Laura Carroll Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Had a great fossil hunt today in Jacksboro and wanted to share pics of an awesome shark tooth I found. The team identified as Orodus variabilis. So excited - finding a shark tooth has been on my "fossil bucket list" for a long time. For size comparison, it's about the size of a penny. I'm just thrilled, it's beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Carroll Posted January 22, 2017 Author Share Posted January 22, 2017 Thank you auto correct, Orodus variabilis! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Welcome to TFF! Nice find!! What is the age? 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...
JohnJ Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 A super find! Welcome to TFF. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Carroll Posted January 22, 2017 Author Share Posted January 22, 2017 Thank you for the welcomes! Age, positive Pennsylvanian so 323 - 298 million years? Someone please correct me if I'm wrong!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John S. Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Awesome tooth congrats! Welcome North Central Texas Eagle Ford Group / Ozan Formation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 2 minutes ago, Laura Carroll said: Thank you for the welcomes! Age, positive Pennsylvanian so 323 - 298 million years? Someone please correct me if I'm wrong!! That is a really cool find! Thanks for the update. 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...
sixgill pete Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 That is a great find. Fantastic tooth. 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...
Fossildude19 Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Welcome to the Forum. Excellent tooth. Thanks for posting it. 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...
PA Fossil Finder Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Absolutely awesome tooth! I'd be thrilled to find a tooth like that too! Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Carroll Posted January 22, 2017 Author Share Posted January 22, 2017 I'll be bouncing off the walls for quite awhile over this one! Happy to share pics, love seeing everyone's finds too!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullsnake Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Beautiful find! Congratulations! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinoMike Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Killer find! I had to pass on that trip today, but you can bet I'll be out there at some point during my upcoming vacation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Carroll Posted January 22, 2017 Author Share Posted January 22, 2017 It's such a great feeling when you find something you've been on the hunt for. I was really surprised. I'm so glad Gary & David (DPS) was with me. I wouldn't have known it was a shark tooth. It didn't look like what I was expecting (just pretty much assumed they were all sharp and pointy triangles). Grateful they were there to tell me! Lesson learned, if you don't know what it is, hold on to it and ask. Next up on the "fossil bucket list" - the perfect ammonite....or an echinoid even bigger than my favorite one (size palm of hand). Anyone else have a fossil bucket list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 LINK The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Carroll Posted January 22, 2017 Author Share Posted January 22, 2017 Oh awesome!!! Thank you for the link! There are some really good list wants! I'm glad I'm not the only one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Nice find. Welcome to TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDudeCO Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Great find! Welcome to TFF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmaley Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Congratulations on your nice find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBOB Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 What a great find! Congrats on a great addition to your collection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 On 1/22/2017 at 8:37 AM, Laura Carroll said: Anyone else have a fossil bucket list? On 1/22/2017 at 8:44 AM, JohnJ said: LINK ANOTHER LINK 1 "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 On January 21, 2017 at 9:18 PM, Laura Carroll said: Thank you for the welcomes! Age, positive Pennsylvanian so 323 - 298 million years? Someone please correct me if I'm wrong!! Closer to 300mya for the Finis Shale. But who's counting give or take a few tens of millions….;) On January 21, 2017 at 9:05 PM, Laura Carroll said: Thank you auto correct, Orodus Variabilis! Really nice tooth. Great specimen in deed. I'm really jonesing to get back up that way again. FYI, the second half of a species name is always lower case: Orodus variabilis. Just one of those little things we can do to follow the science a little better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 Beautiful Orodus congrats! Welcome to the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Carroll Posted January 24, 2017 Author Share Posted January 24, 2017 I am so excited to be part of this forum and to learn from you all. I welcome everyone's input, tips, insights, etc. There's just so much to learn (and hunt for, ha)!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwestbrook Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 On 1/21/2017 at 9:03 PM, Laura Carroll said: Had a great fossil hunt today in Jacksboro and wanted to share pics of an awesome shark tooth I found. The team identified as Orodus variabilis. So excited - finding a shark tooth has been on my "fossil bucket list" for a long time. For size comparison, it's about the size of a penny. I'm just thrilled, it's beautiful! Beautiful find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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