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  1. One beach hunt and two digs yielded four cow shark and a bunch of small teeth, some of which may have been in my last photo. The cow shark, my focus, are all new but frustrating; cannot say for sure if two really have non-serrated first points. Possibly broken? Too much cold water in the creek to hunt for a few more days.
  2. Four trips, two digging, two walking the beach. One cow shark trip was good, the other nothing (?) Beach trips cold and windy, but lots of gray/ requiem and one ugly rootless almost enamel-less mako (about 1 1/4" or 3 cm, the biggest.). Small hemi, angel, and tiger contributing to the little teeth. Four cow shark. Nothing special, or big, but no one else out (the sane people stayed home).
  3. Cold and breezy days, couple of rather unproductive trips, cow shark teeth wise. Need to try a new spot. Did find one, while comparing it with others, noted some have serrations on first tooth, others don't just like bottom laterals. Unfortunately not sure which one is the new one. Bonito nose, two colorful sand tiger, and two tiny tiger shark (?) teeth (scanned both sides) among the bunch.
  4. Rowboater

    Rapp beach and creek

    Went out three times. Actually the beach was more relaxing, talked with others there (two others had found cow shark teeth there, I found two; a whitish cowshark tooth was washed out of the photo). We had two warm days, light breezes, and walking the beach is a nice break from screening cold mud and black leaves. More fossil bone bits and skate stuff (usually teeth) but I found a nice scute/ denticle and a fossil stinger piece. The people out hunting shark teeth at the beach generally do not know what types of teeth they find (mostly sand tiger) and one had a pretty broken Tilly bone, but no clue what it was (just picking up interesting stuff). Reliving their youth. Supposedly there will be a new state park in Middlesex, VA according to the people I talked with, near Bush park. They claim there are cliffs with lots of complete Chesapectins as well as beaches with lots of fossils and shark teeth. Hopefully this is true. There is a lot of bemoaning the loss of local access to waterfront areas where earlier generations of kids used to hunt shark teeth, as the property values have skyrocketed. York River state park has lots of shells and fossil bits, but shark teeth are rare, and that's what children want. The locals were complaining the State Park beaches only allow collecting on the beaches and screening of sand at the water edge, but no digging, and any important fossils belong to the State. Not sure when it will happen or what the rules will be. But there may be a rush of collectors to the new state park site before it sets up. Nothing spectacular in my three hunts, but freezing temps in the morning and highs between 40 and 50 F may cut down on collectors. Indian summer is over.
  5. Continuing the quest to find more weird cow shark teeth that started a few years ago, unlike any I had found in the past. A few cow shark teeth were from the beach along with skate teeth, a huge skate scute/ dermal piece, and a partial stinger (some fossil bone and beach glass as well). The usual sand tiger and one or two smallish mako bottom teeth(?) My quest for cow shark bottom laterals which do not have the "typical" serrations on the first point is taking forever. I found a lot of cow shark teeth in the last few weeks, but the vast majority have the "typical" serrations. The most interesting one seems to be an upper tooth with three small extra points (possibly a broken bottom lateral, but heavy root and twisted point suggest top tooth). There are always a few that are not definitive, that may support an unserrated first point with separate small points, but weathering and breaks frustrate my efforts. While I was looking to the extant sharp-nosed cow shark as evolving from my weird teeth (which I have only found at one spot), I have been looking at extinct Notidanodon teeth on-line and wonder if that might be a better fit? Most specimens seem to be from the Cretaceous pre-dating my stuff, mostly from the Miocene.
  6. More digging and screening but hunting season begins Saturday, so have pick my moments. Crowds have disappeared, only a few after shark teeth now. Mostly I find sand tiger teeth, none exceptional this trip, lots broken (not shown). One angel shark tooth, not finding many lately. Nothing big. A tilly bone. A small hemi, usually only find damaged big ones if any. Of course two cowshark teeth, one possibly the rare one I chase. Both are broken. One is just the first point with the usual big serrations. The second, not clear if a bottom lateral or a weird top tooth (not the usual strongly bent root), is the one more interesting. No serrations on the first tooth and two extra small points in front of the first point. A bit maddening never to find a perfect one, but I take what I can find. The weirdest part is that the 'usual' teeth that I have found over the years are also found at this new spot (now three years old), where all the weird ones are found. A different species? A variant with slightly different dentition? Wonder how many Notorynchus species evolved to end up with just the one extant Notorynchus cepedianus.
  7. JacksonFarmer

