Ramo Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Found a new spot for Greenhorn Limestone shark teeth today. Possibly my last hunt before heading south to Texas next week. This rock has a ton of teeth. Can't wait to get the etcher out and start preping this one. I did a little "in-field" prepping with a pocket knife to show some of these teeth off a little better for the picture. Ramo For one species to mourn the death of another is a new thing under the sun. -Aldo Leopold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feeshy1 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Lots of work for you there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 With that kind of concentration, there is a chance they might be an associated dentition! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grokfish Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 I lost count at 10...awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil Foilist Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 12 at least, very cool Fossil Foilist -----)---------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimsherri Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Twelve............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickNC Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foshunter Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Looks like a slug of Squalicorax falcatus and a Ptychodus whipplei or anonymus, nice tooth hash---Tom Grow Old Kicking And Screaming !!"Don't Tread On Me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Way to go Ramo! Nice find! I'm sure this site will end up as one of your favorites, from here on out! Regards, 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...
dudeman Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 more than 12... Troy Nelson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullsnake Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 Niiiiiiiiice!!! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 That is amazing. At least 12 probably more. I agree with Auspex, it is possible they are associated. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vertman Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Nice slab...reminds me a lot of the Kamp Ranch slabs from around north Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramo Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 This slab was found with others in a pile of debris from a pit pond. I assume it is from the base of the greenhorn limestone. It has al least 2 ptychodus teeth, 7 squalicorax teeth, 2 cretoxyrhina teeth, and a few fish tooth fragments and some fish bones as well. I don't think the squalicorax teeth are associated, since there is so much other stuff going on in this rock. Here is another rock picked up a few feet from this. It has some big Cretoxyrhina teeth. This was at the right angle to the sun, and I could see something shiny from about 10' away. I pointed it out to my wife, and we walked over and found that the shiny things were actually teeth! Ramo For one species to mourn the death of another is a new thing under the sun. -Aldo Leopold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpaleo Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Awesome, what nice matrix pieces. Great spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Hamilton Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 (edited) You're killing me!!! Edited March 1, 2012 by John Hamilton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 That's good news about the Greenhorn. Not long ago, you could collect the formation in South Dakota (Butte County sites) but the area became part of a park or reserve (government land of some designation) so you can't even pick up loose fossils anymore. Found a new spot for Greenhorn Limestone shark teeth today. Possibly my last hunt before heading south to Texas next week. This rock has a ton of teeth. Can't wait to get the etcher out and start preping this one. I did a little "in-field" prepping with a pocket knife to show some of these teeth off a little better for the picture. Ramo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Sweet find. When that beauty is prepped it should be a truly nice display plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Wow...3 different types of teeth in the area of a quarter! You hit a jackpot!!!! Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boneman007 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Reminds me of the Kamp Ranch here in Dallas. I was hunting it last Sunday and ended up with 17 Ptychodus anonymous, 1 Ptychodus decurrens, 1 Cretoxyrhina (1.25"), 14 squalicorax and 2 pseudocorax. All in a 2 square foot area. Unfortunately there is 4 feet of overburden and roots on the layer so it's a tough hunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdevey Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Shark tooth plates, too cool. Thats exactly how, I would like to find my first shark teeth! Very cool plates! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmoceras Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Thats a lot of teeth! Nice finds there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nandomas Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 This slab was found with others in a pile of debris from a pit pond. I assume it is from the base of the greenhorn limestone. It has al least 2 ptychodus teeth, 7 squalicorax teeth, 2 cretoxyrhina teeth, and a few fish tooth fragments and some fish bones as well. I don't think the squalicorax teeth are associated, since there is so much other stuff going on in this rock. Here is another rock picked up a few feet from this. It has some big Cretoxyrhina teeth. This was at the right angle to the sun, and I could see something shiny from about 10' away. I pointed it out to my wife, and we walked over and found that the shiny things were actually teeth! Ramo Great plate Congratulations Erosion... will be my epitaph! http://www.paleonature.org/ https://fossilnews.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scmense Posted March 4, 2012 Share Posted March 4, 2012 Very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeDOTB Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 Wow, sounds like an awesome spot, and some really great finds! Congrats! DO, or do not. There is no try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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