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Howdy all, Recently purchased this little crocodilian tooth from the Bladen Formation of North Carolina. The seller says it's Deinosuchus and I feel pretty confident with that ID, considering the faint ridges, but I'd like a second opinion as I'm not yet an expert on the Campanian of Appalachia. 0.2 inches, perhaps a juvenile?
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Howdy all, I'm interested in this tooth from the Tarheel formation of Bladen County, North Carolina. It's been identified as coming from Deinosuchus schwimmeri, and it looks like it to me, but I just want to be sure.
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Howdy all. Trying to make a list of floral and faunal species from the Black Creek group of North Carolina. Does anyone know of any species other than: - Appalachiosaurus montgomeriensis - Deinosuchus rugosus/schwimmeri - Hypsibema crassicauda - Lophorhoton atopus - Coelosaurus antiquus - Leptoceratopsidae indet. - Dromaeosauridae indet. - Brachyphyllum squammosum - Moriconia cyclotoxon - Geinitzia reichenbachii - Androvettia carolinensis Floral species would very much be helpful as I'm attempting to reconstruct the ecosystem that was present there, but anything would be very helpful. Thanks, Anthony
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Howdy all. I'm curious, how many species of crocodylomorphs are known from the Black Creek group and what are they? All I know of is: - Deinosuchus schwimmeri - Borealosuchus formidabilis - goniopholididae indet.
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Howdy all! I recently bought this tooth from the Bladen formation of North Carolina. It was described as Deinosuchus rugosus as I'm pretty sure that's what it is, but I need a second opinion. Regardless, I'm still so excited to finally have some material from this formation!
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Possible Turtle/Mosasaur carpal or metacarpal from North Carolina?
fossil_lover_2277 posted a topic in Fossil ID
So I found this bone in the Cretaceous Bladen formation of eastern North Carolina. It’s 2cm in length. After looking at pictures of the skeletons of various organism, I think it is either the carpal or metacarpal of a turtle or a mosasaur. Does this look accurate for this bone? Thanks!- 10 replies
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Hi all, I recently found a shark tooth in an eastern North Carolina creek that cuts through Cretaceous Bladen formation sediments. I haven’t seen anything like it before. It almost looks like it has a bourlette. Maybe it’s just an oddly worn goblin shark tooth. Any ideas? Thanks!
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Are these coprolites or simply nodules/concretions? I have zero knowledge on how to distinguish a coprolite, other than that these materials have a distinct, smooth shape that I could certainly envision reptilian poop looking like. But so do concretions oftentimes. These come from the Bladen/Tar Heel formations of North Carolina from an area known to preserve coprolites. Btw I read the coprolite ID thread and these appear to meet some of the criteria, although they’re not porous enough for the “lick” test, and I haven’t had a chance to view them under a microscope yet.
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I found this in a creek in eastern North Carolina that cuts through Cretaceous Bladen formation sediments. I thought it was a weirdly shaped rock at first, but looking at it closer, it looks like a fossil. There is a flat surface with some regularly placed bands, similar to a ray or fish grinding plate. I have no idea what this is. Anyone have any ideas? The bands above ^^^ are faint in the pic, but they are definitely there, much easier to see just looking at them with your eye.
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North Carolina Ammonites, Mosasaurs, Sharks, and More!
fossil_lover_2277 posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
I recently went on two fossil hunting trips to Cretaceous sediments of Eastern North Carolina, the second of which was earlier today. Today’s trip to the Bladen formation yielded baculites ammonites, some worn mosasaur teeth, the nicest goblin shark teeth I’ve personally collected, some fish mouth plates, turtle shell fragments, and some other goodies. My first trip a couple weeks ago was to Tar Heel formation sediments and I collected several small mosasaur teeth, a mosasaur vertebra, a piece of petrified lignite, lots of goblin and crow shark teeth, lots of turtle shell, a very worn Deinosuchus tooth, and some coprolites (I’ve posted a few of the images from this trip in the ID section of the forum already). North Carolina is an amazing U.S. state for fossils, it has loads of fossils from the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic (although if you want Jurassic look elsewhere). If you haven’t already, you should come check it out! Pics from today’s trip: Pics from the first trip:- 23 replies
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Hi all! So I recently posted regarding a bone ID on a mystery mosasaur/dinosaur vertebra (I’m leaning towards it being a mosasaur vert.). The vert. came out of either the Cretaceous Bladen or Tar Heel formations of North Carolina from a marine site that yields dinosaurs, crocs, mosasaurs, turtles, and fish (including sharks). Well, I went back through the material I had collected (from the same site as the vert.) and found what I believe are a worn tooth and a fragment of what I believe to be the proximal end of a femur (although I could very well be wrong on that). The tooth I would have thought to be croc or mosasaur, but it is not conical (it’s more “chisel”-like), and I haven’t seen anything quite like it. The “femur”, as far as I can tell from looking up images...appears to be dinosaurian, but I’m not sure. Any help would be greatly appreciated as my knowledge of zoological anatomy is limited **Update: I checked the “femur” under a microscope, I don’t see any bone histology, I think it’s just a concretion of some sort. Wasn’t sure because so many of the bones from this site are worn down. But of course the tooth is definitely a tooth. No idea on the ID still.
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North Carolina Dinosaur or Mosasaur Vertebra or phalanges?
fossil_lover_2277 posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hi, I recently found a bone that looks like either a vertebra or a phalanges. The bone is from eastern North Carolina, legally collected from public land, and comes out of either the Cretaceous Tar Heel or Bladen formations. Both marine and freshwater organisms as well as dinosaurs are known to be found from the general area. The bone does not look like it comes from a turtle or crocodile, but I could be wrong. Is it a dinosaur or mosasaur bone, or something else? And no, there is no way this bone is Cenozoic. Thanks!- 8 replies
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