    My "small" collection - microfossil ID

    My small collection - not sure how to even begin to identify these. These all came from seiving about 3 gallons of gravel from the Eastern portion of the NSR. Any help on identifying these would be greatly appreciated!
  8. Spring has alternated between cold and hot, not much middle ground here in Virginia. Lots of life in the creek and at the beach, minnows plentiful now. Had hoped the rain was bring some bigger stuff but finding more of the same (may be my fault; haven't really strayed from areas and favorite spots). Less sand tiger spikes, but they are usually the most abundant, and will return. Lots of competition at some spots, but sadly just old people like me, not the kids that were everywhere 30-50 years ago looking for "dinosaur" teeth and finding lots of fossil shark teeth. Still chasing the cowshark bottom laterals without serrations on the first point, and with small "pre-points". I have found more of these (mostly in an old spot now hunted hard as a "new spot'). But it's difficult to interpret. There may be some similarities between fossil cowshark teeth and those of the broadnosed sevengill and the sharpnosed (which has pre-points, but not the variability I'm seeing). Still cow shark teeth are my favorites, and the last year has been incredible @Fin Lover @Meganeura @Parker Brown
  9. Hit the old and new spots. Three puffer plates and a bonito nose (not rare, but not that common here), two makos, one small (1 1/2") but pretty, one broken near root, looks hollow. An angel shark, and bunch of sand tiger and smallish gray shark teeth. And "only" one cow shark. Suddenly hot in Virginia and lots of people outside. Pollen is horrible, kept trips short.
  10. Worked hard at the "new spot" chasing cow shark laterals. Found several, sadly mostly damaged, no definitive "answers". Need to keep looking! Mostly sand tiger teeth (our most common), one heavier, no boss, possibly mako. Some drum "teeth", some little (no clue), and some gray shark teeth (not all shown). The cow shark lower lateral teeth at this spot often show no serrations on the first spike (unlike what I am used to) but rather either discreet minor points, or a serrated edge separate (or almost separate) from the first, main point/ spike. There is a broken first spike (4th from left) that seems to have separate serrations, three teeth that have screwed up(?) first point serrations, a normal serrated tooth (on left) and a colorful broken cow shark piece.
  11. JakubArmatys

    Strange looking micro shark tooth

    I have problem with this enigmatic shark tooth. Location- Poland, Zabierzów (Cracow Area) Age- Cretaceous. Turonian Size- 2mm
  12. Some of my recent finds. Four ray stinger pieces, a dozen drum teeth. Four angel shark teeth (just to the left of the vert piece). Unusual for me, two small tiger shark teeth (i think the small part of these teeth must break off often); scanned most of the small teeth I found. Broken cowshark and parasymphyseal sand tiger. And a bunch of sand tiger and grey shark teeth.
  13. Rowboater

    rapp creek hunting

    Combined a couple of trips to the creek in the woods. Looks to be busy with the kids out of school (VA public schools closed March 23; we're in Lockdown until June 10. Local kids must be getting bored with their games and cell phones.) I haven't seen any yet but they have been busy digging, often in my favorite areas. Probably should just dig in some random spots, just to see if they tackle those as well. Has been cold lately, lot of east wind days (bad for beach hunting, higher water). So made two trips. Lots of small bones/teeth(?), skate teeth and broken teeth in mostly gravel areas , just showing the better (nothing great, although several sand shark tiger teeth had sharp cusps, and more had buttons where the cusps had worn away. ) Highlights for me were the sand tiger symphysial near the orange vert, the two small angel shark teeth, and the inch-plus root-less mako (hadn't seen any in a while). Also found a partial ecphora and a small broken cow shark tooth (just the first spike with the three small ladder of points ascending) both put away. Need to go through some other stuff more carefully after it dries.
  14. Rowboater

    rapp creek hunting

    Slipped out to the wooded creek. Children(?) have been busy hunting, they dig big holes near the creek bed? Maybe they know what they are doing. I was hoping some spots would yield cow shark teeth, but the kids have been busy in those areas. Guess being out of school so long has them bored, or more likely their mothers want them out of the house. No one was out today. Most areas I hunted were full of gravel and I found lots of broken stuff (not shown), nothing of size. I found a few tiny teeth which might be sand tiger symphyseal teeth; the roots look right , but they are smaller than usual? A few imperfect angel, one tiger (rare for this spot), and the majority sand tiger spikes. A few Tilly bones, vertebrae and some elongated curved teeth or bones. I see the poison ivy coming out everywhere! Spring peepers are abundant.
  15. Nice weather finally. But with schools closed and people bored at home, have seen increased competition at "my" sites, but yields have been small but plentiful. Fish should be biting soon.
  16. Beautiful spring weather here! Nothing new and exciting from me, but lots of small teeth, some colorful. One rootless weathered cowshark tooth, bunch of glossy drum teeth, angel shark or two. Mostly spikes, sand tiger, some with nice cusps. The two burrows are from the beach, as is the tiger shark tooth (not much of a winter, and not many makos on the beach-- or maybe others are after them!) Great being out, although pollen is clearly coming fast here.
  17. Rowboater

