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Texas Coast Pleistocene - First Hunt of 2022!


JamieLynn

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I started a post about my first Pleistocene Texas Coast finds and was going to add to that anything I found over the subsequent week I was at the Texas Coast in Port Aransas, but I decided they needed their OWN post because wow...I had some great finds over the next 5 days of beachcombing!  I had heard there could be shark teeth found in this particular spot, so that was really what I was looing for, but quickly realized, the bone material was surprisingly abundant!  As I mentioned previously, I have tried finding fossils in various spots on the Texas Coast but had not had any luck but apparently 2022 is my year for Pleistocene finds! Maybe a mammoth or mastodon is in my near future...fingers crossed! 

 

I started off finding a couple of nice turtle pieces, then a few other little random bone bits.  Happily I found a really nice largish vertebra and my Dad found a really lovely small vertebra - I think I got him hooked on fossil hunting! But on the fourth day I found my "best find" - a bit of skull of either fish or turtle. If anyone can give me a positive ID, I'd greatly appreciate it! 

I did a major Happy Fossil Dance with this find! 

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And on the final day, I FINALLY found the shark tooth I was looking for! Just the one, but it's a nice big one. 1 inch

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The Big Vertebra - 3/4 inch

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the little vertebra 1/2 inch

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The two turtle pieces 

Both are 1 1/4 inch

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My mom found this nice little fish spine on the last morning. She loves fossil hunting too and fortunately, she is happy to let me "keep" them in my collection for her! 

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A couple of the interesting "boney" bits. I am fairly sure this is turtle also. It looks like maybe the final vertebral plate on the shell?

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And this really lovely patterned something:

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SO needless to say, it was an AWESOME week of fossil hunting. Oh and we also got to see Dolphins surfing the waves in front of a big tanker coming through the channel, so I got a couple of great dolphin pics too:

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Full Picture:

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And pink waves at sunset our last day:

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And some beach art I did:

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AWESOME report, you're getting me riled up for a beach trip! The last time I shot down to the coast was before my paleo interest. I'd love to see the old familiar beaches that I already like so much from this angle now.

 

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Sounds like you had a very nice trip to the beach! Sunsets, dolphins, and fossils. What more could you ask for? Well, more fossils I guess. Haha!

 

P.S. I really like your beach art as well.:thumbsu:

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Your last bony bit is a partial sea robin skull. I love the gulf coast stuff from Texas. 

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Lovely use of the beautiful scallops!!!!! Pour some consolidant on the whole works and take it home with you!!!!  

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