MarcoSr Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 These specimens are from the Eocene of Virginia. I cleaned out my shelves of matrix in my basement several weeks back and came across a trip’s worth of processed matrix that I had collected years ago from an Eocene site in Virginia. I did find a good number of shark, ray, fish and other micros in the matrix. I’m posting the nicer and more unusual micros which I found. If you place your cursor on a JPEG image you will see the file name which will have the specimen id as best that I can determine and the specimen size. Each matrix that I search makes me more of an avid micro tooth collector. If anyone has or can collect good matrix with shark, ray, and fish micros please send me a PM. Shark teeth, cartilage, a coprolite and vertebrae Abdounia: Anomotodon: Brachycarcharias: Continued in the next reply Marco Sr. "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share Posted June 11, 2014 (edited) Carcharias: Cretolamna: Ginglymostoma: Hypotodus: Odontaspis: Physogaleus: Premontreia: Continued in the next reply Marco Sr. Edited June 11, 2014 by MarcoSr "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share Posted June 11, 2014 (edited) Squatina: Striatolamia: Triakis: Continued in the next reply Marco Sr. Edited June 11, 2014 by MarcoSr "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share Posted June 11, 2014 (edited) Shark cartilage: Shark coprolite: Shark vertebrae: Ray teeth, barb and a dermal element Archaeomanta: Burnhamia: Coupatezia: Continued in the next reply Marco Sr. Edited June 11, 2014 by MarcoSr "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share Posted June 11, 2014 (edited) Hypolophodon: Jacquhermania: Myliobatis: Rhinoptera: Ray barb: Ray dermal element: Fish teeth, jaw and vertebrae Scomberomorus: Trichiurides: Fish jaw: Continued in the next reply Marco Sr. Edited June 11, 2014 by MarcoSr "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share Posted June 11, 2014 (edited) Fish vertebrae: Crab Claw Marco Sr. Edited June 11, 2014 by MarcoSr "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokiehunter Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Very nicely done Marco. Great variety and photography. So many cool things from the cartilage to the trichiurides tooth it's hard to find a favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Great stuff Marco Sr. How does one distinguish between sphyraena barracuda, and Scomberomorus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Great job as always Marco. This may sound weird, but i love the nicely shaped coprolites.... ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissa318 Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Wonderful additions to your micro collection Marco!!! Thanks for sharing and fabulous pictures! Does the opposite side of your ray dermal element look the same? Great finds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Great pics as is your norm Marco, is it pretty rare to find shark cartiledge or is it dependent on location? Great stuff as always, thanks for sharing Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share Posted June 11, 2014 Very nicely done Marco. Great variety and photography. So many cool things from the cartilage to the trichiurides tooth it's hard to find a favorite. Jason This site had a wide variety of species. I didn't post the snake and turtle specimens that I found in this matrix. I also found a good amount of bird and croc material on other trips. Marco Sr. "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share Posted June 11, 2014 Great stuff Marco Sr. How does one distinguish between sphyraena barracuda, and Scomberomorus? Julianna Scomberomorus has extant species like the spanish mackerel. Sphyraena teeth are flatter, can be larger, and tend to be more triangular than Scomberomorus teeth. Marco Sr. "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share Posted June 11, 2014 Great job as always Marco. This may sound weird, but i love the nicely shaped coprolites.... Charlie The spiral valve of the intestine of many lamniforms causes the unique shape of this type of coprolite. Marco Sr. "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share Posted June 11, 2014 Wonderful additions to your micro collection Marco!!! Thanks for sharing and fabulous pictures! Does the opposite side of your ray dermal element look the same? Great finds. Lissa The side of the dermal element in the picture has a pointed projection which extends upward from the surface. The other side is flat. Marco Sr. "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share Posted June 11, 2014 Great pics as is your norm Marco, is it pretty rare to find shark cartiledge or is it dependent on location? Great stuff as always, thanks for sharing Jeff Shark cartilage is pretty rare from all the locations that I collect from. It is actually rare from this site. In over a hundred trips to this site I had only found 4 or 5 pieces of shark cartilage total in addition to the two pieces from this one trip/batch of matrix. Marco Sr. "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Great preservation and variety. Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share Posted June 11, 2014 Great preservation and variety. Dan There was a narrow lense at this site that had a very high concentration of teeth. Unlike other lag layers where the vast majority of the teeth are reworked, this layer contained mostly pristine specimens. Marco Sr. "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Julianna Scomberomorus has extant species like the spanish mackerel. Sphyraena teeth are flatter, can be larger, and tend to be more triangular than Scomberomorus teeth. Marco Sr. Thanks Marco Sr., I will keep that in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissa318 Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Lissa The side of the dermal element in the picture has a pointed projection which extends upward from the surface. The other side is flat. Marco Sr. Ok thanks Marco! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Thanks Marco! Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Thanks for the info sir. You've taught me something new! ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahom15 Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Great collection!! The wonderful pics with ID's are a great help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted June 12, 2014 Author Share Posted June 12, 2014 Great collection!! The wonderful pics with ID's are a great help. I'm pretty familiar with most of the shark, ray, and fish Eocene species from MD/VA and pretty confident in the ID's. It is a much different story when I get matrix from a different part of the US or outside the US and I'm not familiar with the faunas. A lot of times it can be difficult for me to identify the shark. ray and fish material that I find. Marco Sr. "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Marco, how uncommon is the Archaeomanta melonhorsti? Is this tooth also found in the Castle Hayne? Is there any way you can add a few more pics of it from different angles to aide in ID? I do not have this tooth in my collection at all, and am wondering if I may have overlooked it possibly. As always, your finds are amazing. BTW, I am hoping to get the matrix I mentioned to you at the festival within the next week or so. I have not had the time to go and collect it yet. Don 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...
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