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Dinosaur, Shark Fossils From Sussex Weald,england.


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Some really nice specimens here. Is there any way to prepare the shark head?

Best regards,

Thomas

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Cheers. It would have to be acid prepped. I've never undertaken this. At the least, its needing some general accentuation, and the right jaw brought out. I like it as it is, for now.....

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Wow! they are some very awesome fossils can't wait to see more.

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The hybodont is extremely interesting. Except for the teeth, I probably would not have recognized it. Do you have any pictures of the site? I'm just curious if you fossil hunt in a quarry, or along the water etc.

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I fossil hunt the coastline,on the longer tides. I've found about 40 shark heads,most crushed/ distorted. About 10,including this example, are uncrushed. Pretty rare in my experience.

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What an extraordinary and varied collection! Thanks for the look :)

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Amazing finds! Id love to see one of those shark heads fully prepped!

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Stunning finds...would you know if there from the Ashdown Beds Formation.

Regards,

Darren.

Its mainly Ashdown beds and Tunbridge wells sands. All approximately 135-142 MYA. :)

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Spectacular finds, really special material. Thank you for sharing. I've hunted at Hastings several times, and I've a decent siderite nodule with a few bones sticking out of it. They're really worn on the surface, but I'm hoping there's something special inside the nodule. Have you ever tried prepping the siderite nodules?

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Joe

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The siderite nodule sounds very interesting...will be exciting prepping into that. I haven't prepped them before. I have searched Hastings only on occasion. It has brought up some really nice material,but dino is pretty uncommon there isn't it.

There was the large cliff fall a couple of months back,perhaps some nice fossils came out of it. I haven't been back since last Autumn,will have to make a trip soon.

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Impressive! Keep them coming!

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Wow Wee!!!!!! You have made some very impressive finds there! Hahaa...i'm so jealous...:D Congratulations!

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This is interesting; I would have expected the track to deform the layers, rather than breach them.

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Yes i have pondered over this, It is clearly a footprint, and very much the profile of a small theropod dinosaur. The location where i found the print is not my usual haunt. Generally ,where i search, footprints are in the form of fossil foot casts .

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I agree wholeheartedly that it is a track, and a good one! Perhaps the varves were revealed by weathering after the fossil was exposed?

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“Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley

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Wow, those prints are amazing!

That sauropod print is FANTASTIC!!!

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Holy cows!!! I dream of living in an area where you find these kind of fossils!

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If you ever fancy a stroll next time im in your neck of the woods be sure to give me a shout..

Truly stunning finds...well done to you.

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Darren.

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