sixgill pete Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 I am starting to re-catalog some of my collection and try to ID some of it more specifically. Also I am questioning some of my earlier ID's. I am going to start with a few croc teeth and another tooth that I am not 100% sure if it is or is not reptile or cetacean. All of these teeth were found at a quarry in Jones County, eastern NC. The quarry is generally part of the Belgrade Formation which is late Oligocene, there is an underlying limestone layer of the Trent River / River Bend Formation which is late Eocene/Early Oligocene. There is also overlying Miocene layers. The two croc teeth in the first pic, I believe are Thecachampsa antiqua, i am hoping to confirm or re-identify these. One tooth is about 1 inch long and the other is 3/4" long. this second pic shows on the right the base of the croc tooth and on the left the base of the mystery tooth the mystery tooth , what do you think? it is about 1/2 inch long Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Reptile... Croc or gator " We're all puppets, I'm just a puppet who can see the strings. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted August 2, 2012 Author Share Posted August 2, 2012 thanks for the reply edd. I initially thought it was Odonteceti, an Oligocene whale, but I am not so sure. If you look at the 2nd pic of it there is a cutting edge on the tooth which makes me not so sure of croc/gator. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 thanks for the reply edd. I initially thought it was Odonteceti, an Oligocene whale, but I am not so sure. If you look at the 2nd pic of it there is a cutting edge on the tooth which makes me not so sure of croc/gator. Are you making the (incorrect) assumption that crocodilians have no carinae on their teeth? http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted August 3, 2012 Author Share Posted August 3, 2012 Are you making the (incorrect) assumption that crocodilians have no carinae on their teeth? Harry, not an assumption, just something I am really not sure about. But, then I guess you could call that an assumption. That is why I posted these here. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricFlorida Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 The first two look like croc. The "mystery tooth" looks like alligator, definitively reptilian. www.PrehistoricFlorida.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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