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So I was recently lucky enough to very generously receive some amazing and very very rich STH micro matrix! So here’s the finds, ID help courtesy of @digit and @MarcoSr’s website. Starting off with the shark teeth - alongside the micro mix I was given a very nice C. planus tooth. So here’s that alongside the 2 C. hastalis teeth I found: Bigger other shark teeth - Negaprion, Carcharhinus: Squatina - Angel Shark: Squalus - dog shark: Cretorhinus - Basking Shark: Galeorhinus - Tope Shark:
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Greetings all, As we approach the third anniversary of the loss of Doren "caldigger" Strane (RIP, my friend.), I am looking over some fossil pieces he gave me while standing in the Denny's parking lot at Merle Haggard Blvd in Bakersfield. For some reason this one struck me as looking more land mammal, like an equus of some sort. Or perhaps it is from a marine mammal and I just don't recognize the shape of the bone, which wouldn't be a big surprise. I do think that it's got a good shot at an ID other than "chunkosaurus", which was the ultimate ID of the fossil I asked about in my first po
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Identification Teeth of C. hastalis closely resemble those of the modern "great white" (C. carcharias) in having erect triangular cusps, no lingual dental band ("bourlette") or a thin one, and no nutrient groove. Differing from the extant species, they have no serrations on the edges.
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Hi all, Just got back from my second trip to Shark Tooth Hill and wanted some advice on how to preserve these teeth. Mako? how would you prep these buggers for long term display?
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Well, I am out here in Mojave, CA for work for the next 6-12+ months and since I cannot dive for fossils like I can back in Florida, I might as well get back to my roots and dig for them again. I am all set to go April 2nd & 3rd. I hope to see/meet any fellow members. I will be in my gray Jeep Grand Cherokee with Florida veteran Plate. I will try and document this trip and share it as much as possible. I figure I would make a list of items to bring, I welcome any and all comments from those that have done this before. First I will have a large straw hat
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From the album: Sharks
"Hooked white shark/mako" Round Mountain Silt Fm., Sharktooth Hill, Kern Co., Bakersfield, CA, USA-
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Looking for advice about shark tooth hill! TIA
PrehistoricWonders posted a topic in Questions & Answers
Hey everyone! Going to STH somewhat soon, I plan on going to Ernst quarries(or if anyone has any other sites they’d recommend), and was wondering if there were any tips anyone could give me, since This will be my first time. Also, are there safety instructions they give you when you get there? -
Hi everyone, I have what I thought was a mammal tooth until I cleaned the end off. From research online the end looks tusk like but I don't want to get over excited. Let me know what you think. Size is 1.8 inches
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Wanted: Crocodile teeth (STH stuff to trade)
gigantoraptor posted a topic in Member Fossil Trades Bulletin Board
Hello all Up for trade I offer this nice set of Shark tooth Hill teeth from Kern County California. In return for this set, or individual teeth I would like to get crocodile or crocodile-like (alligator, Phytosaurs...) teeth from as many various locations/species as possible. This group of animals is a bit underappreciated I think, but last time I lend some fossils to the local school, there were some crocodile teeth among them and the kids really loved them and that surprised me a bit. Anyway, I hope I can expand my crocodile collection a bit. These teeth a -
From the album: Sharks
Sharktooth Hill, Bakersfield, CA Backlighting reveals some cool internal structures.-
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After the forums last successful ID of a desmostylus tooth, I thought I would see if you guys have any ideas on this one. I have had it for a while and still can't figure it out. 3 inches long, one inch thick. Please let me know your ideas! @siteseer, @Shellseeker
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Hey, I was wondering if it’s possible to find fire zone hemi’s in STH, or not? TIA
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After posting ID questions on a couple of STH whale bones that were mostly unidentifiable, I decided I'd post images of the one whale fossil I have that seems like a slam dunk ulna (Aside from an easily ID'd ear bone.). It may be debatable as to which specific family category, but at least its location on the whale is pretty certain, right? Too bad it's a partial, but it's all I have. It looks a lot like one that is called Tiphyocetus temblorensis in an image from the California Academy of Sciences. Tiphyocetus Temblorensis Even the mottled coloring is similar. As I mentioned, this
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Hi guys been going through some matrix and found some oddballs wondering if anyone could help, thanks 1.looks crocish? 2.looks almost like a worn pufferfish mouthplate? No idea though 3. Not really an oddball but wanted to show the wonderful purple colour 4 some kind of fish tooth?
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Hi guys , recently bought a bag of micro matrix and some large chunks of matrix along with some unprepared pieces, the bag of matrix is on the plate and the stuff still in the bag is the matrix that I seized from matrix blocks and matrix removed in preparation . This is all from silt mountain fm. Ant hill
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I had no idea what this one was, probably just a scrap of bone but worth checking I think, sorry for lack of scale but it’s around 14 cm long it’s from STH (also I havent fully prepped it yet as I want to know whether to get someone with air tools to do it or do it myself)
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Found this on my last trip to Bakersfield. Temblor Formation, mid. Miocene Normal finds are shark teeth, marine mammal parts, fish verts, etc. Basically all marine unless something washes in. Item is 25mm wide x 8mm tall. Any ideas?
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A few weeks ago I was digging out a section of the mid. Miocene Temblor Formation deposit and unearthed this large but damaged Carcharodon hastalis tooth. Man, what a disappointment! It seems like it had succumbed to the dastardly faulting damage this area is known for. Long story short, I took it home with my head held low. Fast forward to the following weekend and I went to the same dig hole with the intent of screening loose matrix for micro fossils. It was obvious someone had been digging in the hole during my absence, tossing sediments out of the pit. Low and b
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What is the largest planus you have seen. I have 8 over 2 inches. My largest is 2.24 inches. Here is the photo.
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Hello, found this tooth in the Round Mountain Silt formation in Bakersfield this weekend. The tooth had serrations, but they are worn down. At first I thought the tooth was a small meg, or a large hemi. Upon closer inspection it does not seem to fit either of those species well. The root is not consistent with that of a meg nor a hemi. Now I am thinking it could be some kind of Requiem shark. What do you guys think?
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This was a prep I've last year, but for some reason I've never posted it on the forum. So I thought I might change that. Last year I was fortunate enough to take a visit to the Ernst Quarries and dig for some shark teeth. Although most of the fossil I've taken home are either bones, four partial regular-sized teeth, and mostly tiny partials (some of which I accidentally damaged while digging ), the biggest find of the day was this large Cosmopolitodus hastalis tooth with its crown partially sticking out of the matrix. When Rob noticed the tooth, he initially estimated it to be ~2 i
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Found within two feet of my other Megalodon tooth. Temblor Formation, mid. Miocene, Bakersfield, California
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Here is a find that I have been wondering about, it's about 7". First glance it looks like a average rib bone. Thing is I have a lots rib bones but nothing like this. First interesting thing is the weight, it's heavy, at least twice as heavy as the average STH bone. Second it's not fragile, I dropped it on the tile ( by accident) and it bounced. Third is that it is very dense by the outer edges and is hollow in the middle. Any ideas? Thanks