    rapp creek hunting

    Much improved weather, water cool but not bad, air temps in the 60s, lots of budding trees (but winter will return). Dug at one one spot until not finding much. Nothing spectacular, but I was delighted to find two more sandtiger shark symphysials (wish they were cow shark); in the photo next to the broken cowshark. Three or four angel shark teeth (near cowshark), lots of broken sand tiger spikes, plus some nice ones with cusps. Some grey shark teeth, a few possible small makos, and some indeterminate. Dropped a few drum teeth, but only one tiny vertebra, on the scanner. One bigger skate tooth of several, some bone pieces. Great day to be out!
  18. Rowboater

    rapp creek hunting

    Quick trip in icy water and rain. Usual spots didn't yield much. In gravel, a lot of drum teeth (spilled, but the ones in photo are representative), broken teeth, skate teeth, verts, and Tilly bones with fins. Probably should have waited for a nicer day, soaked at cold with little to show.
  19. Rowboater

    rapp creek hunting

    Went out and played in the mud while still relatively warm. Quiet, not much wildlife activity. Lots of broken stuff. Hit an old spot, hoping for cowshark teeth, but didn't find any. Did get two angel shark teeth and a bunch of drum teeth. Several vertebrae, mostly broken. Found another skate stinger piece. Less sand tiger spikes than usual. One of the triangular teeth (sort of in-between a spike and a triangle, the pale one just above the stinger was unusual in that it was three times as thick and heavy as similar sized gray shark teeth blades, possibly thicker than the biggest triangular tooth. Fine serrated edge, don't know if a different species or just a weird tooth? @cck Any ideas?
  20. A trip to the beach, didn't yield much, some badly worn teeth (no shrimp coprolites!) The water is super clear, should be good after the next good north blow. Deer season is over so tried the creek in the woods, unfortunately the water was up (and cold) and leaves everywhere. Found a new spot and worked it for a couple of hours with nothing spectacular. Less sand tiger spikes there? Found a puffer plate (had not seen any in a year or so), the pretty red mako (more red-bronze than the scanner shows; no root but may go to someone for jewelry), and several small and colorful teeth. No angel shark teeth, no cowshark teeth, and only a few drum teeth. Always amazes me how different the yield is, reproducibly in some older spots, not sure of the new. Slightly different depth or time originally? Or maybe mixing after washing out and re-sedimenting in holes?
  21. Rowboater

    rapp beach hunting

    To be thorough, most of my trips to the Rappahannock beach have yielded fossil shrimp coprolite burrows, but few teeth. Still in a half dozen trips I have accumulated a few. I also picked up a funny-looking rock which has a fine pattern of something (some type of coral?) growing on it (or fossilized). Forgot my tape measure, but the teeth are small and the rock shown isabout an inch (2.5 cm) across.
  22. Rowboater

    rapp beach hunting

    The wind has been working against me (need a nice SW steady breeze) and only made a couple of trips. Two shrimp coprolite burrows, two decent makos, nice cusps on a few sand tiger shark teeth. Need to organize all my shrimp coprolites, but the weather (excepting the wind direction!) has been very nice.
  23. Rowboater

    rapp beach hunting

    A quick note from my last few hunts. The water is cold but clear and I have been finding several shrimp coprolite burrows three of my last four trips. Sometimes 4 to 8 small teeth, sometimes double that. Have been looking hard for the makos which appear in the winter, and quickly pocketed what I thought was a nice one (but smaller than the mako I posted last week; added for scale to some scans). When my 8 year old niece saw it, she said ,"that's a megalodon tooth!" and looking closely I saw she was correct, fine serrations and the bourlette. About 2 1/2 inches with only the tip missing serrations. Will try to catch up with other finds later, but this is the first whole, decent (though small) meg I have found in five years! They do exist at this beach after all (still very rare).
  24. October has not been kind to me health-wise; jetlag, diarrhea, flu, and bronchitis. Still weak and fighting a cough, but a beautiful time to be outside (love the Fall!, just wish the teeth would cooperate better). Typical sand shark spikes, angel shark, drum, and verts (more gravel than sand or shell bits), lots of small teeth, not sure of ID. A few tiger shark teeth (rare for me), a few small, de-enameled makos, a small bonito nose (second small one I've found?) and nothing spectacular or BIG, though more "shrimp coprolite burrows" than usual. I tried new places but the results are about the same (less teeth?) than my older spots.
  25. Rowboater

    rapp creek hunting

    Combined the results of two trips to the freshwater creek (five hours total of hunting). Good variety, but no size and lots of broken stuff. One place I was digging in fine gravel and found several vertebrae, few intact, skate teeth, lots of drum "teeth", many broken, and three angel shark teeth, one broken. Also found small rootless tiger shark tooth and a badly broken small mako. The other spot, more sand and shells (probably should start collecting them, just fragile) yielded mostly sand tiger teeth. More overlap than I note here, but gives the picture. Found three sand tiger symphysials, highly unusual (wish they were cowshark! ) Did find two broken cowshark teeth, one each spot).
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