JNIT98 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Found these in Big Brook over the past few years. Unfortunately, I am not knowledgeable enough to identify these with any certainty.This one obviously looks like a shark tooth, but I question it because it is not made up of the same shiny material as the other "regular" looking shark tooth fossils we found. No clue about this glob.Porous The top tooth has a sandy texture and less boney look but same shape. The left one does not seem fossilized to me. Not sure if prehistoric squid or something like a claw or nail? Centers seem to be a little hollowed out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macrophyseter Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 For some reason, the area found that people say takes me off a lot, since Big Brook is a Late Cretaceous formation. The problem is, some of these fossils are far from Mesozoic. The first one is too blurry, maybe you should post a more focused picture with different angles if you can. Even without a clearer picture, I doubt its close to a shark tooth. The rock material is same through the entire fossil, and crown material is nonexistent (dosent look like a root either). And it's too blurry to tell what it could be either. For the second and third one, I think its coral/sponge with all the pores. The fourth and fifth aren't teeth, but some other bone. The tooth on the sixth pic is probably a bear tooth. The rest on the last pics somewhat remind my of physeteroid teeth, although I doubt it. It just the shape and the cavity on the bottom of one side. If you're a fossil nut from Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Redondo Beach, or Torrance, feel free to shoot me a PM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 About 90% of these are ironstone concretions. Unfortunately, Big Brook is littered with them. Many collectors have been fooled by them. They are quite often very suggestively shaped. Regards, 2 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...
Macrophyseter Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 6 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: About 90% of these are ironstone concretions. Unfortunately, Big Brook is littered with them. Many collectors have been fooled by them. They are quite often very suggestively shaped. Regards, I knew they looked quite fishy! At least he still got a real fossil there (the tooth on 6th pic) If you're a fossil nut from Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Redondo Beach, or Torrance, feel free to shoot me a PM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankh8147 Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 I can't see it too well from my phone but I think the object in the 6th picture on right is an ischyriza rostral. Almost all other are concretions. If you can, get a clearer picture on that one and the ID should be fairly easy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissa318 Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 Is copper found in that area? Your glob looks a lot like float copper... Unless the texture and color, especially since there is green as well, look different in the photo. And hope you keep looking! Concretions are really sneaky buggers... But once you learn how to recognize the imposters, the "real" fossils are so much easier to spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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