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It looks different from Pulalius Vulgaris, has a more flattened carapace, and one claw is noticeably larger.
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Hi all, I recently came across the enigmatic taxon from South Carolina (and apparently New Jersey) - Conosaurus Bowmani. It was named in 1851 from the teeth depicted here, found in the Oligocene either Ashley or Chandler Bridge formations It was misidentified first as a mosasaur (hence saurus suffix) and had been suggested to be renamed conosaurops, but that doesn’t seem to have caught on. Only a few specimens have ever been found that I am aware of, primarily teeth and a couple jaw segments. Two of which were in a previous post by ClemsonSkulls which I was reading this morning, which likely came out of the eocene in a SC limestone quarry. I also see mentions of it from the Cretaceous of NJ. I am curious if anyone has specimens of or knows anything more about this taxon. I have located 4 references for it, including some great descriptions of its tooth shape, but as far as I can tell there have been no elements past the jaw that have ever been ascribed to this ferocious predator, and there is no clue what it is or looked like. Hoping someone knows something more! Thanks all!
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I want to share this amazing experience. This was in San Sebastián, Puerto Rico. The Gozalandia waterfall is one of the most beautiful spots in the island, and because of this, it is a tourist attraction. I always fossil hunted near but I never went to this specific waterfall. I live close by so I went to take a simple dip but I absolutely could not hold back the urge to fossil hunt as soon as I got here. It is absolutely beautiful! After going down the wooden stairs, I immediately started checking out the rock beds. There's even a cave under the waterfall! After just 30 minutes of checking the stones, I found a beautifully preserved echinolampas. This formation is known to preserve fossils from the oligocene and paleogene period according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fossiliferous_stratigraphic_units_in_the_Caribbean#Puerto_Rico and San Sebastián has been my favorite spot to fossil hunt. I always find many beautifully preserved specimens.
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References: Cicimurri, D. J., & Knight, J. L. (2009). Late Oligocene sharks and rays from the Chandler Bridge Formation, Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 54(4), 627-647. Gale, B., Gale, P., & Gale, A. (2020). A Beachcomber's Guide to Fossils. University of Georgia Press. Miller, A., Gibson, M., & Boessenecker, R. (2021). A megatoothed shark (Carcharocles angustidens) nursery in the Oligocene Charleston Embayment, South Carolina, USA. Palaeontologia Electronica, 24(2), 1-19.
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From the album: Fin Lover's South Carolina Finds
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From the album: Fin Lover's South Carolina Finds
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From the album: Sonickmonx's South Carolina Finds
Beautiful angustidens, I will never complain about a perfect tooth.-
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From the album: Sonickmonx's South Carolina Finds
This was my first angi, and maybe my second shark tooth ever. Still holds a very special place in my heart.-
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From the album: Sonickmonx's South Carolina Finds
Some species of Parotodus. There is some speculation it is an unnamed species. -
From the album: Sonickmonx's South Carolina Finds
Some species of Parotodus. There is some speculation it is an unnamed species. -
From the album: Sonickmonx's South Carolina Finds
I love finding Lamniform vertebra and this is my largest and nicest. -
From the album: Sonickmonx's South Carolina Finds
By far my largest nice condition angustidens. I only saw the broken corner of root sticking out. -
From the album: Sonickmonx's South Carolina Finds
This was my first perfect Angi. It's smaller but still a beautiful tooth.-
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From the album: Sonickmonx's South Carolina Finds
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This is a complete 7" stingray barb. Another one of my absolute favorite finds.-
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From the album: Sonickmonx's South Carolina Finds
Found out of the Oligocene Chandler Bridge Formation. Very pleased to find it in such incredible condition. -
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Possibly my favorite fossil I've collected so far. It is still in the original matrix and was a bucket list find.-
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From the album: Sonickmonx's South Carolina Finds
This is my nicest large angi. Beautiful colors and preservation.-
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Quick recount of my best hunt to date in the Summerville area. There is a pond that has produced some of the best fossils in my collection originating from, likely, the Chandler Bridge Formation, but it is an abnormal lense for sure. The pond banks were re-graded in this past October, so I had a hunch the first big rain would cause a lot of new erosion and expose some really good stuff. Boy was I right! In the first washout I checked (my personal favorite one) I found a nice vert, a stunning atlas (my first) and a gorgeous croc tooth (also my first). With these in tow I walked back to my truck to drop them off for safe keeping. After safely getting them to the truck, I went back and hopped in another washout, immediately coming across an intact ray plate. At this point I couldn't believe my luck! I decided to quickly run this back to the truck as well. As I was on my way to the truck I passed another collector headed towards the pond. After dropping the plate off at the truck, I quickly got back to the pond. The other collector was in the washout I had just grabbed the plate out of not even 2 minutes earlier. I then jumped into the next washout down and just had to laugh when I saw ANOTHER ray plate staring back at me. \ I took it back to the truck too and left for the day. I was in shock. My friends always tell me I'm lucky and hunts like this certainly don't hurt their case. Hopefully someday I'll have an even better hunt, but I certainly can't complain about this one! Hope ya'll enjoyed the quick story and the awesome fossils!
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From the album: Sonickmonx's South Carolina Finds
Found this Croc tooth out of the Chandler Bridge formation in a retention pond. It's the only Croc tooth I've found somewhere and it's one of my favorite finds for sure. -
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Found in the Chandler Bridge formation in a retention pond.-
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From the album: Fin Lover's South Carolina Finds
Prep on turtle is currently underway at the Charleston Museum...will update once prep is finished. A big thank you to @sonickmonx for doing all the hard work... obtaining permission, excavating, taking it to the museum, doing all the donation paperwork, and doing the prep! -
29 million-year-old nest of fossilised grasshopper eggs found
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon posted a topic in Fossil News
The rather amazing discovery of an underground nest of about 50 fossilised eggs of an insect in the grasshopper-lineage (orthoptera) has been discovered in Michell, Oregon, at the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. It's dated to the Oligocene-period, at 29 million years old, and is truly spectacular for its preservation. Insect eggs rarely preserve, and little information exists on the evolution of grasshopper-relatives. So finding a nest full of them is an amazing discovery! CNN-report here, original article here.
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From the album: Fin Lover's South Carolina Finds
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