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Large Gastropod Internal Cast from Ramanessin Brook, N.J.
Jeffrey P posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: Cretaceous
Longochoncha sp. (formerly Rostellites) Gastropod internal cast almost two and a half inches long Upper Cretaceous Wenonah Formation Matawan Group Ramanessin Brook Holmdel, N.J.-
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Like all of us I pick up a lot of maybes/I don’t knows. I took this one home for a better look. With the loupe I think I see something and crab is my best guess. The whole piece is 1.5 inches. I don’t want to believe this is geologic. Your help greatly appreciated.
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Good evening. Another morning spent in Big Brook. Did ok with the shark teeth. 3 questions: 1) 15/16th inches I think is a sawfish rostal. 2). 3/8 inch piece of jawbone with 2 teeth which I think is fossil fish but have no idea which, and 3) a 1 1/8 inch piece of bone I guess to be modern. Can you identify the animal? Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
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Found this thick bone piece in a new jersey cretaceous creek and wonder if its possible to maybe id since one side has a distinct rough texture while the other is flatter and striated, I would guess either large turtle, mosasaur, or dinosaur. My friend joked its a theropod maxilary skull fragment, but we all know around here that material seems close to impossible to come across haha. Interested to hear any other thoughts.
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Dear Fellow Forum Members, On this day, the 4th of October in the year 2020, @itsronni @Masp @Trevor and @Jeffrey P ventured to a frequented late cretaceous stream in New Jersey. I first met up with Jeff and did some sifting before later locating itsronni and Masp further downstream. Finds came somewhat slowly after we first stopped to sift but after some time we gradually found more fossils. We stayed in one area for the majority of the day up until Jeff had to leave. After some deliberation, the remaining members and I walked a quarter mile upstream and then left shortly afterwards. It was a nice day to meet fellow forum members and also a nice day to collect fossils. Here are my finds, the others will post theirs when they can:
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Hi guys, I went on a walk on the beach looking for shells, but I ended up finding some shark teeth... one of which is this great white tooth! I was wondering if it is a file tooth, and wanted someone to confirm it’s a great white and a file tooth cause I’ve never seen a GW from NJ or a file GW. TIA
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A little rain on the drive down didn’t discourage me after not being able to go last week with the Grateful Dead blasting I made it there in 45 minutes. I tried yet two more new places to access the Brook but neither seemed promising so back to my standby entrance. 5 hours in the Brook and I only saw one person, Gabriel who was the one who inspired me to truck out the glass, metal and plastic I came across. I intended to do a little exploring but wound up in an old familiar spot for the whole time (will roam next time). More quantity than quality with the Crows leading the way as usual with Sand Tiger, Goblin and Mackerel as well as Brachyrhizodus, Pycnodont, Enchodus, Belemnite, Agerostera and some that’s likely a rock but I posted for ID. The only bummer was thinking about the impending winter
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Sounds better than geologic or vertebrate. The shape is obviously what caught my attention but the surface texture looked like rock so I was about to toss it when the bottom made me think twice. Still think rock but wanted your opinions. 1/2 inch long. Thanks and apologies for the finger nails.
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Hello, went fossil hunting at Big Brook, New Jersey. I made this find and I'm not totally sure what it is. I've found shark teeth here before but this was larger and shaped differently. If anyone knows what animal this tooth belongs to it would be much appreciated.
