CalBrown Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I can't find this fossil tooth in any book, or online. I would love some help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 hmm does look tooth like, best bet would be fish im to tired right now to find anything out but i will tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalBrown Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 I found these in a fossil bed in Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 They look like Petalodus shark teeth to me. This site may help you to identify further. I can't tell which they are. Petalodus Teeth Here Also scroll down for more pics HERE (Paleozoic sharks) Great finds! Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalBrown Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 Thank you very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Sharks Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Ceratainly Petalodus. Nice teeth. There's also one in the Fossil Forum header, but it's upside down. 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...
Auspex Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Great Googly Moogly! A few dozen Petalodus teeth! Great finds; congrats "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...
jimmy1971 Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Looks like you nailed it Roz! Great finds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Boy that is a lot of them for one trip. Real nice finds!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Holy snarge, Batman! That's one big pile of Petalodus teeth! Brownwood area, perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanceH Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 In Texas they are often loose in shale... lots of other places they are entombed in the hardest limestone. The first thought would be those are from Wilson's clay pit but if you have an alternate locality that's fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 wow! welcome to the forum, and you sure know how to make an entrance. if you give even the slightest hint of where that highly desired stuff was found, there'll be front-end loaders out there by midnight tonight digging away. i was very naive when i first started posting here but quickly got some pretty good education from the old hands. this is a good place to learn. welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy 55 Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 WOW!!!!! that is a lot of Petalodue teeth very nice finds. It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalBrown Posted February 19, 2009 Author Share Posted February 19, 2009 No not Wilson's clay pit or Brownwoon, but that is in the right ballpark. I am in to Indian Archaeology and the rest of the time I am teaching at one of the Abiene colleges. I found out a long time ago to keep some things to myself. While I did find all of these teeth in two outings I have found some very impressive fossil beds over the years. I will try and post more of my finds as I have time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 yay! post 'em! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreekCrawler Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Nice teeth, I've seen only one in hand and that was from the Bridgeport area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Edonihce Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Holy snarge, is right!! Nice work. The most I've ever found in one trip was two. Yikes! What a spot. . ____________________ scale in avatar is millimeters ____________________ Come visit Sandi, the 'Fossil Journey Cruiser' ____________________ WIPS (the Western Interior Paleontological Society - http://www.westernpaleo.org) ____________________ "Being genetically cursed with an almost inhuman sense of curiosity and wonder, I'm hard-wired to investigate even the most unlikely, uninteresting (to others anyway) and irrelevant details; often asking hypothetical questions from many angles in an attempt to understand something more thoroughly." -- Mr. Edonihce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOROPUS Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Wow! You found a real good spot! Those Petalodus teeth are rare to see and you find dozens of them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Keep your eyes open for other oddly shaped bits with that same white color. They may be even more unusual shark teeth. These were some of the earliest sharks and can be quite different than what a modern shark tooth looks like. As mentioned, it is unusual to find so many in just two trips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fig rocks Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 That's quite the pile of teeth, nice find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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