Fossil_Adult Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 (edited) Wow. This was one of my favorite hunts I’ve had in a long time. I’ve been looking for Paleozoic sharks teeth for a really long time, and have finally stumbled across them. I took a trip out to southeastern Ohio, and I’m not disappointed to say the least. These sites were really small, but I found a LOT of shark teeth, and fish fossils as well. Here’s the finds: Shark teeth: These sharks teeth are a lot smaller than the ones I find at home, but they’re a whole lot cooler since they’re new. This one is broken. This one’s a really nice sharks tooth. That’s probably one of my best from the day. Another broken Paleozoic sharks tooth. The first one I found. I think this is a fish tooth. Yeah this one’s super nice. Another awesome complete Paleozoic sharks tooth from southeastern Ohio. Biggest sharks tooth from this site. About a 1/4 inch big. What an awesome tooth! I think this is a tooth as well. I don’t know whether this is a tooth, or a vertebrae, buts it’s still awesome. All and all, today was a great day. I had fun collecting Paleozoic shark teeth, thank you Ohio! Edited September 12, 2022 by Fossil_Adult 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connorp Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Nice finds! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhysicist Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Super cool! 1 "Argumentation cannot suffice for the discovery of new work, since the subtlety of Nature is greater many times than the subtlety of argument." - Carl Sagan "I was born not knowing and have had only a little time to change that here and there." - Richard Feynman Collections: Hell Creek Microsite | Hell Creek/Lance | Dinosaurs | Sharks | Squamates | Post Oak Creek | North Sulphur River | Lee Creek | Aguja | Permian | Devonian | Triassic | Harding Sandstone Instagram: @thephysicist_tff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilurianSalamander Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Very nice! What time period(s) other than Paleozoic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Very nice! 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil_Adult Posted September 12, 2022 Author Share Posted September 12, 2022 8 hours ago, SilurianSalamander said: Very nice! What time period(s) other than Paleozoic? Specifically the Caboniferous or the Pennsylvanian period Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil_Adult Posted September 12, 2022 Author Share Posted September 12, 2022 Thanks for all the responses! These sites were the smallest I've ever been to. There was only a couple of fossiliferous rock exposed here so I was supprised at how little these pockets were but the quality definitley makes up for it. I'm hoping maybe next time to get a petalodus Ohioensis when I visit the area at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connorp Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Given how small these teeth are, it might be worthwhile to try and dissolve the limestone and look for microfossils. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutscheben Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Thanks for sharing, Paleozoic shark teeth are always exciting (and even better when they are from my favorite time period!). 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil_Adult Posted September 12, 2022 Author Share Posted September 12, 2022 1 hour ago, connorp said: Given how small these teeth are, it might be worthwhile to try and dissolve the limestone and look for microfossils. I’m currently looking for an acid which would dissolve the limestone without dissolving the teeth so if you know of how thats done it’d be cool I don’t want to ruin the fossils I already have though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 Looks like you found some really nice ones. Congrats and thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connorp Posted September 12, 2022 Share Posted September 12, 2022 27 minutes ago, Fossil_Adult said: I’m currently looking for an acid which would dissolve the limestone without dissolving the teeth so if you know of how thats done it’d be cool I don’t want to ruin the fossils I already have though. Vinegar 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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