William Howat
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William Howat replied to the topic Pseudofossil or brachiopod-atrypa in the forum What Is It? 1 week, 3 days ago
1 week, 3 days ago1 week, 3 days agoLooks like half of a black walnut shell to me…
…but I could be wrong.
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William Howat replied to the topic Can you identify this fossil? in the forum What Is It? 4 weeks ago
4 weeks ago4 weeks agoI second what Victor Perez said.
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William Howat replied to the topic California shark identification help in the forum What Is It? 2 years, 7 months ago
2 years, 7 months ago2 years, 7 months agoLooks like a great white shark tooth to me.
Carcharodon carcharias.
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William Howat replied to the topic Can someone help me ID this Fossil? in the forum What Is It? 2 years, 11 months ago
2 years, 11 months ago2 years, 11 months agoI belive that what you have found is an upper mouthplate of a drum fish.
I would lean more towards modern, than fossil.
…but it’s still a really interesting piece!
-Bill
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William Howat replied to the topic is this the Astragalus of camel ? in the forum What Is It? 3 years ago
3 years ago3 years agoDue to the size, I would say deer rather than camel.
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William Howat posted a new activity comment 3 years ago
3 years ago3 years agoUnfortunately, that’s outside of my knowledge base at the moment, but thank you for thinking of me!
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William Howat replied to the topic Oyster or Bony Fish From Aurora? in the forum What Is It? 3 years ago
3 years ago3 years agoIt looks like oyster shell to me…
Mostly due to the layered appearance of the (possibly broken) edge.
It’s still a fossil, and therefore still cool though!
Thank you for sharing!
-Bill
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William Howat replied to the topic Tamiami Formation Fossil ID in the forum What Is It? 3 years ago
3 years ago3 years agoIt doesn’t look like coral to me, either…
I would lean towards bryzoan or sponge.
…but invertebrates are my weakest link in identification, so I may be wrong.
-Bill
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William Howat replied to the topic Interesting little tooth. Ideas?? in the forum What Is It? 3 years, 2 months ago
3 years, 2 months ago3 years, 2 months agoFrom what I can see, it does look like a whale tooth…
I am attaching a photo of a whale tooth in my collection from the phosphate pits of “Bone Valley” FL (Around Polk and Hardee counties) for comparison.
Not all whale teeth are “robust”
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William Howat replied to the topic Interesting little tooth. Ideas?? in the forum What Is It? 3 years, 3 months ago
3 years, 3 months ago3 years, 3 months agoSecond photo is too blurry to see anything.
Could you post more pictures?
Thx
-Bill
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William Howat replied to the topic Tooth I.D.? in the forum What Is It? 3 years, 6 months ago
3 years, 6 months ago3 years, 6 months agoIt looks like a partial Peccary molar to me…
Hope this helps.
-Bill
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William Howat replied to the topic What minerals form the brachiopod geode crystals? in the forum What Is It? 3 years, 6 months ago
3 years, 6 months ago3 years, 6 months agoThe first one looks kind of like calcite to me…
…and the others look like Quartz, maybe with some Limonite (Iron Oxide)
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William Howat replied to the topic Mystery Fossil for National Fossil Day in the forum What Is It? 3 years, 8 months ago
3 years, 8 months ago3 years, 8 months agoThe third photo makes me think that it may be a really beat up fish ballast bone (tilly bone)…
I would also agree that it is probably not a tooth, since I see no enamel…
Hope this helps!
-Bill
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