masonboro37 Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 (edited) I have made the time this past summer and now into fall to have my fun Friday excursions and I have even gone on a few Saturday hunts. I have had a blast meeting up with fellow FF friends and other friends. We are all so fortunate to have this great fossiling community! I have posted some of the specimens and pictures of the quarries. I did happen to do quite a bit of beach collecting this summer. All my life growing up at the beach, I was convinced that one will NEVER find a shark tooth at Wrightsville Beach, NC. I am so wrong. If there is a dredge going on and a storm too, luck may be there. Here is a pic of two of the teeth my son and I found at Wrightsville this summer. We found them one day apart and he was a happy boy. Worn Mako and Great White. Edited October 6, 2014 by masonboro37 Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonboro37 Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 (edited) Moving on to the summer quarry excursions: August This is a quarry in Onslow Co., NC. The collecting area consists of Eocene, Castle Hayne Formation piles and vast flat areas. I brought home several bags of loose sediment, but have not had the time to sift through it all. So, it just waits for a cold and rainy day. There were broken teeth and many large echinoids. The echinoids consisted mostly of large sand dollars. Most of the sand dollars have hard Eocene matrix encrusting the Aboral aspects. I have tried prepping some of it away on a few, but I have decided to just leave them alone. There was one area which was full of crab claws and pinchers. First pic: Big Eocene echi. Second pic: Slit shell internal mold. Third pic: Partial crab carapace, tiny little section. Probably Lophoranina raynorae. Fourth pic: Partial crab claw. Fifth pic: Quarry view. Edited October 5, 2014 by masonboro37 Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsessed1 Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 You have had a great summer! I haven't been able to get to NC and have missed it greatly. When I zoomed in on the two shark teeth I swear I see serrations on both. Could they both be Great Whites? Kinda looks like it to me. Congrats of some great finds this past summer!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonboro37 Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 September... Waccamaw Formation, NC, Pleistocene. This is one of my favorite quarries to go to. To stand basically on the bottom of the excavated site and see so many different species of mollusks everywhere is remarkable. First pic and second pic: Chicoreus floridanus, Murex. Thrid pic: Our pretty little friend. Fouth pic: Quarry site view Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonboro37 Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 October..... The NCFC excursion to the Castle Hayne quarry was this past Friday, October 3. I only stayed about 2 hours, busy day. The area consisted of Castle Hayne Formation, Eocene and then Pee Dee Formation. Even though the weather has cooled off, it was still a red faced morning for me. Just overly warm out. Awesome to see everyone and visit. I posted my favorite find from Friday morning. So excited!!! Pic one and two: Pretty sure this is a Eocarpilius blowi, crab carapace, Eocene. I asked a few friends and they seem to think so too. Pic three: All cleaned up. Pic four: Quarry view Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Wow Libby! You've been busy! Thanks for posting these - great report and pictures. Such spectacular finds - the crabs and murex and teeth! - Wow! Congratulations on the great finds! 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...
masonboro37 Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 (edited) Moving on to yesterday, October 4. Back at the Waccamaw Formation quarry again. Met some dear friends there and spent about 5 hours poking around the area. The weather was perfect, nice cool breeze and sunshine off and on. First pic and second pic: Looks like a Euvola holmesii. Third pic: Love these, looking in my book about the species. Fourth pic: Another, larger Euvola?[/i Wishing everyone a great rest of your weekend! Libby Edited October 6, 2014 by masonboro37 Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Great finds and pics Libby, I love the crab and GW tooth in particular! : ) 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...
