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  1. jenwat

    Ladonia Fossil Park Finds

    Hello, everyone! It’s been a while since I’ve been on this forum, but I was finally able to make my way back up to Ladonia this week to hunt a little. I didn’t walk too far from the bridge and mostly just surface-searched through gravel bars; unfortunately, I didn’t fulfill my dream of finding a mosasaur tooth, but I did find some other cool things! (Please note that all measurements are in centimeters) 1. My favorite find today was this Xiphactinus tooth. I found it just sitting on top of a submerged (but very shallow) gravel bar. 2. I accidentally found this point after just picking up what looked like a black rock in the water. I’d love to learn more about it; I was thinking perhaps a Gary Point? 3. Next up is a tooth(?) that is so worn down I’m not even sure if it’s identifiable, but I thought I would put it out there in case anyone had any ideas. I was thinking perhaps Ptychodus, but someone suggested to me that it could possibly be Globidens. Any thoughts? 4. Fish bone? 5. Mosasaur vert? This is an unfamiliar shape to me so I’d love some insight. 6. Another mosasaur vert. 7. Bone fragment #1. Not sure if it’s possible to identify this, but it had a distinct shape, so I decided to just post and see. 8. Bone fragment #2. Also not sure if this will be identifiable. That’s all that I have for right now!
  2. TexasTeacher

    Artifact or just a rock?

    I found this in Central Texas while on our land. I have found a few intact arrowheads near by. I’m new to the hobby, so I’m not good at identifying time period/age, so looking for help there. I think it could be a scraper tool…thoughts?
  3. Eshelffo

    Arrow head

    From the album: Looking for identification

    Found in ky
  4. Fin Lover

    Broken point 7.6.23

    From the album: Fin Lover's South Carolina Finds

    My first (albeit broken) arrowhead
  5. KayTee

    Tooth or just a pointy rock?

    Found this in Utah. Looks like a tooth I don't know. Anyone?
  6. Wisco_rockhounder89

    Fossil and Arrowhead/tool identification

    These are two finds that Ive made personally in the same location. Both found while digging at new house, right near the shore of Lake Michigan in Kewaunee, Wisconsin. The one fossil I personally broke open with my shovel and that's how I discovered it. Curious to what it may be. The arrow head im also not sure and wondering if it may be some sort of tool otherwise. Any ideas or opinions are appreciated!
  7. Hey guys! Thought you would like to see what I've been recovering from a site in North Florida. To date I've recovered the associated jawbone, humerus, radio-ulna, vertebra, and upper molar/incisor of a tapir. Today we also found some beast shark teeth and a sick arrowhead. Enjoy the pictures and video!
  8. Kerrie

    Gar scale arrowhead age?

    Found in southern Mississippi, USA near a creekbed in the late 1950's-early 60's. Looking for any information on age and confirmation that it IS a gar scale fossil arrowhead. Just under 5 cm/2 inch in length.
  9. Amanda074

    Possible Stone Tools

    Hi These are some stones I Found in Middle Georgia in Bibb County. I'm new at fossils and I feel like all of these stones where tools of some sort. So any opinions are very welcome amd appreciated. The one that resembles a snake head appears to me. That it may have been made from the Upper Jaw of A petrified Frilled Shark. I could be very wrong I'm not sure but the details on the side that wasn't smoothed looks to me just like one. Thank You for all your opinions. I look forward to reading them
  10. Mikrogeophagus

