old bones Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 I had saved a cup or so of the dregs off the bottom of a gallon bag of Peace River matrix a while ago. I wanted to see if the really tiny stuff had any more of the 'cats paw' denticles like the one I found here. ; Peace River Find For I D Please - Fossil ID - The Fossil Forum I went thru it today, and found another! This one is better preserved on the dorsal side, but doesn't have the detail on the base like the first. It is really worth checking the tiny, sandy stuff at the bottom of a batch of matrix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
married2rick Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 I did a quick google search on cats paw denticle and all I got were images of cats, lol. Forgive me for not knowing, but what is a cats paw denticle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted January 4, 2016 Author Share Posted January 4, 2016 I did a quick google search on cats paw denticle and all I got were images of cats, lol. Forgive me for not knowing, but what is a cats paw denticle? Sorry to send you off on a wild goose chase. I just called it that because it resembled a shell that has that common name. It is actually (probably) from a shark or ray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Julianna Wow, that is a really cool looking, well preserved dermal denticle. 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...
Coco Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Hi, Oh ! Very nice denticle ! 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...
old bones Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 Julianna Wow, that is a really cool looking, well preserved dermal denticle. Marco Sr. Hi, Oh ! Very nice denticle ! Coco Thank you both. Someday, I hope to know what animal these intriguing denticles belonged to.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 That is a very cool little and extremely interesting denticle. Don't think I have ever seen one like it. 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...
digit Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Another cool micro. I love the fact that you searched the 'dregs' just to see if you could pull another rare find like this--and then did! Astounding! I'm all out of my Peace River, Horse Creek, and Cookiecutter Creek micro-matrix hoards but I still have half a bucket of matrix from Rattlesnake Creek. On morning when I'm not overworked on other projects I like to sit down with a cup of that and continue my quest for the perfect Nurse Shark tooth. I know it's in there--just hopefully not in the 'dregs' at the very bottom of the bucket. When I next meet-up with John (Sacha) I hope to receive my reserved allotment of the wondrous 'Frog Toe Matrix' from Merritt Island. I'm also heading over to the Ernst Quarries for a day in a couple of weeks and hope to bring back a good quantity of Shark Tooth Hill micro-matrix which looks quite amazing from what I've seen. I really do need to get myself a decent macro lens for my DSLR--I think I'll be needing it soon. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted January 8, 2016 Author Share Posted January 8, 2016 That is a very cool little and extremely interesting denticle. Don't think I have ever seen one like it. Thanks, Don. I now have two, and I am going to be looking very hard for more when I search the Peace matrix. These are so different! Julianna Another cool micro. I love the fact that you searched the 'dregs' just to see if you could pull another rare find like this--and then did! Astounding! I'm all out of my Peace River, Horse Creek, and Cookiecutter Creek micro-matrix hoards but I still have half a bucket of matrix from Rattlesnake Creek. On morning when I'm not overworked on other projects I like to sit down with a cup of that and continue my quest for the perfect Nurse Shark tooth. I know it's in there--just hopefully not in the 'dregs' at the very bottom of the bucket. When I next meet-up with John (Sacha) I hope to receive my reserved allotment of the wondrous 'Frog Toe Matrix' from Merritt Island. I'm also heading over to the Ernst Quarries for a day in a couple of weeks and hope to bring back a good quantity of Shark Tooth Hill micro-matrix which looks quite amazing from what I've seen. I really do need to get myself a decent macro lens for my DSLR--I think I'll be needing it soon. Cheers. -Ken Ken, if you do get some more Peace matrix, you just have to keep your eyes open for these. I think they have been overlooked. Rattlesnake Creek is a fine way to hunt ... great stuff in there and very nice nurse shark teeth. You are going to love the variety in the Frog Toe matrix. Every spoonful has something new in it. Good luck at the Ernst Quarries and I look forward to seeing your finds. Julianna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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