Vae70 Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 (edited) We managed to get out to the NJ brooks today after two weeks of heavy rains, we wanted to try out a new spot we hadn't been to before in the brook and the results did not disappoint! We wound up with a good assortment of quality specimens including many teeth taking their place in our collection as the highest quality/largest - total tripmakers! We were immediately met by a doe on the trail down, Luck? one may think After we picked a suitable spot to settle in and sift, this came up in the first scoop Immediately followed by this Happy with our spot, we sat and sifted for the day - the day's haul (grid is 1" x 1") Tripmaker teeth, our best/largest Crow shark (Squalicorax pristodontus) so far, largest Goblin (Scapanorhynchus texanus) anterior, and best/largest Goblin (Scapanorhynchus texanus) lateral. Unsure what the tooth between the Goblins is, leaning towards a Mackrel By far and away the most curious set of finds. These pieces came up in the same spot over the course of a couple of hours, I'm sure they're all fragments of a crab/lobster/ghost shrimp claw yet the coloration is different on all 3. Either way pretty cool My first vert, though only a frag, thinking some sort of bony fish Finally, mystery bone frag - possibly Pleistocene given the coloration/weight? Edited June 13, 2021 by Vae70 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyB Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Congratulations on a productive trip. I was at the Ram yesterday too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vae70 Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 7 hours ago, RandyB said: Congratulations on a productive trip. I was at the Ram yesterday too. Nice! We're fairly new to the area/collecting in general but have had a lot of fun over 5 or so trips up to Ram. If you're ever planning a trip up and want some company feel free to give a shout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiHunter Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Love the big crow shark tooth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam86cucv Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 (edited) I think the last may be the end of a deer leg bone... I'll have to look up the proper name of the bone... the fetlock joint on the metatarsal if I am reading the diagram right. It maybe modern just stained from the minerals and rotting leaves. You could try the burn test to see for sure. Edited June 23, 2021 by Adam86cucv Added info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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