RCW3D Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 I braved the polar vortex do hit the river for what may be the last time before the new year. I was hoping to go on my birthday tomorrow but I'm not real keen on freezing rain. I'm glad I went today, the strong winds from yesterday obviously stirred the place up...they also made for an extra low tide. I didn't sift much, far too cold for that, but I have to say that it was the best surface collecting I've done here. I was surprised that there were three vertebrae that had washed up, I always like finding those. I also found a frag...some day I'll find a whole meg! The haul: The verts: The frag...I can't wait to find an actual meg! Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Glad that you got out and found some things! I can't wait until I can get back down that way! I have the tooth bug bad! Right now all I can do is live vicariously through others and it stinks! Congrats! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil-Hound Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 @RCW3D wow it looks like you found some great looking vertebrae and an assortment of teeth. You need to check out my latest album from a few days ago. I have a picture of a vertebrae you may have seen before. I think it's a juvenile (very young) Baleen whale, but I'm just shooting in the dark. I also recovered a really nice C. Megalodon fragment. I had the same feeling you did. The moment you see it, and get all excited that you at least have a fragment yet wish for something a little more complete. 1 Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ropterus Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Nice finds! Really like those vertebrae! Here is a pic of my heartbreaker from last weekend. Someone had actually stepped on it and didn't see it. I'll take it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavialboy Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 nice finds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCW3D Posted December 18, 2016 Author Share Posted December 18, 2016 My wife surprised me with another trip to the river today! Today is my birthday and the weather report changed so she recommended that we go back to the river to take advantage of the good weather, glad we did! Nothing spectacular but the sand dollar Epiphysis was my first, it was actually my first find too. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 That is not a sand dollar. I don't remember the correct name but I is part of the spine from in between two verts. Fossilhunters often call them cookies.Because they sort of resemble them. 1 I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 I just looked it up , its called an Epiphyses. 1 I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Nice finds by the way! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Sweet finds !! .. haha are we all just crazy ? I refuse to let near freezing temperatures stop me either. There is a sickness here that has yet to be described, I just know it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Thanks for sharing. 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...
RCW3D Posted December 18, 2016 Author Share Posted December 18, 2016 4 hours ago, darctooth said: I just looked it up , its called an Epiphyses. I have learned something new! It was in the water and it was the very first thing I saw...something perfectly round doesn't look natural so I was intrigued immediately. I assumed it was a sand dollar...this is even cooler! Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Before I went on my first sharktooth hunt I searched the internet for all the information I could find. I found fossilguy.com and used this site to get information on where to go, what I should expect to find, and other important info. It was my favorite site. That is where I learned what your Epiphyses was. Its a really good site, you should check it out. I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 I am sorry I forgot to wish you a "Happy Birthday!" I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCW3D Posted December 18, 2016 Author Share Posted December 18, 2016 I have spent some time on Fossilguy.com, I spend more time on Marco's site now...comparing teeth to what I have found. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Yes Marco's site is another great one. Unforunetly I find myself getting jealous when I see how many trips he makes, how many fossils he finds per trip, and how many Megs he finds so I have to stop looking Lol! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil-Hound Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 @RCW3D the Epiphyses only forms on juvenile vertebrae because these eventually fuse directly into the spine structure itself. You can Google Epiphyses fusion and come up with a plethora of articles citing mammal vertebrae fusions. Here's an example of human beings (Homo Sapien): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20872802 Enjoy the light paragraph read, and learning more about our own biology. 1 Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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