kaleb Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Here is what i think is a whales tooth I found it on the dredge island i normally hunt in the river Thanks for the help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Menser Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Any idea of the age of the formation that came out of? Also a locality would help. Definitely looks like a tooth, but i'm not so sure it's whale. Be true to the reality you create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaleb Posted April 5, 2009 Author Share Posted April 5, 2009 Any idea of the age of the formation that came out of? Also a locality would help. Definitely looks like a tooth, but i'm not so sure it's whale. sorry not sure of the formation but it was found on a island in the cape fear river in wilmington nc. the island was built from the dirt the dredge up off the bottom of the river Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 sorry not sure of the formation but it was found on a island in the cape fear river in wilmington nc. the island was built from the dirt the dredge up off the bottom of the river Looks to me like the tip of a rib. If it were found in Florida, I'd guess dugong rib. 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...
kaleb Posted April 5, 2009 Author Share Posted April 5, 2009 Looks to me like the tip of a rib. If it were found in Florida, I'd guess dugong rib. Thanks if it is part of a rib it came from a big animal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Looks to me like the tip of a rib. If it were found in Florida, I'd guess dugong rib. Beat me to it, Harry. It looks more like bone to me, and sirenian ribs can have 'pointy' ends. The weathering pattern on the fossil looks more like that of bone then tooth. Bobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Menser Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Looks kind of flat to me to be the tip of a Dugong rib. I collected plenty of them in S. Florida. Got any good comparrison photos? Be true to the reality you create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Looks kind of flat to me to be the tip of a Dugong rib. I collected plenty of them in S. Florida. Got any good comparrison photos? <chuckle> I don't keep dugong ribs, Frank. I use 'em sometimes as ballast in the bottom of big pots for plants, but there are none in my drawer. 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...
Boesse Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 The cross sectional shape matches what I've seen of Neogene dugongids from the west coast (Dusisiren, Hydrodamalis). The oval shape is about right. Bobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Menser Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 <chuckle> I don't keep dugong ribs, Frank. I use 'em sometimes as ballast in the bottom of big pots for plants, but there are none in my drawer. Kind of the same reason I don't have any to show.... Be true to the reality you create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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