Koldsimer Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 I had the chance to make it to Post Oak Creek 3 times this past month for a total of about 8 hours of fossil hunting. My favorite finds were the plethora of Ptychodus teeth. Found a couple of what I believe to be Ptychodus Mortini. The partially finished arowhead was also a cool find. It took me a couple minutes of looking at it to be sure of what I had found. I wonder what the story was? Found several roots and portions of what would have been huge teeth. Enjoy the pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koldsimer Posted August 1, 2016 Author Share Posted August 1, 2016 (edited) Ptychodus teeth and some of the big broken ones. The Ptychodus teeth are far more impressive in person. The color and textures are not captured in these pics. I had to take them early this morning and the shadows and light were not optimal. Edited August 1, 2016 by Koldsimer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koldsimer Posted August 1, 2016 Author Share Posted August 1, 2016 And the arrowhead..... first one I've ever found in post oak! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Just fantastic!!! I have been there once, good teeth but nothing like your haul. Thanks for sharing.. Love the point!!! The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koldsimer Posted August 1, 2016 Author Share Posted August 1, 2016 Just fantastic!!! I have been there once, good teeth but nothing like your haul. Thanks for sharing.. Love the point!!! Thanks so much! I have done some trekking and have managed to find a few good spots where I rarely see other footprints! What's your guess with the unfinished point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 That's amazing for 8 hours total! John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAtoPA Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Wow, what an exciting haul!! Maybe the person who started that arrowhead decided that the material wasn't what it was cracked up to be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Thanks so much! I have done some trekking and have managed to find a few good spots where I rarely see other footprints! What's your guess with the unfinished point? It "might" be a hide scrapper. Depends on how it fits your hand. It is somewhat unfinished and not at all symmetrical that you would assume for an arrow/spear head. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David E. Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Hey Koldsimer....you sure did find a hot spot. Nice finds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Great finds. Did you also find any of the tiny ones you need a magnifying glass to see? I think that is what I like best from Post Oak Creek. Had someone tell me to take a bucket of the gravel home and look threw it for them with a magnifying glass. I did and couldn't believe how small they were. Looked like splinters to the naked eye. I put them in 1 of those little cube boxes with the magnifying glass on top, and showed it at a prospecting club meeting while I was in Wichita Falls a few years ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 If ya did find any, I'd be interested in knowing the type of shark they came from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Nice group of finds!! Congratulations!! 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...
sharko69 Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Very nice finds! I have an unfinished artifact in the same material I found at POC as well. My wife would argue it is one of my ancestors since they started a project and never completed it. You have a nice chunk of mosasaur bone too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koldsimer Posted August 2, 2016 Author Share Posted August 2, 2016 Great finds. Did you also find any of the tiny ones you need a magnifying glass to see? I think that is what I like best from Post Oak Creek. Had someone tell me to take a bucket of the gravel home and look threw it for them with a magnifying glass. I did and couldn't believe how small they were. Looked like splinters to the naked eye. I put them in 1 of those little cube boxes with the magnifying glass on top, and showed it at a prospecting club meeting while I was in Wichita Falls a few years ago. Lol Shoot, I have a hard enough time seeing the teeth I do find. The eyes just aren't what they used to be. I actually do way better when I take some weak readers with me but the excessive sweat makes it impossible to use them in the summer. But to answer your question, yes, I have found many of the micro teeth. They are fascinating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koldsimer Posted August 2, 2016 Author Share Posted August 2, 2016 (edited) Very nice finds! I have an unfinished artifact in the same material I found at POC as well. My wife would argue it is one of my ancestors since they started a project and never completed it. You have a nice chunk of mosasaur bone too. That's hilarious! Yes, yes... unfinished projects. Found lots of nice chunks of bones on these trips. Do you happen to have a pic of your unfinished artifact? I'd love to see it for comparative purposes. Hey Koldsimer....you sure did find a hot spot. Nice finds. Thanks Bud! Post oak has lots to offer for sure. Edited August 2, 2016 by Koldsimer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharko69 Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 That's hilarious! Yes, yes... unfinished projects. Found lots of nice chunks of bones on these trips. Do you happen to have a pic of your unfinished artifact? I'd love to see it for comparative purposes. Thanks Bud! Post oak has lots to offer for sure. i will send a picture when I get back to Dallas. Maybe the same hands created them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smt126 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 Wow that is quite the find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharko69 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 That's hilarious! Yes, yes... unfinished projects. Found lots of nice chunks of bones on these trips. Do you happen to have a pic of your unfinished artifact? I'd love to see it for comparative purposes. Thanks Bud! Post oak has lots to offer for sure. Her is mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 hmm. I'm DEFENANTLY no expert, but looks to me more like 1 that he messed up on, and then discarded it to start over with a new rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Fantastic. I love the Ptychodus. That is a species missing from the Cretaceous of N.C. 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...
shel67 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 On 8/1/2016 at 10:03 AM, Koldsimer said: Ptychodus teeth and some of the big broken ones. The Ptychodus teeth are far more impressive in person. The color and textures are not captured in these pics. I had to take them early this morning and the shadows and light were not optimal. I was down in Post Oak Creek recently and found a tooth like the ones in your third set of pictures. What exactly are those from? Here's mine.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSRhunter Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 4 hours ago, shel67 said: I was down in Post Oak Creek recently and found a tooth like the ones in your third set of pictures. What exactly are those from? Here's mine.... Worn but big Cretodus crassidens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 On 8/4/2016 at 5:06 PM, sharko69 said: Her is mine. That's a nice knife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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