Rexofspades Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 These are from multiple trips between 2022-2023. all from Calvert cliffs, each trip has something unique I would like assistance in identifying so for convenience's sake, I will refer to the items in alphabetical order relative to the numerical trip order. 1A 2B etc. Trip 1 1A pretty sure it is a crocodile tooth, Thecachampsa sp? 1B this is a bone that i found on the beach, im not sure if it's a cetacean atlas or skull fragment. but it's got this weird hole in it on one side. 1C clearly a cetacean vert. probably a juvie dolphin. i think so bc it doesn't have any fused epiphysis. id like to know what part of the spine this would have been on the animal. 1D maybe the wing of a vert? 1E is this anything? or just concretion 1F biggest fossil I've found yet by far! this massive chunk of whale jawbone. I am going to make a separate post in fossil prep to see about the best ways to clean it. 1G maybe a rib? i believe its a bone of some sort. i need to paleobond this one back together. Trip 2 2A definetely a tooth of some sort. not sure if its a croc or a cetacean since the enamel is worn 2B maybe a rib? or vert wing? 2C I think this might be a turtle shell, because its texture is not pronounced enough to be a cookie fragment. 2D maybe a skate osteoderm? 2E 2F 2G Sand tiger shark 2H crab claw with some sort of borehole? any other comments or ideas are as always, appreciated! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 Wow, that's a lot of fossils in one post. Nice finds. 2F looks like a fish skull piece, maybe an operculum. 1 1 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 Nice haul! 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rexofspades Posted February 22, 2023 Author Share Posted February 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Fossildude19 said: Wow, that's a lot of fossils in one post. Nice finds. 2F looks like a fish skull piece, maybe an operculum. Thanks man! It was definitely a lot, most folks are so fixated on teeth they ignore the other fossils that can be arguably as interesting. Do you happen to know anyone I can ping to help ID the other bones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 @Boesse @Al Dente @MarcoSr 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockwood Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 This needs to be split into digestible bites. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rexofspades Posted February 22, 2023 Author Share Posted February 22, 2023 Sorry, i would normally separate them between trips but ive been sitting on this one for a while and if I didn't get it out now it wouldn't be Done yknow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 Many of us are more than happy to ID all sorts of stuff, but this is *a lot* - my recommendation would be to find a field guide or spend ten minutes searching online and you can get more than 75% of these identified yourself - and post the "stumpers" here. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rexofspades Posted February 23, 2023 Author Share Posted February 23, 2023 Fine, should I delete this and split it up into 2 smaller posts. Would that make it better? Sorry if I've annoyed you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fin Lover Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 (edited) No need to delete anything. If it were me (and others may not agree with me here), I would personally make one post for what you believe to be bone, one for teeth, and one for osteoderms (or misc...depends on how much you have of each type of item). Include the type of fossil in the post name so that those familiar with bone, etc. can easily see it. I would then number the items 1 through 5 (or however many you have) and only include the pictures of those items (and not the group shots). Again, others may have a different preference. I don't think anyone was annoyed, but when people have limited time to answer, the more complicated it looks to review the items, the less likely they are to look. Edited February 23, 2023 by Fin Lover Fixed punctuation 2 2 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...
JohnJ Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 3 hours ago, Rexofspades said: Fine, should I delete this and split it up into 2 smaller posts. Would that make it better? Sorry if I've annoyed you 1 hour ago, Fin Lover said: I don't think anyone was annoyed, but when people have limited time to answer, the more complicated it looks to review the items, the less likely they are to look. On 2/22/2023 at 11:31 AM, Rockwood said: This needs to be split into digestible bites. Don't delete anything at this point. It is just something to keep in mind in the future. 'Digestible bites' will get you more ID feedback. 1 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 Not annoyed! I'm happy to ID some things over my AM coffee but many of these are pretty readily identifiable with a little bit of reading. Dumping a ton of stuff on us at once can dampen enthusiasm, so to speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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