Big Brook NJ

[hokietech96]

Hi. It’s been over a year since  I have been out hunting. I finally was  able to get in a couple hunts in last week.

I found the usual teeth and other fossils. It just felt so good to finally get back at it!  Wanted to post some of the nicer items I found. Enjoy:

 

 

1 and 2. Scapanorhynchus texanus - Goblin shark

 

 

3 and 4. Cretolamna - Mackeral shark

 

 

5. Coprolite?  I am so hoping I am right about this because it will be a first for me! @frankh8147 @The Jersey Devil

 

 

6. Bone - probably modern but here’s to hoping

 

7. What could have been. Haha this would have been a nice one

 

8. Nice little fish vert

 

9. I originally thought this was a pieces of a clasper but after looking at pictures I’m not sure it’s really anything.  Maybe a enchodus fang piece?

Thanks for any feedback!

 

[The Jersey Devil]

Hi @hokietech96, nice haul! The IDs are great except 1 & 3 are Archaeolamna.

Edited July 25, 2021 by The Jersey Devil

[Praefectus]

Wonderful finds! Great to see you were able to go collecting again. 

[hokietech96]

2 hours ago, The Jersey Devil said:

Hi @hokietech96, nice haul! The IDs are spot on except the first tooth is an Archaeolamna.

Hi. thanks for taking a look!  I was going back and forth on that one in my head for days. I wanted it to be Archaeolamna. Very excited able it this. It is by far the best one in my collection.  Have you seen this type of tooth bigger than the one I found?  
 

Also my first corpolite!!!  I am assuming it’s from a shark and not a reptile?  I have no idea how to tell the difference. 

58 minutes ago, Praefectus said:

Wonderful finds! Great to see you were able to go collecting again. 

Thanks. It was great to be back!  I missed it so much!

[hemipristis]

#7 Ischyrhiza rostral tooth?

[hokietech96]

3 hours ago, hemipristis said:

#7 Ischyrhiza rostral tooth?

Yes. Just the root though. It would have been a nice one. 

[sharkdoctor]

Great finds Mark! I am so glad to hear that you are back in the field!

[Darktooth]

Glad to hear you finally are able to hunt again. Nice finds.

[jonnyquest]

Nice stuff.

5. Looks like shark coprolite and 9. Looks like enchodus but more close picks would help to see.

[Searcher78]

Glad to see you are out searching again.

[hokietech96]

2 hours ago, Searcher78 said:

Glad to see you are out searching again.

Hopefully I can meet you in MD soon!

[bthemoose]

For #3, the root is more rounded and the blade more curved than I would expect for Cretalamana. Could it be Archaeolamna as well?