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Hi! My daughter and I found this while we were collecting shells on the jersey shore this past weekend - Aug 6, 2024. I’ve never found anything this cool at the beach! It was washing up on shore during high tide. We were at Avon-by-the-Sea. Let me know if more photos would be helpful.
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I found these while hunting at a land site in Monmouth county. I usually search on the high regions of the banks of a man made lake, and have found Cretaceous fossils like oyster fragments, Belemnite, brachiopods, and even 1 shark tooth. But today I came across a few of these shells that were only present in this one area. I walked along the entire lake and found nothing else like these. The lake itself does not seem like a suitable habitat capable of supporting snails of this magnitude. This site is also not near the ocean. If anyone has any info or guesses as to if these are fossils or modern, or how they might have gotten here, please let me know. Thanks! FullSizeRender.mov
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Hey everyone. I found this piece of bone at a late Cretaceous stream in New Jersey. I am hopeful this specimen, though incomplete could be identifiable. I've showed it to several experts and dinosaur seems to be the overall consensus so far. Some people I showed it to believe it is most likely theropod but others are skeptical. I'd love to hear more opinions on this specimen. Thank you in advance!
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I could use some help in identifying this very small shark tooth I found in a brook in Monmouth County, NJ. I am thinking that it could be an anterior tooth from a baby Goblin shark (Scapanorhynchus) because of the deep nutrient groove and the slight curvature of the tooth. However, it's very skinny with a very long root and the striations do not appear to continue onto the root. It stands out from the many Goblin Shark teeth I found so far, and I am not 100% sure what it is. Perhaps it's a small symphyseal tooth from a goblin shark? I am still learning to properly ID these things and could use confirmation from someone who is better at it. Thank you in advance.
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New Jersey - Big Brook - Higbee Beach Loop Trail - Elsewhere?
Toothie posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Hello, My work is sending me to New Jersey towards late September. This might be a once in a lifetime search, so I want to make the most of it and I'm hoping my fellow members can help. I did some research and wanted to know your thoughts on these places: Big Brook - I love searching for any fossils, but I really want to find a Crow Shark Tooth. I know I'm limited to the number of teeth I can find here. Would this be a good place to search? I know Septmeber isn't ideal, but this is the only time I can get out here. Does the tide vary greaty each day or is it fairly consistent? I've never found a Native American point and I don't care if I can't keep it, I just want to take in-situ photos of them. I've literally been dreaming about finding them a couple of times a week for the past several months. I read that Higbee Beach Loop Trail might be good for that, but again, I'm not sure if September is good. I only have 2, maybe 3 days to search, depending on what my fellow forum brothers and sisters tell me. Any other places that are better than these? Should I avoid these areas? Any help is truly appreciated. I'm not asking for any honey holes or private spots, even though people have shown me places in other states and I've kept those secret for years and I will never tell. Just friendly advice is truly appreciated. I'm going to Maryland too, but I'm all set there. Have a wonderful day! -
The past couple trips to Ramanessin for shark teeth have been quite productive for the month of July, likely because of all the rain we've been getting. Note: these photos are not in any particular order. I started off grouping teeth by shared characteristics but quickly realized that 1) I do not know nearly enough to accurately identify these teeth 2) holy cow, there are so MANY of them and 3) it started raining outside while I was taking pics. I tried to include a couple close ups. Please let me know if you'd like a closer look at any specific tooth. Constructive criticism and commentary is very much welcomed and appreciated! Here we go, RAMANESSIN BROOK The same teeth are shown below in better quality but without the ruler for scale: Close ups of some teeth: Pile of teeth because I got frustrated and rained on while sorting And last but not least, ALL of my smaller tooth findings:
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Hi everyone, I found two objects at the Big Brook preserve in New Jersey, which is famous for its Cretaceous finds. While I became reasonably good at identifying the common shark/ray/fish teeth, these two objects have me stumped. The left objects looks a bit like a piece of cartilage of some sort? The right looks like a tooth that has two crushing plates on either end, which is kinda weird. Maybe it's not even a tooth. Thanks!
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Found this specimen along with 2 small pieces of coral while swimming in a lake in Southern NJ. (Also found another piece that I'm trying to have identified here.) 1cm in both directions and about half a cm thick. Appreciate any insight!
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Found this interesting specimen by accident when going for a swim in a lake in Southern NJ. Was found with 2 other similarly sized pieces of coral (one honeycomb). 2cm long, 1.25cm wide, 1cm deep Not sure what I'm looking at here
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Big Brook, NJ, believe this is a Xiphactinus tooth, but wanted to confirm
TRexEliot posted a topic in Fossil ID
Tooth has flat facets running most of the length from the crown to the tip, a hollow crown, and is just under an inch long.
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I am about 84.9% sure that this is a fragment of a mosasaur tooth. However I have been wrong when trying to id Mosasaur teeth before so I just wanted a few more opinions. It is from Big brook New Jersey and was found in May 2023.
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I fount this a few years ago around Livingston, New Jersey and do not quite know what it is. It is not completely symmetrical and does not quite match any of the other fossils that I have seen found in this area. I did see a Cycad fossil that had some resemblance but the less exposed side looks a little more different. It may also be a fish scale, tree bark, or even nothing. I think it is from the Towaco formation of the Lower Jurassic based on the location and the color of the rock. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Scale is in inches.