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Hello all! I have two weird ones I found in Monmouh County New Jersey (Cretaceous). The crustacean is interesting to me because I was initially thinking Hoploparia gabbi however, it is over twice as wide as any other specimen I have found (comparison pictures below). It was suggested that another lobster, Linuparus, could be an option but we really weren't sure. This measures 2.5 inches The other one measures .75 inches and has one cutting edge and an oval base. What is holding me back from saying Xiphactinus is the fact that it isn't fluted and only has one cutting edge. Let me know what you think! Frank
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Found this worn down piece in a new jersey cretaceous creek, while I think its a random worn bone piece it does have some very odd parts to it that are interesting, hoping to get some feedback on this one. Will post more pictures soon
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Tiny items, 1/2 - 1/4 inches, picked up in Big Brook that caught my attention and warranted being brought home. Teeth? Bivalves? Concretions? As always thank you for sharing your expertise
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After 20 trips to Big Brook I have several hundred shark teeth (but can you really ever have enough?). I’ve got a fair number of belemnite and oysters. Enchodus, Ratfish, Sawfish, Cow-nosed rays and more. Lately I’ve been into finding modern bone and old bottles but I only have 2 Mosasaur teeth and I was determined to find more today. For the first time in a long while I returned to the spot where I found them. Diligently digging and panning for hours but the shark (and amphibious reptile gods) were against me and it was not to be. No MOs, no shark, no nothing! still a great day in the brook and with a new phone I was finally able to take some photos and share Big Brook with you
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Hello all, I've been lurking here for about a month. I found something I can't identify for sure... I was told it looks like a fossilized turtle shell? I was wondering if anyone could provide me with any specifics.. thank you
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Hello everyone, I hope life has been pacing along well for all of you. At the moment, I find myself at school and away from my idealistic home, that is, buried alongside the Cretaceous fossils swimming in the various soils of NJ. No worry though! I have been going through some micro gravel in Ohio and today will present you with my second batch of finds. I believe I've found some cool things so far. The most notable differences between this post and my previous (besides the fossils of course) is that I post fewer photos and more group shots. Enjoy. Meristodonoides sp. Rhombodus laevis + Other Rays Scapanorhynchus texanus (symphesial) Paralbula casei Hadrodus priscus Lonchidion babulskii Ischyrhiza mira Other Shark's Teeth Ptychotrygon sp. Osteichthyan Vertebrae Unidentified
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Pressing my luck but is anyone able to tell me anything about this big brook bone fragment. Perhaps just whether mammal or reptile or other. And I know my photos don’t make this any easier but an iPhone 5 is all I have. As always, thank you for sharing your knowledge
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Hi! I’m new to TFF and I’m hoping to identify an object I found on the beach in Stone Harbor, New Jersey. It’s roughly 2.5 cm wide, 1.9 cm high, .64 cm thick and weighs very little. I apologize for the estimates, as we’re on vacation and don’t have access to accurate measuring instruments. Thanks in advance for taking a look!
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From the album: Cretaceous
Panope decisa Bivalve cast Upper Cretaceous Merchantville Formation Matawan Group Matawan, N.J. A gift from Ralph Johnson who also prepared it.-
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From the album: Cretaceous
Pholadomaya ironensis Bivalve cast- both valves Upper Cretaceous Merchantville Formation Matawan Group Matawan, N.J. A gift from Ralph Johnson who also prepared it.-
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Ammonite Cluster from the Pinna Layer: Freehold, New Jersey
Jeffrey P posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: Just Above the Iridium Layer
Discoscaphites iris Cluster with partial ammonites KT Boundary Pinna Layer Manasquan Basin Freehold, N.J. A gift from Ralph Johnson who also prepared the specimen.- 2 comments
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My daughter and I found these two “teeth” at Big Brook Park yesterday along with a bunch of cool shark teeth. It was our first time ever searching and we had a blast. Would love to know what these are? Thanks! Mark
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The front, back, side and bottom of whatever this could be? I could not find anything to measure it with but for now hopefully the pictures alone help for the meantime. The shape of it reminds me of a bone for some reason so that's my guess as to what it could be; not quite sure of what this texture on it is though, i scraped a bit of it off fairly easily and it was dusty brown coming off of it, but not too hard when scraping the surface it barely had any resistance. I tried scraping the exposed part of my other find; the iron concretion to compare the 2 and the concretion was much more durable on it's exposed part to try ruling out if it is just another ironstone concretion. It was found in the same brook called "big brook preserve" in central new jersey in the united states. Another possibility that I've came up with is that this find might be a concretion but not nearly as old and formed yet. Right now it could be anything. Thank you to whoever responds and helps with this post; very much appreciated.
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Hey guys, it’s me... again lol. Have three finds from good ole Big Brook that I could use some help with IDing. The first one I’ll choose is just a small bone. ~1.5 inches long. Not sure of the age, did do a burn test and didn’t smell any burning hair, so possibly a fossil? Might be too small to ID but I think I’m getting better at finding bones over concretions so I’ll show it off anyways, lol. Second one is a “swirly” formation I keep running into. This one is the biggest I’ve found, ~1.5 inches long, although I’ve noticed them popping up in my sifter more and more. I originally thought something man made or a concretion. My stepdad really wants a good ID on it though and asked me to post it, I figured why not? IF it is some sort of fossil, I’d guess some kind of coprolite mayhaps? Sort of reminds me of fish poo lol. Now the last one has me stumped. I thought it was a tooth because of the signature “enamel sheen” it has, but on further inspection instead of the striations going up/down, they swirl instead. Like a fingerprint. Not sure if it might be a fossil still. It is tooth shaped, the pattern is what throws me off. There’s also a hole on the top of it. It’s small, maybe half an inch. Worth a shot putting it up here though. As always, thank you for the time and experience!
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Not sure what this is. Can anyone help?
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