Stonebone Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 It's been pretty cold here in Kansas the last couple of days, so I decided to go through some matrix that I collected from the basal Greenhorn, bottom of the Lincoln Limestone. This matrix is full of sharks teeth, bone fragments, fish teeth, gastroliths, clam shell fragments and lots of coprolites. I thought I would share these photos I took with my iPhone with my 5x loop held in front of the camera. I haven't id'd the small tooth yet. The squalicorax is 10mm. >Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissa318 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 That looks like some pretty cool matrix! Very nice!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZ_Fossil_Collecta Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 i don't know what the other tooth is, but i have a squalicorax (falcatus) from Texas and they're quite nice teeth. great find anyways, sorry i couldn't help you. I'm CRAZY about amber fossils and just as CRAZY in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mediospirifer Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Very nice! I like micros, but I don't know shark teeth. The matrix looks like it's a lot of fun to work with! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KansasFossilHunter Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Nice! Looks like a Scapanorhynchus Goblin shark tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonebone Posted February 27, 2014 Author Share Posted February 27, 2014 Thank you for the comments. Exposures of this layer are hard to find where I hunt. It is usually covered by the debris field from the eroding layers above it with vegetation on top of that. KansasFossilHunter, After doing some research I believe Scapanorhynchus is probably correct. >Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squali Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 I don't see any striations on the tooth crown which are typical of S. texanus. It would be good to see the whole tooth but it looks much cooler in the matrix. Nice find. It's hard to remember why you drained the swamp when your surrounded by alligators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonebone Posted February 28, 2014 Author Share Posted February 28, 2014 Squali, perhaps r. raphiodon and not s. texanus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squali Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Stonebone, It looks like the striations may of worn off if it is Scapanorhynchus. I usually get in trouble when offering ID's. Sometimes you can see striations at the nutrient band (The narrow line between root and crown) It's hard to remember why you drained the swamp when your surrounded by alligators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramo Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 That layer is the sweet spot isn't it! I went out today and found a little exposure of it. (I like road graders!) Every time you can find that layer, you can almost guarantee at least a few small teeth, and plenty of bone fragments. Looks like we are in for some more winter, so stay warm. 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...
Stonebone Posted March 1, 2014 Author Share Posted March 1, 2014 Ramo, Yes it is. It's like going fishing and not being able to cast without catching a fish. Once you find it, it's like ahhhhhhhhhhhhh... So ready for spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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