    Arrowhead

    From the album: Favorites

    Arrowhead from Austin. 11/6/21
  11. Mikrogeophagus

    4 Mosasaur Verts in a Day! Austin TX

    With the end of the semester approaching, school has picked up and I have been too busy to embark on many adventures. When my schedule finally cleared up one afternoon following a brief rain in Austin, I jumped at the opportunity to do a bit of exploring. One of my goals right now is to check out new parts of the creek I hunt on. Scanning through my list of potential spots, I decided to try and be the first one out to a very promising location. Like my previous hunts, this place ran through the Ozan formation, so my expectations were set on some nice Cretaceous specimens as well as the usual native artifacts that Central Texas is so famous for. After I parked and carefully scaled my way down to the water's edge, I was immediately met with several pairs of shoes and jackets. Thinking I had been beaten to the punch, I decided I might as well head down the stream and meet whoever it was to discuss the location and fossils in general. Thankfully, the trip was saved when they turned out to be a kind group of fishermen. After a brief chat, I carried on to get the hunt started. The mud was an absolute nightmare. I had never been up to my knees in it until then. Somehow, I managed to trudge my way through without getting one of my water shoes sucked away into a different dimension. When I finally reached the first gravel bar, I was instantly rewarded with the nicest Ptychodus tooth (E) I have found yet. Scattered around the bar were tons of flakes and a couple of larger worked pieces (G, I) that were unfamiliar to me. Before moving on, I also stumbled upon what would've been the largest point I'd ever found (H). Unfortunately, it was pretty banged up. The previous rain wasn't that big in terms of flooding, so I spent the most time scouring the gravel still under water as I reasoned that the stuff on dry land was less likely to have been moved around in the storm. It was during this moment that I found my first mosasaur vertebra of the day (A). This one was exciting to me as I personally thought it very much resembled the verts that famously come out of the NSR's Ozan formation. Within a couple feet of it I found another half piece of mosasaur vertebra (B). With the close association of these two bones, I went into a bit of a frenzy. Nothing else came up, but I knew that there was a massive exposure just up ahead so I hurried on. Along the way I ran into a fragment of the smallest point I've come across (F). At its size, I wonder if the original piece would've been a true arrowhead. Once I reached the main exposure, I immediately got to probing around. I came across two more pieces of bone that I believe are both belonging to mosasaurs (C, D). They have bony structures, but they are also pretty beat up and may have come from a different formation in comparison to the other two verts I collected. With the day winding down I picked up a nice big Exogyra ponderosa for my dad's friend as well as a couple of preforms. I tried to look around in the exposure for any hints of mosasaur, but that shale is extremely difficult to get through. All in all, it was a great success. I think I've found my new go-to spot! With the addition of potentially 4 new mosasaur verts, that's a 400% increase in my total mosi collection! P.S. Does anyone else get "Tetris Syndrome" after scanning gravel bars for way too long? For hours after the trip, I literally could not stop seeing gravel and chert flakes every time I closed my eyes. An overview of the finds: Closeups for ID: A: First mosasaur vert of the day. To me, it strongly resembles those found in the NSR's Ozan formation. This one was covered in a clay-like matrix. B: The second vert of the day. Seems to be broken in half and from the same formation as A. Appears to have pyritization on some parts of it. C: Third vert which I believe is mosasaur. This one is beat up and seems to be of differing material from A and B. Could it be from the Austin Chalk which is present farther up the creek? D: The last "vert" of the day. This one I am least confident about. It appears to have a bony texture, but is very worn and has a confusing shape. It seems closer to C than A or B, but it also feels very distinct in it of itself. What do you guys think? I suppose it could be something else entirely! E: A nicely preserved Ptychodus tooth. I'm thinking anonymous or mammillaris, but my ID skills are pretty lackluster. F: "True" arrowhead fragment? G: Strange artifact. The angle seems too wide to be a point. I think it's too thin to be an adze. Obviously missing a huge chunk from that fresh curved break. What do you guys think? H: Fragment of a large point I: Another strange fragment. I think it may be an adze since it's a bit more robust. Fresh break on one edge. Let me know if you want any more close-ups. Thanks for reading!
  12. Hi everyone! I'm a newer member to the fossil hunting community. I first started as a little kid, but have only really gotten into it over the pandemic as a hobby. I've done some hunting up around Dallas where I'm originally from, visiting famous spots like NSR and POC. For college, I'm currently living in Austin and have checked out a few nearby spots. These past few months I've been frequenting a local creek that runs through the Ozan layer and have been finding some cool fossils/artifacts. The items I am showing you today are collected from two places. The first assortment (lots 1 and 2) are from the NSR and contain Cretaceous/Pleistocene fossils. The second group (lots 3 and 4) was collected in Austin and contains Cretaceous fossils as well as some artifacts. For some objects, I am fairly certain of their identity, but for others I have no clue. Some fossils/artifacts have additional closeup shots for greater detail. Any comments or tidbits of wisdom concerning their identities or fossils in general would be greatly appreciated! Lot 1: NSR fossils I am fairly certain of 1A: Vertebra I believe to come from a mosasaur. 1B: My favorite piece from the NSR: A mosasaur tooth with a sizeable chunk of seems to be bone/root(?). It's a bit weathered, but there's still enough to get the imagination running! 1D: A nice little red bivalve from the red layer. 1E: A fragment of Pleistocene tooth I would love to know more about! From looking at the folds on it and doing some researching, I feel that it could be from a horse. 1G: The nicest piece of baculite I found that day. 1H: I'm not sure if this is a piece of coprolite or just a random cluster of two fossils. There is an identifiable baculite fragment and gastropod. Moving on to the second lot from the NSR, these are the things that I have very little notion concerning the identity of: 2A: Could just be an oddly shaped piece of sandstone (as it has that texture), but it does make me think of a scute. I would love to hear what y'all think! 2B: I truly have no idea what I am looking at. It feels like a fossilized "something", but that is all could really say. Here are some closer pics: 2C: Petrified wood? 2D: Very strange texture. My initial thoughts were some type of bone or petrified wood. 2E: Rock with fossilized bits of something that is difficult to identify. Maybe fish parts? 2F: A piece of cylindrical bone I believe. 2G: Piece of turtle? 2H: No clue. 2I: Petrified wood? Lot 3: Fossils from Austin Creek that cuts through Ozan layer 3A: Fairly certain this is an ammonite valve. Found quite a few in this creek for some reason. They never want to be whole. 3B: Good size vertebra likely from a mosasaur 3C: Really don't know what this is. My best guess is some really weathered down ammonite. It has symmetry and an overall spiral shape. It kind of reminds me of a curled up shrimp. Would love to know more about it! Here are some closeups: 3D: Nice little heart urchin. 3E: Nice urchin. I had only ever found heart urchins until this one, so it was an exciting find. 3F: Gastropod. 3G: Have yet to find a complete shark tooth from this spot, but here is a fragment. Might not be enough to secure an ID, but it's worth a try. 3H: Strange little fossil. Seems like some bryozoans grew on it at one point. When I look at it I get thoughts of echinoids and crinoids. Would be interested in hearing y'alls thoughts. Lot 4: Artifacts from the Austin creek (I know this isn't an arrowhead forum, but I figure there's a lot of overlap in hobbyists so there could be some insights): 4A: I believe this is a part of a larger tool like 4B. Not sure if these are knives, scrapers, or something else. 4B: Knife, scraper, or something else? 4C: My favorite artifact. Super pretty and thin. My guess is an atlatl dart point? 4E: another point, though not as visually appealing as 4D. The base looks a lot different too. Could this be an atlatl point? 4H: The base of some point. Would love to know more about the names or dates of any of these! If anyone would like more closeups of a specific item, feel free to let me know!
  13. anatomicalheart

