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Not a true fossil hunting trip, but a hunt for an identification. In July last year, a saw a listing on online auction site for a fossil "shark/fish". I do not often make purchases on auction sites, as quite frankly I never see anything really cool, but I do look from time to time as I suspect many of us do. Something about the specimen caught my attention, but I was not certain based on the poor pics or info from the seller what the specimen was. I did email and asked some questions, with the response, "I bought it from an estate sale and have no idea what it is". I kept watching for a week - no bidders. I then did something unusual for me, I bid at the last min (I was the only bidder) and won. I just knew there was something cool about the specimen. I received the package and thought, it certainly looks very sharky, but unsure of an ID, I put it in the back of a display case thinking I would figure it out at some latter date. Fast forward to 2 weeks ago: a friend of mine sent me some pictures of disarticulated Pennsylvanian shark remains from MO in black shale, including pelvic fins and other remains. I was wracking my brain and going thru my reference material, but was having a tough time putting IDs on some of the material. I then remembered my copy of Case's, "A Pictorial Guide to Fossils" had some good images of Penn. sharks. I was flipping thru and wow - page 230, a near complete specimen of Cobelodus aculeatus = an exact match for the specimen I purchased in July! I had in my prior collection a few ex Case specimens, and have had him help me ID a few specimens many years ago. I was totally shocked, I had an ID and a near complete shark from Nebraska, and one published by Case. Even better was the cost !!! Image of my specimen and image from page 230, Case, "A Pictorial Guide to Fossils": Cobelodus aculeatus (Cope). An essentially complete shark in ventral position in black sheety shale. Wea Shale, Westerville Formation, Kansas City Group, Missouri Series (Westphalian D), Papillion, Sarpy County, Nebraska.
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