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  1. After no rain for many months we got a big 13 foot rise last weekend. I was hoping that would wash away all the mud and uncover many great fossils. Unfortunately it was still few and far between. The mud has been halfway washed away, which is halfway to where we want it, but the fossils are still not uncovered. Here are a few of the things i found: A couple decent but small mosasaur verts. Also the in situ shots. Decent fish jaw. Not sure which species though. A cool shell from the grey shale zone. All I ever see are impressions but this came out whole with nacre. 1. Coprolite? People find it all the time but I just don't have an eye for it. However this looks like a dog just had a fresh one on the ground. 2. No idea. Looks like a modern bone but hard as a rock. Maybe it is just rock? 3. Last looks like a fossilized jaw bone but is modern unfossilized non-jaw bone. It is amazing how much it looks like the fish and mosasaur jaw i found earlier. Anyone know what part of the animal this is from?
  2. I went to the North Sulphur River twice in October with little luck. The first time was after a rain that I thought would get a big rise but only got about a 1 foot rise. The second time saw about a 5 foot rise but each time the rain did nothing to wash away all the mud. It was easy walking because the river was so low and dry but no gravel bars as they are all covered in mud. I went to two different parts of the river as well as the feeder creeks and it was the same. Here are a few pictures of the little I was able to find: Some worn chunckasaur, petrified wood, pyrite sun (cool but common), a couple xiphactinus fangs, a decent mosasaur jaw piece, a piece of mammoth enamel, and a couple other oddities. 1. Some odd fish bone? 2. Horse Tooth? 3. No Idea. I would say fish fin but it doesn't have the flaky fish texture though. 4. Any idea what age and formation these shiny shells come from in the top left of this picture?
  3. My last fossil hunt was May 23, so it had been a while. I was hopeful that with all the time, some fossils might show, but I never think I’m gonna find em’. Monday (9/12) was shapin’ up to be a perfect day. High temp of 84 degrees, dew point and relative humidity in the 40s with a slight southern breeze . . . nice. River height less than one foot. If the weather held, I was goin in. Fossil huntin’ isn’t “fun” for me. It’s a mission. It’s remote. It’s a long hike in and a long hike out. I train for it. I hike several days a week. The training is mission critical and gives me confidence I can cover the ground with a heavy pack. Safety is my main concern, I wanna get in and out of there in one piece. The weather is holding, so I’m goin’ in. I gear up, fuel up, leave the next morning at dark-thirty and arrive at Checkpoint Charlie at sunrise. I shake down the gear, take a compass bearing and set out for the ridge line. This ain’t no game. I’m ready for it. It had been a while and the biota was overgrown, waist high grass, deep thicket. I had flagged the way in on a previous mission, so when I got through the initial thicket and saw the tape, I was in business. The flagging sped up the hike. Before long, I was at the creek bank. I had traversed this drop-in many times, but I take nothing for granted; every step is an important one. I touched down on the creek bed. I paused and looked around. Dropped all the gear. Took a long swaggle of water. I tightened the belt, righted the gear, geared back up and set forth down the creek. It was good to be back with the silence and the raptors. I thought, after all this time, no one has found “Spooky Creek.” I figure they’ll find it soon enough. The creek bed was covered with dirt, in some places dry caked mud. It was dry for the most part, making it easier to cover the ground. Along with the dirt and mud, early fall leaves sparsely covered the bed making it tricky to see any fossils. I thought, this ain’t gonna be easy. I see wild hog tracks everywhere. I could see where they were wallowing in the mud. Spooky Creek had become their playground. I’d crossed paths with these beasts on a few occasions, they represent a chief safety concern. I see an old creek bank slump, another major safety concern. I found it disconcerting to see the hog tracks and the slump side by side. I kept on. The further I went the deeper the dirt. I thought about it . . . and reasoned there had been just enough rain to deposit, but not enuf rain to wash the sediment away. It never crossed my mind. I kept on. The fossils were scarce. I passed fossil wood, fossil oysters and I collected a nice little ammonite frag and a large baculite. I knew I was in a fossil rich environment, I knew they were there, but they were covered by sediment and cloaked by the leaves of early fall. I kept on. I found a fossil I thought might be a Tylosaur humeri – wasn’t for sure. I don’t remember picking it up. I do remember taking a look at it, saw it had a familiar morphology and I remember tucking it away deep in the pouch. I got to the end of the creek and sat down in the shade to eat lunch. It was good to be back with the silence. I considered my options. I figured I’ll come back after a couple good rains, no doubt I’ll have better luck. I, told self . . . “you’ve had a good run here, you’ve found a lot of fossils and you’ve learned what it sought to teach you. The hogs, they own that creek now, that’s their kingdom; it ain’t safe . . . time to let this fossil huntin’ thing go and find a new adventure.” The next day, while hosin’ off the gear, I saw a fossil tucked away in the pouch. I’d forgotten all about it. I dug it out. When I got back to the desk, I looked at it under magnification; indeed a fossil. I compared it to the first Tylosaur humeri; indeed a Tylosaur humeri. I thought what luck . . . again. It was slightly smaller and not as robust as the first humeri with a different color and density. I call it Tylosaur Junior. Attached are some pics.
  4. It is always fun for me to read the fossil hunting trip stories . . . ~ So, I’m goin’ through the after fossil hunt pictures. I’m takin’ a long look at a fossil in this one picture. I figure it’s not a fossil, but next to it may be a real one. I thought . . . no way. I’d found a similar fossil on an earlier hunt, so I compared it to the fossil in the photo – dead match. What luck. I told self, “I’m goin’ back in and I’m gonna find it.” I rested a day, geared up the next, dropped back in day three. I had an idea where it was. Searched all over, couldn’t find it. Mowed the grass, still no luck. Out of dead silence, I hear a raptor chirpin’, I look up and see it flappin’ its wings, bouncin’ up and down and carryin’ on (I can still see it in my mind). I didn’t think anything of it. I looked down and there it was, the fossil. I didn’t know it then, but that would become a pattern. Raptor chirp, fossil. Not all the time, but enuf times to think, this is kinda spooky. I looked up and thanked the raptor for its chirp. Same creek (I’ve named the creek Spooky Creek). I’d found a fossil or two on this day, so I was headed back with a quick pace. It was oh, so . . . quiet. Then, a raptor chirps. I took another step or so, then stopped dead in my tracks. I took a step back, look down and see a partially covered fossil. I uncovered it and there it was, a vertebrae. Nice one. Rare. I’d walked right past it. I thanked the raptor for its chirp. So, I’m huntin’ a near-by creek. Biota in this creek is different. It was loaded with fossil oysters, some seven, eight, nine inches across; a ton of em’. No way was I gonna be humpin’ a backpack full all the way back to the truck. I told self, “let someone else have em’.” Self agreed. I go most of the way down the creek, turn around and head back. Dead, thick silence all day long; not a sound. Then, a raptor chirps. I was onto it by now. I knew the sound when I heard it. I stop, look down and see a nice little fossil. I thanked the raptor for its chirp. I’m still workin’ on my fossil inventory. Over 70 fossils. What luck. I must give credit where credit is due. Thank you, thank you, silence. And the Raptors. I'm goin' back in. I don't expect to find anything.
  5. The North Sulfur River finally got some rain last week, and I headed out there yesterday morning to see what I could find. I was hoping there had been enough sun that it wasn't still a muddy mess, but that wasn't the case. It was a tough slog, hiking through all that mud. It made fossils tough to spot too, and I didn't find a lot. But I still enjoyed my day in the river. This photo shows what much of the riverbed looked like. Are those footprints from a large bird or small dinosaur?
  6. BudB