    Shark tooth arrowhead? Or just broken?

    Hey all, I've been on the fence about this tooth. It was a beach find (Venice, FL), so I think it is a little damaged and tumbled. Could the root be notched on one side? (The other side looks broken off.) Is the center boring potentially natural? Many thanks!
  14. My 29th trip to Big Brook may well have been my best yet. Instead of my two usual entry points I entered by an unnamed tributary I found on a map. It was small and narrow and overgrown and clearly not the “road” most traveled. Probably the least shark teeth I’ve ever found: photo of 5 below. Picked up several broken bottle bottoms with writing which I get a kick out of including an unbroken Vicks Vaporub! I found a bunch of bone most of which I probably deer but the dark wide one is likely not. Below is a photo of what I think is the first bear footprint I’ve ever seen there. Probably wrong but it had me looking around! Photo of what Of what I thought were an Enchodus jaw and two teeth and a large crab claw but am waiting for help on the ID where I’m being told maybe something’s even better. Picked up a whole bunch of “maybes” which I need to take a closer look at. And finally I got to cross one off my BUCKETLIST!!!! My first arrowhead (have also been told it could be a knife but either way yeah). May well be my last trip for months because my feet despite 3 pairs of socks plus waders were still painfully cold. But if so it will have been a great way to close out my first year of fossil hunting and I am absolutely hooked.
  15. This weekends quick trip yielded a possible 3rd arrow head from the area as well as my best fish teeth to date. Nice chunk of bone with 4 teeth intact!
  16. FossilizedJello

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    From the album: Huge Big Brook Fossil Collection

    Spearhead, Crow shark teeth, goblin shark teeth, xiphactinus teeth, mososaur, enchodus, arrowhead, pyctnodontis plates, crab claws, ray tooth, sawfish teeth, semi-modern incisor, semi-modern unknown tooth, bone, jaw fragment with enchodus tooth, toe bone, fossil scute
  17. I kayaked for five miles on a day with a heat index of 108 degs and found some killer stuff. The Paleo Dalton point made my day. Rare to find mosasaur in this creek but I still managed to find a few verts. The big nautilus was beat up but looks good in my rock garden. The old bottle is a duraglas bottle from 1953.
  18. cavemanfl

    Memorable hunt FL

    I had a pretty decent hunt recently. The highlight was bending over to pick up a section of mammoth tooth and as I was spotting the arrowhead less than 12" away.
  19. Everyone said NSR was dry and picked over but I hiked 9 hrs and found some cool stuff. My favorites are the Protostega costal bone with partial rib head preserved, the mosasaur bone with bite mark and the artifacts. I walked in tracks all day but the river is too large for someone to get everything and people miss quite a bit.
  20. JarrodB

    Northeast Texas Hunt!

    Fun hunt yesterday. I found some huge broken sawfish teeth, shark teeth, enchodus jaw and teeth, mosasaur verts, big heart clam which I've never found in the Sulphur river area and a killer petrified wood Gary point. It got hot around 2PM so I got out early.
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