New Members Shemac102 Posted January 17, 2016 New Members Share Posted January 17, 2016 I found this on the beach in Jacksonville, Florida. I have tried to find out what kind of fossil it is by searching online but I haven't been able to find anything like it. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Can you get some side and end views? Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 That's pretty bizarre; all that comes to mind is a hyperostosic fish vertebra, but it's not quite right. "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...
Wendell Ricketts Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 I guess my first question would be what makes you think it's fossil material.... I'm not asking to be critical, but because I'm really curious to know what criteria you applied to decide that. I'll hurry to say, obviously, that I have no way to *exclude* the possibility that it is some small piece of a shell or a fragment of bone, but it has been so reworked and is so water-worn that I can't imagine anyone being able to offer anything that is any more valuable to you than the most remote sort of guess. It's certainly not an *entire* fossil, if it is a fossil at all. There's no doubt that it has an interesting shape, and I might be tempted to put it on the shelf just for that reason, but not everything can be identified. And a lot of the time, it's just a rock. _________________________________ Wendell Ricketts Fossil News: The Journal of Avocational Paleontology http://fossilnews.org https://twitter.com/Fossil_News The "InvertebrateMe" blog http://invertebrateme.wordpress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 I guess my first question would be what makes you think it's fossil material.... I'm not asking to be critical, but because I'm really curious to know what criteria you applied to decide that. I'll hurry to say, obviously, that I have no way to *exclude* the possibility that it is some small piece of a shell or a fragment of bone, but it has been so reworked and is so water-worn that I can't imagine anyone being able to offer anything that is any more valuable to you than the most remote sort of guess. It's certainly not an *entire* fossil, if it is a fossil at all. There's no doubt that it has an interesting shape, and I might be tempted to put it on the shelf just for that reason, but not everything can be identified. And a lot of the time, it's just a rock. Like to see more pictures and more eyes before we can say it's not identifiable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Do a forum search For "Emmons fish tooth" and you will see similar fossils. They can be found at Point Vedra in your area. I would provide a link for your search but I'm not on my computer at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 LINK 1 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Shemac102 Posted January 17, 2016 Author New Members Share Posted January 17, 2016 Thanks everyone for your help. Here are a couple more pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoRon Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 I agree that it is an "Emmons fish tooth". A very nice one in above average condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 (edited) I'm surprised somebody hasn't tried selling these things on FleaBay as fossilized dinosaur embryos. They look more like that than a lot of the other crud some people try to pass off as fossil whatevers on there. And I am sure there would be some suckers willing to buy them also. Edited January 26, 2016 by caldigger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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