    Enchodus fang

  7. BudB

    Shark tooth

  8. BudB

    Mosasaur vert - view 4

  9. BudB

    Mosasaur vert - view 4

  10. BudB

    Mosasaur vert - view 2

  11. BudB

    Mosasaur vert - view 1

  12. BudB

    In situ mosasaur vert

  13. BudB

    Tooth

  14. BudB

    Tooth

  15. BudB

    Tracks in the mud

  16. North Sulfur River 4/27 Fossil Dark Thirty It’s a long hike in and a long hike out. The hike in takes stamina, the hike out takes endurance. For me, the fossil hunt is an all-day adventure. I’m packin’ a lunch along w/a couple gallons of water and a bunch of checklist stuff; the backpack ain’t light. On this day, I planned to go up the creek further than any time before. I don’t think about the fossils, whether I’m gonna find them or not. My main concern is safety - avoiding the slip-fall, trip-fall, snakes, wild hogs, quick-sand and creek bank mud slides. My goal is to get in and out of there in one piece. When I got to Checkpoint Charlie, there was an invisible boundary. I knew every step forward from that point was into unknown territory. It was dead silent. No thoughts . . . just the next step. I look up the creek. No footprints or signs anyone had been there before. Everything was absolutely pristine, it was like I was walking in a burial ground . . . spooky. The time was now but I was walking in the Cretaceous, 90 million years ago. Chills went up my spine. I advanced forward, slowly and surely, each step cautious and deliberate. Each step an important one. I hear a raptor chirp. I looked up and there it was, the first fossil. I see it, stand my ground, take off my pack, lay down the walking stick, take off the gloves and take out the camera. I walk up to the fossil, scan the area in each direction looking for more fossils . . . I take the pictures, pick up the fossil, tag it and bag it. I thank the raptor for its chirp. Lookin’ for the next one. Within an hour or so I find five fossils. Around noon or so I find a spot to rest and eat lunch. I take two aspirin and two ibuprofen because I know the hike out is gonna be long and difficult. I take a look at the map, consider my location and how long it’s gonna take to get back. I go another quarter mile or so before I turn back. I’m thinkin’ it’s a long hike out, and partly uphill. I need to get outta here before dark thirty. I head back, I notice my footprints on the other side of the creek. I don’t think much about the fossils, just gettin’ in and out of there in one piece.
  17. Newbie notes I found the scapula during my last outing. The humerus I found many months ago. I didn't know it was humerus when I found it, but I thought it was a fossil. While I was taking a fossil inventory, these two came together again . . . after 90 million years. You can't see it in the photo, but they are connected quantumly. The "paddle bones" were dark, smooth and easy to spot. I've got a few more here. Who would have thought that putting them together could be as much fun as finding them. ~
  18. I thought the first fossil was a rib but I’ve got some other rib partials here that are small, thin and fragile, so I’m not sure. I thought the second two fossils were cervical vertebrae, but I don’t see the “peduncle on the underside surface,” so I’m not sure.
  19. Thus far, 18 fossils have been ID in my first four posts. Thanks to all the professionals here at TFF for taking the time to ID so many fossils. I’ve got a bunch more. THANKS ! ~ I found what appears to be a coprolite in the same strata that I’ve found most of the other fossils. I picked this one up, tossed it back, then picked it up again and decided to keep it because I read that if you don’t recognize it or think it might be different in some way, keep it . . . might be somethin’. I read up on the Dutchess of Dookie and I’ve been to her web site and reviewed the coprolites there, didn’t see anything like this one.
  20. BudB

    North Sulfur River bones

    I made a trip to the North Sulfur River June 21st. Among the things I found were these three bones, which I can't identify. Bones from this part of NSR are from the Ozan formation, and are usually mosasaur or fish. Here are three views of bone #1.
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