New Jersey Cretaceous after the storms (Mosasaur heavy)

[frankh8147]

Hello everyone!

 

I was able to sneak out to one of my favorite NJ Cretaceous spots following the storms and had a really nice trip in a short period of time so I figured I would share!

 

The turtle shell is soft-shelled so that actually probably my rarest find of the day. I also found one and a half Mosasaur teeth. The one in the separate picture is the thinnest one I ever found (out of 60+ Mosasaur teeth) but it checks all the other boxes for Mosasaur so that's what I have it labeled as. The vert is pretty cool because it still has some processes attached. Add in the Ratfish and the Enchodus jaw section and I'll call it a good trip!

[Darktooth]

Way to go Frank!

[bthemoose]

Great finds! I especially like the pretty complete ratfish plate.

[Jeffrey P]

Wow and wow Frank! Any one of those finds would have been an excellent day for most of us. Congratulations, thanks for sharing, and setting such a tall bar. 

[historianmichael]

Awesome finds! That mosasaur vert and turtle shell piece are really cool.

[RuMert]

Very nice haul indeed

[Titan]

Hi Frank, awesome finds! If you don't mind my asking do you ever find any of the back of fish jaws (quadrate or angular) or operculums?

[aplomado]

[PaleoNoel]

Nice finds! Congrats

[brad hinkelman]

Congrats man,nice finds!

[hokietech96]

Amazing finds!!!

[pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon]

Wow! What a haul! That trip definitely paid off! 

[frankh8147]

6 hours ago, Jeffrey P said:

Wow and wow Frank! Any one of those finds would have been an excellent day for most of us. Congratulations, thanks for sharing, and setting such a tall bar. 

 

Thanks Jeff! As you know very well, my digging areas aren't exactly loaded with fossils so any of these would've been a trip maker for me too! It was just one of those days when every crazy idea I came up with worked!

4 hours ago, Titan said:

Hi Frank, awesome finds! If you don't mind my asking do you ever find any of the back of fish jaws (quadrate or angular) or operculums?

That's a GREAT question! I have to be honest, I display the ones with teeth (image below) and throw other pieces into the 'bone bins' but I'm sure I do, I would just have to find them. If you are studying them, feel free to send me a message!

[frankh8147]

6 hours ago, historianmichael said:

Awesome finds! That mosasaur vert and turtle shell piece are really cool.

Thanks Michael! I tend to look for this in specific locations because it's a fresh-water turtle in a primarily salt water deposit. 

Edited June 3, 2021 by frankh8147

[Trevor]

Nice finds Frank! The turtle shell is looking great. I have a mosi tooth that looks similar to the one you found.

 

 

Edited June 4, 2021 by Trevor

[frankh8147]

10 hours ago, Trevor said:

Nice finds Frank! The turtle shell is looking great. I have a mosi tooth that looks similar to the one you found.

 

 

Yeah look at that! Looks like it's twin!

[Fossildude19]

Great finds, Frank! 

Thanks for sharing them!  

[Clint08]

Great looking finds, and thank you for sharing!

[frankh8147]

Thanks everyone! This definitely wasn't a 'normal' trip there