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I am currently quite excited as I get to concentrate my collecting on Cretaceous era sharks. We are pretty solid on the Dino programs so the shark education programs are getting some attention. We want to bring more scientific depth and broader diversity of sharks to the programs. At the moment, this means a fun spin through the Cretaceous. This also does help the dinosaur programs too as we want to discuss the Western Interior Seaway in more depth. One of the things an expansion in the Cretaceous means is some fun with micro matrix and tiny shark teeth. I have done some work with STH micro mix over the years but Cretaceous micro shark fossils is a new area of interest. I picked up a little bit of matrix mix from the Mesaverde formation. I found a publication on the fauna of the formation and there is some fun potential in this mix. I am rooting for Rhinobatos and Chiloscyllium personally. I will also try this with some Devonian formation micro mix I saw out there too. I would love to hear about any other Cretaceous micro matrix that would be good to look for. Micro fossils are a great way for us to diversify without digging too deep into our pockets. This should be an especially effective way to expand on the rays, guitarfish, and sawfish that we can present too. If you have any suggestions as to good Cretaceous shark micro matrix or want to share any knowledge you have, please let us know !