Sharks Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 The lighter colored tooth looks to be a lower anterior Isurus retroflexus, not a common tooth by any means. The dark one with the cusps could be a bit more challenging. It could be a lateral from a goblin shark or a sand tiger. Do you know an age or at least where it was found? There's no limit to what you can accomplish when you're supposed to be doing something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenixflood Posted September 5, 2008 Author Share Posted September 5, 2008 The lighter colored tooth looks to be a lower anterior Isurus retroflexus, not a common tooth by any means. The dark one with the cusps could be a bit more challenging. It could be a lateral from a goblin shark or a sand tiger. Do you know an age or at least where it was found? This was either a Green Mill run NC find, or a Purse State park MD find. I should be better at documenting The soul of a Fossil Hunter is one that is seeking, always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenixflood Posted September 5, 2008 Author Share Posted September 5, 2008 I also have this one, I'm guesing it's retroflexus as well, but it's a lot larger. It has some major feeding damage though. The soul of a Fossil Hunter is one that is seeking, always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenixflood Posted September 5, 2008 Author Share Posted September 5, 2008 There is no way that the last thing is not man-made. Not that I know what it is (Maybe a catalytic converter core fragment?) I'd know what it is either and I don't know if it's man-made. It's a very puzzling! The soul of a Fossil Hunter is one that is seeking, always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Sharks Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 The one with the chipped tip seems to be a lower Isurus hastalis. The enamel on the labial side of the retroflexus tooth comes about half way up the root and forms a ridge. This does not happen with the much more common hastalis. There's no limit to what you can accomplish when you're supposed to be doing something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawooten Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Over the years I've found something that I don't know what they are. I'm sure there are plenty more, I just don't know where Thanks for the help in advance!This one looks like the combination between a mako and a tiger! Some type of mammal tooth, perhaps bison? No Clue??? Not a croc tooth The first tooth is a Thresher Alopias supercilicsus Size range ½”-2” Frequency Rare The second is looks like a three toed horse Neohipparion eurystyle The third one looks like a drum tooth with a root and also just like a stingray tooth. Fourth tooth looks like Thunnus sp. (Tuna) or a porpoise tooth with root off. The best days are spent collecting fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Sharks Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 The teeth of Alopias superciliosus max out at about 3/4 inches in length and, while uncommon, are not all that rare. The larger version, while similar looking, is Alopias/Trigonotodus grandis and is considerably rarer There's no limit to what you can accomplish when you're supposed to be doing something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl O'Cles Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Drum pharyngeal teeth (modern):[Photograph by Jay Nicholson] Could not find a way to get the attached image to quote so you will have to scroll up to see the picture. I'm no fish expert but this appears more like a Tautoga Sp. a type of wrasse Check out some miocene drumfish plates here Pogonias Sp. http://www.phatfossils.com/species.php?spe...=Pogonias%20Sp.. Check out a piece of a miocene Tautoga plate here http://www.phatfossils.com/species.php?species=Tautoga%20Sp.. Check out a complete miocene tautoga plate here http://elasmo.com/leecreek/lc_fish/lc_fishSpp.html if for some reason this link keeps refreshing it points to the teleosts page under lee creek and you have to scroll down a little Can't see the original picture posted by Phoenixflood so i can't help out with id'ing the stuff he posted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruitbat Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Of the mammal teeth...I'd say that the molar is a Bison upper. As to THIS one: Where on EARTH did you find THAT??? It looks for all the world like a missing Oligocene rhinoceros incisor from one of my best lower jaw pieces...even down to the break point! During a move from California back to Texas the two incisors were broken off the front of the jaw and I could only find one of them. That looks EXACTLY like the missing tooth!! How BIZARRE!!! -Joe Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenixflood Posted September 11, 2008 Author Share Posted September 11, 2008 Of the mammal teeth...I'd say that the molar is a Bison upper. As to THIS one: Where on EARTH did you find THAT??? It looks for all the world like a missing Oligocene rhinoceros incisor from one of my best lower jaw pieces...even down to the break point! During a move from California back to Texas the two incisors were broken off the front of the jaw and I could only find one of them. That looks EXACTLY like the missing tooth!! How BIZARRE!!! -Joe I got in in a big lot off of Ebay a couple of years ago. I'm not sure what they all are. I don't even remember where they came from, maybe the badlands?; I just remember it was a lot of material and a low price. I didn't even post everything. mainly cause it's pretty beat up. So you think it's a rhino tooth?! I've always wanted rhino material. That is so, as you said, bizarre it looks like the tooth that broke off. If it completes your jaw, I don't mind a fair trade. I don't know how valuable Oligocene rhino material is worth. But will give you a good deal I'd most likely want some type of rhino material since I wouldn't have any more of it The soul of a Fossil Hunter is one that is seeking, always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenixflood Posted November 5, 2008 Author Share Posted November 5, 2008 I got in in a big lot off of Ebay a couple of years ago. I'm not sure what they all are. I don't even remember where they came from, maybe the badlands?; I just remember it was a lot of material and a low price. I didn't even post everything. mainly cause it's pretty beat up. So you think it's a rhino tooth?! I've always wanted rhino material. That is so, as you said, bizarre it looks like the tooth that broke off. If it completes your jaw, I don't mind a fair trade. I don't know how valuable Oligocene rhino material is worth. But will give you a good deal I'd most likely want some type of rhino material since I wouldn't have any more of it not interested I guess, that's okay. The soul of a Fossil Hunter is one that is seeking, always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenixflood Posted November 5, 2008 Author Share Posted November 5, 2008 Is there a giant thresher in here??? Fourth row from the top, red circle on right. I'm making a trade and want to make sure I'm telling him the right thing. You'll be able to see it better in the thread "some of my fossils" I just pulled it from a pm so it's a bit small. The soul of a Fossil Hunter is one that is seeking, always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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