TimZ123X Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Hi everyone - I found this at Acadia National Park in Maine on the beach of a lake. Looks like it could be a fossilised tooth. Can anyone verify? Thank you for looking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Welcome to TFF! Sorry that is just a rock that resembles a tooth. Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankh8147 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 It's definitely a rock or mineral but since you have have the 'fossil bug' and are my basically my neighbor (I currently live in Bensalem), check out all of the New Jersey Cretaceous sites; there's good stuff to be found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Yep just a rock but keep looking and welcome to the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mediospirifer Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Acadia National Park is gorgeous, but not a good site for fossil hunting for a couple of reasons. #1: National Park! Collecting rocks is prohibited, and rangers will confiscate anything if you're caught. Or so I'm told by a local who should know. #2: Most of the rock there is igneous or volcanic in origin. What little sedimentary rock there is has not (as I'm told) produced fossils. Most of the original sedimentary rock has been metamorphosed into schist. The only fossils I'm aware of are Pleistocene marine fossils left behind by the glaciers in soil deposits. That said, it's a fascinating place to explore geology in general. My husband and I spent a nice week-and-a-half vacation there last August, and we made exploring the geology a focus. For those interested in such explorations, I highly recommend getting a map-and-booklet package that we found in the Visitor's Center: a bedrock geology map, a surficial geology map, and a booklet describing the features, all in one simple package. Both maps show topographic lines as well as the usual roads and trails. Welcome to the Forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimZ123X Posted July 20, 2016 Author Share Posted July 20, 2016 Thanks everyone! Actually wasn't even looking. I reached down to pick up a rock to skip and found it. Thought it might be too good to be true. Thanks again, Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Acadia National Park is gorgeous, but not a good site for fossil hunting for a couple of reasons. #1: National Park! Collecting rocks is prohibited, and rangers will confiscate anything if you're caught. Or so I'm told by a local who should know. Collecting in a National Park is a big no-no. If caught, and the "Feds" feel like making an example, you could be looking at fines and jail time. http://nature.nps.gov/geology/nationalfossilday/prpa_text.cfm Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.