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Found these in a creek in south east Alabama over a year ago, I was looking at them and noticed these look a bit different from the normal sand tiger teeth, any ideas? Thanks!(sorry I see the pictures don't look great, I'm in a bit of a rush)

We've been getting a lot of rain lately and wondered since the beginning of the new year if we'd ever make it to a creek to do some fossil hunting. This particular Saturday called for 90% rain but was fortunate to have the Friday off, so my hunting buddies and I went to the creek! When we got there we anticipated the water levels would be slightly higher considering the year already, and it was siftable. I found me a gravel bar and wasn't disappointed the entire time there! Above you will see the bottom half of an arrowhead made out of yellow jasper. Shark teeth from the Cretalamna, Scapanorynchus, Squalicorax, Pseudocorax, Ptychodus and two other teeth that I know but slips my mind at the moment! There is also a section of an Ammonite/Baculite, Heteromorph, Gastropod and fish verts. It was a great day and found the variety of fossils I had anticipated. With every fossil trip to the creek I had to bring home a bucket up gravel to micro sift and that didn't disappoint either. One of my favorite teeth that show up in my sifter or when I searching for micros is the Hybodont teeth. I got a surprise when someone told me that the object featured at the top is a Hybodont Cheplalic Clasper, a portion of it. Of course there is the collection of Enchodus teeth I always encounter. The first tooth, I was told is a unworn crown of a Hybodont Cephalic Clasper which would be attached to the other half in the above picture. The second tooth is called a Squatina? This one looks like Bart Simpson's head, does anyone out there have an idea? This one was identified as Ptychodus anonymous symphyseal. Another Ptychodus species to add to my collection. I think this is a badly creek tumbled shark coprolite. There are some inclusions on this piece? Pachyrizodus teeth, first ever found on this creek. These teeth slipped past the 1/4" mesh and wound up in my micro material. Another fish species to add to the collection. There are times when I like solo fossil hunts but we all know that this hobby has its dangers. It even more fun when you can sift side by side with your hunting buddies, share in the camaraderie and treaures that you discover... it was an awesome day!

Hello all! The past four months have been quite the adventure. I was introduced to shark tooth hunting in my state and have to admit its quite addictive, especially if you have permission to visit sites and those sites produce. Most of my posts have been mostly plant and trace fossils from the Carboniferous Period but now I can add the Cretaceous Period to that list of fossil find posts. Now learning to name and identify shark, fish and other marine fossil that are found on site. In this new quest I have been fortunate to join four hunting buddies who are knowledgeable in these matters. The research we all do, from studying the formations and and the potential areas in the state to contacting owners to gain access to properties in hope of finding the next sweet spots. Thank you to all the members of The Fossil Forum for peaking my interest in fossilized shark teeth hunting! Pictured are shark teeth belonging to Scapanorynchnus, Cretotoxrhina, Otodus and Sqaulicorax. The teeth placed in a circular pattern are teeth that are broken and will be place in a Mason jar for display and the teeth on side are teeth that aren't broken and will be displayed in frames. The Jasper native point was found while sifting for teeth and was quite the surprise!