all hail tinker Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 I have a fossil fish that I have begun cleaning that was discovered in Temple, tx. It has a long narrow toothed jaw. it is hard to say much else about it because the jaw is all that has been uncovered. the teeth range from 3/4 inch long to about 2-4mm long. Does anyone know of any species with long toothed jaws found in the waco area that matches my description? I will post pictures of it as soon as I get a camera and as I clean it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 There are a handful of formations in the Temple area. A lot depends on the formation or the pics..... Congrats on your find. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Sounds interesting. Can't wait to see the pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 A lot depends on the age of the formation, can't wait to see pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Menser Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 I have a fossil fish that I have begun cleaning that was discovered in Temple, tx. It has a long narrow toothed jaw. it is hard to say much else about it because the jaw is all that has been uncovered. the teeth range from 3/4 inch long to about 2-4mm long. Does anyone know of any species with long toothed jaws found in the waco area that matches my description? I will post pictures of it as soon as I get a camera and as I clean it. The obvious choice without a photo would be a gar. Can't wait to see the pics... Be true to the reality you create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bowen Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 In North America, Enchodus remains have been recovered from most states with fossiliferous Late Cretaceous rocks, including Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Tennessee, Wyoming, Texas, California, and New Jersey. The taxon is also known from coeval strata in Africa, Europe, and southwest Asia. Enchodus survived the Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event and persisted at least into the Eocene.It was found all over the world. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enchodus I find teeth from this fish all the time. Usually they are about 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch long. They have defined striations running longways the entire length of the tooth. The fish itself looked a bit like a salmon or a large trout. Without seeing a picture it's tough to say, but this fish was very common here in Texas, and elsewhere throughout the entire cretaceous period. As previously stated, if the jaw is longer, it could well be a gar also. Can't wait to see pics. Here's a better link. http://www.oceansofkansas.com/Enchodus.html Dave Bowen Collin County, Texas. Paleontology: The next best thing to time travel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all hail tinker Posted July 15, 2009 Author Share Posted July 15, 2009 In North America, Enchodus remains have been recovered from most states with fossiliferous Late Cretaceous rocks, including Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Tennessee, Wyoming, Texas, California, and New Jersey. The taxon is also known from coeval strata in Africa, Europe, and southwest Asia. Enchodus survived the Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event and persisted at least into the Eocene.It was found all over the world.Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enchodus I find teeth from this fish all the time. Usually they are about 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch long. They have defined striations running longways the entire length of the tooth. The fish itself looked a bit like a salmon or a large trout. Without seeing a picture it's tough to say, but this fish was very common here in Texas, and elsewhere throughout the entire cretaceous period. As previously stated, if the jaw is longer, it could well be a gar also. Can't wait to see pics. Here's a better link. http://www.oceansofkansas.com/Enchodus.html well...as near as i can tell it is not an Enchodus. It was found in a cretaceous formation I'm not sure exactly where though. My father found and excavated it shortly before his death about 10 years ago and it's been in storage until now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 There are a handful of formations in the Temple area. A lot depends on the formation or the pics..... Congrats on your find. I have a few shark teeth from a site in Temple. The label I was given notes the age as Cenomanian and the layer as the Bluebonnet Formation. The matrix looks like a shelly limestone, more likely to yield isolated teeth rather than whole body fossils or even a decent section of bony fish jaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all hail tinker Posted July 28, 2009 Author Share Posted July 28, 2009 I have a few shark teeth from a site in Temple. The label I was given notes the age as Cenomanian and the layer as the Bluebonnet Formation.The matrix looks like a shelly limestone, more likely to yield isolated teeth rather than whole body fossils or even a decent section of bony fish jaw. i have found a single shark tooth while cleaning but alot of this fish is exposed and its about the same length as a decent sized gar and as near as i can tell its mostly there. there are some shellfish but not many and the matrix has an orangish tint to it. the matrix is comes up in flakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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