butchndad Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 My 29th trip to Big Brook may well have been my best yet. Instead of my two usual entry points I entered by an unnamed tributary I found on a map. It was small and narrow and overgrown and clearly not the “road” most traveled. Probably the least shark teeth I’ve ever found: photo of 5 below. Picked up several broken bottle bottoms with writing which I get a kick out of including an unbroken Vicks Vaporub! I found a bunch of bone most of which I probably deer but the dark wide one is likely not. Below is a photo of what I think is the first bear footprint I’ve ever seen there. Probably wrong but it had me looking around! Photo of what Of what I thought were an Enchodus jaw and two teeth and a large crab claw but am waiting for help on the ID where I’m being told maybe something’s even better. Picked up a whole bunch of “maybes” which I need to take a closer look at. And finally I got to cross one off my BUCKETLIST!!!! My first arrowhead (have also been told it could be a knife but either way yeah). May well be my last trip for months because my feet despite 3 pairs of socks plus waders were still painfully cold. But if so it will have been a great way to close out my first year of fossil hunting and I am absolutely hooked. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butchndad Posted November 22, 2020 Author Share Posted November 22, 2020 Forgot my maybe bear footprint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 That ratfish spine is really good. Along with the arrowhead. Good job. 1 : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jersey Devil Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Nice finds. The ratfish spine is especially great. The bones are modern. 1 “You must take your opponent into a deep dark forest where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one.” ― Mikhail Tal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butchndad Posted November 22, 2020 Author Share Posted November 22, 2020 8 hours ago, Trevor said: That ratfish spine is really good. Along with the arrowhead. Good job. 7 hours ago, The Jersey Devil said: Nice finds. The ratfish spine is especially great. The bones are modern. Thank you both. Do you think the piece of jaw and two teeth are Enchodus? and if not, what? thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Love the ratfish spine and the enchodus jaw with the two teeth. Those are both super finds. Congratulations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jersey Devil Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 2 hours ago, butchndad said: Thank you both. Do you think the piece of jaw and two teeth are Enchodus? and if not, what? thanks again Yes, they are 1 “You must take your opponent into a deep dark forest where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one.” ― Mikhail Tal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint08 Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 Congrats on the arrowhead! Those shark teeth are might fine as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankh8147 Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 I agree with all IDs', with the jaw section being enchodus. I ALSO agree with the bear track ID as I saw a definitive one there a few years back. Nice trip!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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