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Newbie here, to the forum and fossil hunting. I live in the suburbs of Philadelphia, and have a couple spots within an hours drive, however so far have only visited Big Brook on a few different occasions with my family over the past month. Definitely addicted! Thought I would share some of my finds. All are fairly common, but totally amazing to me. Not sure on the ID of a few of them, and some I'm not sure if they are even fossils. I find your mind tries to make something out of nothing, especially with rocks. In any case, thanks for looking, and appreciate in advance any feedback, good or bad! 1979 3 3/4" Boba Fett for scale
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Following up on a recent trip report of mine from Big Brook with some unknown fossils. No experience in this area form me, help is greatly appreciated. Tried to approximate as well as I could 1. has these surface striations that do not appear to be patterns, rounded on one end. My hope is coprolite. 2. has one similar striation across the middle. Bottom of this specimen looks like it has been sharpened to a point Pretty unsure about all of these, but all of them have some surface marking/feature that show it is a fossil. 7. very weathered but appears to be a tooth 8 & 9. Appear to almost fit together, a feature like a straight line runs down the side of these pieces 10. smooth, but comes to a point on the ends, not sure if this is a fossil 12-14. Rock or bone fossil?
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My first trip to big brook with the boys yielded lots of cool stuff. I’m a fossil noob but read all the forum posts, facebook, big brook website, fossil guy sit, etc before posting. I have some other pictures to post but these i feel are the strongest change of “being something” What is everyone’s thoughts? coolest stuff i think we have, crab arms/claw, a shrimp?, jaw bone, enamel from dinosaur teeth, shark teeth, fossil clams, impressions of clams, sea turtle bone. I am least sure of 9d though i’m hoping it is a tooth of some kind, could very well be a rock!
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Possible bear claw (not sure if fossil or modern) found in Big Brook, NJ
TRexEliot posted a topic in Fossil ID
Just found this while hunting today at Big Brook. Not sure if it's fossil or modern, but I'm pretty sure it's a bear claw. Can anyone tell me what I've found here? Thanks!
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Hi everyone, This is the first fossil plant I’ve ever found at big brook in NJ. I found an orange colored rock in the stream bed and saw some odd patterns hidden within. Later when I got home, I tried to take off a layer of rock, and to my suprise, there was a leaf impression. There were other plant impressions within other parts of the rock. I would love to know how old it might be, or if it is more recent and not a fossil at all. Thanks! FullSizeRender.mov
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My brother found this tooth years ago at big brook. It looks reptilian to me, and seems to have the root preserved as well.
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Meteorite crashes through roof of New Jersey home
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Rocks & Minerals
Possible meteorite strikes home in New Jersey By CNN, May 8, 2023 Possible meteorite crashes through roof of New Jersey home 6abc Digital Staff, May 9, 2023, pictures and video Hopewell, New Jersey, meteorite fall, May 8, 2023 NASA, Jet Populsion Laboratory Meteorite hit Mercer County home, The College of New Jersey confirms "We are excited to be able to confirm that the object is a true chondrite meteorite," said the chair of TCNJ's physics department. 6abc Digital Staff, May 11, 2023 Yours, Paul H.-
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Hello! We found these two items in Monmouth County, NJ over the weekend. They were in a stream. They may just be rocks, but they look different than anything else we found! If you have any idea if they are rock or something else, I would love to know. Pen included for size. Thank you!
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I have been going over some of my recent Ramanessin Creek NJ finds and these two items I am not sure about. I am thinking one may be an osteoderm, piece of turtle shell or concretion. It is fairly convex which makes it more confusing. I am leaning towards a concretion, but I am very new to this and am still learning. The other item may be a fish tooth or a rock that looks like a tooth. I am hoping someone here can point me in the right direction as to what these actually are. Thank you in advance.
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This vertebra was found on a NJ beach. It measures about 2.75 by 2.5 inches in size. It appears to be a bone and not a fossil. Just curious what it is from. Thank you in advance.
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I spent a VERY fruitful day at Ramanessin, but this one object has me both stumped and intrigued. Sorry for the terrible hotel room photos, and the pen for scale. Also have an altoids box for scale (heh). this object appears to be an internal mold of some kind, it is entirely fine mudstone with some fine gravel. The back (non-pictured) side is broken and shows the mudstone texture well. There is a distinct “cutting edge” to use tooth terminology on the intact side of the item. It has very distinct striations, and frankly it looks like a large.. internal mold of a tooth? I have no idea what the heck. Sadly, on emailing David Parris, I find out he retired 5 months ago :/
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Sorry if this is the wrong place for this, but how can I contact/join MAPS in New Jersey?
TRexEliot posted a topic in Questions & Answers
I've been collecting a few times a year at Big Brook for years now and have a pretty large collection of NJ fossils. I would love to bring some of my stuff to them to get their thoughts and to see if there's anything they would be interested in taking into their collection, but they seem to have virtually no online presence... is there a way to link up with them? -
Found in NJ Miocene/Eocene stream. It has weird grooves on the outside patina, and on the inside has corresponding grooves. It comes to a point as you can somewhat make out in the third image. Any ideas what it could be?
