Fin Lover Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 I knew a day of little finds was coming, and yesterday happened to be that day. Looks like a huge amount of rain had come through, which I thought would be a good thing, but it just washed sand over top of everything. There is a dark, muddy layer where I often find nice angustidens, and a lighter layer below that has sand and clay. I pulled a vert out of the lighter layer, and it's not the typical small, round vert I find. Fish, shark, or something else? I also found what I just assumed was a broken angy in the bottom of the creek and stuck it in a bag. I looked at it today and realized it isn't an angy, and is more than half there. Best guess is a mako, but I have no idea. Sorry, I am really struggling to get good photos of it. The third pic is just to show the nutrient foramen. Any ideas are appreciated. Thanks, everyone! Fin Lover My favorite things about fossil hunting: getting out of my own head, getting into nature and, if I’m lucky, finding some cool souvenirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 You're correct on both ID's as far as I can tell! 1 Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fin Lover Posted July 21, 2022 Author Share Posted July 21, 2022 33 minutes ago, Meganeura said: You're correct on both ID's as far as I can tell! Thanks, Daniel. Any idea what type of animal on the vert? Fin Lover My favorite things about fossil hunting: getting out of my own head, getting into nature and, if I’m lucky, finding some cool souvenirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 17 minutes ago, Fin Lover said: Thanks, Daniel. Any idea what type of animal on the vert? Shark is my guess based on the concentric rings - it's the only animal I've seen with those rings on a vert! 1 Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Your vert is from a bony fish. No idea on the species. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fin Lover Posted July 21, 2022 Author Share Posted July 21, 2022 Thank you, @Al Dente! Fin Lover My favorite things about fossil hunting: getting out of my own head, getting into nature and, if I’m lucky, finding some cool souvenirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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