MikeR Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Hi Libby Nice crab. I have been to Castle Hayne on several occassions but I have never found any crabs. You must have an eye for them. Also a nice Chicoreus floridana. They are common in Plio-Pleistocene deposits in Florida but not so much in the Waccamaw. The pecten that you have identified as Euvola holmesii now Propeamussium holmesii (Dall, 1886) is a recent species. Your shell although relatively flat shows no external ribbing expected of a Euvola. Both are actually Amussium mortoni (Ravenl, 1844). I would need a internal view picture of you other shell to be certain, but they appear to be Chama emmonsi Nichol, 1953. Mike 1 "A problem solved is a problem caused"--Karl Pilkington "I was dead for millions of years before I was born and it never inconvenienced me a bit." -- Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonboro37 Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 You have had a great summer! I haven't been able to get to NC and have missed it greatly. When I zoomed in on the two shark teeth I swear I see serrations on both. Could they both be Great Whites? Kinda looks like it to me. Congrats of some great finds this past summer!!! Hi Kevin, It was a fun summer. There are serrations on both. I bet you are right, the bigger one is a GW. Thanks about the finds. Libby Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonboro37 Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 Wow Libby! You've been busy! Thanks for posting these - great report and pictures. Such spectacular finds - the crabs and murex and teeth! - Wow! Congratulations on the great finds! Regards, Hello Tim, I sort of took a break for a while and then got back into excursions. Hoping to go on more through out the fall and winter. Thanks you about the pic's and finds. Libby Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonboro37 Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 Great finds and pics Libby, I love the crab and GW tooth in particular! : ) Good afternoon Jeff! Thank you. Libby Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonboro37 Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 Hi Libby Nice crab. I have been to Castle Hayne on several occassions but I have never found any crabs. You must have an eye for them. Also a nice Chicoreus floridana. They are common in Plio-Pleistocene deposits in Florida but not so much in the Waccamaw. The pecten that you have identified as Euvola holmesii now Propeamussium holmesii (Dall, 1886) is a recent species. Your shell although relatively flat shows no external ribbing expected of a Euvola. Both are actually Amussium mortoni (Ravenl, 1844). I would need a internal view picture of you other shell to be certain, but they appear to be Chama emmonsi Nichol, 1953. Mike Hi Mike, Thanks about the crab and murex. Hope all is well! I have posted another pic for you of the internal side of the pecten. Thank you for looking at it and for the great information. Libby Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Hi Libby, That's a great assortment through time! Nice finds and you obviously had a good time digging them up! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Hi, Libby, you have found nice fossils ! May I see the apical side of your sea urchin from Onslow Co. please ? Thanks ! Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Libby Really nice specimens. I always like seeing your pictures especially those in the quarries. There just aren't as many quarries open to collecting now as there used to be. It is nice to see that some NC quarries are still open to collecting. 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 October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Libby, you really have an eye for those crab partsreally nice GW's you and your son found there, especially for Wrightsville. 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...
masonboro37 Posted October 17, 2014 Author Share Posted October 17, 2014 Hi Libby, That's a great assortment through time! Nice finds and you obviously had a good time digging them up! Thank you Ludwigia! I did have a great time. Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonboro37 Posted October 17, 2014 Author Share Posted October 17, 2014 Hi, Libby, you have found nice fossils ! May I see the apical side of your sea urchin from Onslow Co. please ? Thanks ! Coco Hi Coco, Thanks about the finds. I would so like to show you the apical side, but I gave the echinoid to a friend. I do have others which are similar. Would you like to see those? Lib Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonboro37 Posted October 17, 2014 Author Share Posted October 17, 2014 Libby, you really have an eye for those crab partsreally nice GW's you and your son found there, especially for Wrightsville. Hey Don, I seem to just want to go in the direction of NC crabs. I may have finally found my niche. Then maybe not, lol. I was elated that we found the teeth at WB. Not any since then. Lib Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Hi, Hi Coco, Thanks about the finds. I would so like to show you the apical side, but I gave the echinoid to a friend. I do have others which are similar. Would you like to see those? Lib Oh yes Libby ! I would like to see the other side of this species. Is it Dendraster ? It could be several species... Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nala Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 Great finds and pictures Libby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonboro37 Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share Posted October 25, 2014 Hi, Oh yes Libby ! I would like to see the other side of this species. Is it Dendraster ? It could be several species... Coco Hi Coco, I have been going through the echi's from the site. All all the same, heavy encrustation of matrix. I can attempt to prep some of the matrix off, just so hard and not forgiving. Lib Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonboro37 Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share Posted October 25, 2014 (edited) Great finds and pictures Libby! Thank you! Edited October 25, 2014 by masonboro37 Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonboro37 Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share Posted October 25, 2014 Another Friday excursion to a quarry in Eastern North Carolina on October 17, 2014. Gorgeous day with abundant sunshine and a cooler breeze. The area we were hunting consisted of piles of the Belgrade Formation, Oligocene to Miocene. I love this quarry and the marine fossils are so pretty from here! First pic: Vivid wild flowers. Second pic: Little Squalodon tooth. This specimen would have had two roots, one is fractured off. Third pic: Partial vert, thinking maybe Tuna. Fourth pic: Entrance to go down to the piles. Fifth pic: Interesting ridge of pebbles. Must have been a river/stream bed. Sixth pic: Closeup of ridge. Seventh pic: Hemipristis serra, Snaggle Tooth shark. Posting a few more. Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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