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I starting photographing some of the micro shark remains we’ve found in our matrix searches. I’m taking a break from fossils for awhile and from TFF so I wanted to get some of these posted. The ID’s are educated guesses based on publications I’ve read. I’m open to other suggestions. This originally started as a way to add some Devonian shark material but has really been a fantastic learning experience too. We’ve added some fossils to the collection for sure and some hard to find early shark genera. The knowledge gained is the big thing and it has been super fun. Few c
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From the album: Devonian Shark Fossils
Several of the Omalodus teeth from the Genundewa Limestone. Easily the most common tooth during our search. -
the final results of our first two Paleozoic micro shark hunts
fossilsonwheels posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
We started working on two early forays into micro fossils over a year ago when we cracked open the vile of Permian matrix from Kansas. Those tiny Neva Formation formation fossils and the even older and smaller Genundewa Limestone fossils proved to be extremely challenging, sometimes very frustrating and all kinds of fun. The results were few shark fossils that made it from matrix to the safety of the display cases lol There were several lost or broken shark teeth and one pulverized to dust by a millimeter worth of thumb slippage. If we judged this by volume, one could say this was- 4 replies
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From the album: Devonian Shark Fossils
Omalodus sp. An excellent match to Givetian Omalodus teeth from several other formations including one in New York. Classified in Omalodontifornes according to Fossilworks as is Doliodus though I’m not sure how closely they are related.
