hashemdbouk Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Based on the advice of many on this forum, I went to Big Brook in New Jersey to look for some shark teeth and belmenites. It was a great experience, fun wading in the river/stream and sifting through the dirt and stones. Some decent finds, limit is to take 5 only, so i opted for shark teeth that i found, as belmenites were few and mostly broken. Here are some pictures from the place and the teeth. Anyone with IDs or any comments, glad to hear them! This is the view from within the stream 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Nice that You got out there, to bad that they restrict the keeps. Top two are crow shark and the others (I think) are sand tiger. 1 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...
SailingAlongToo Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 @hashemdbouk In photo #2, top 2 teeth appear to squalicorax (crow shark), bottom left looks like maybe a broken Otodus and middle and right tooth on bottom look like sand tigers. 2 Don't know much about history Don't know much biology Don't know much about science books......... Sam Cooke - (What A) Wonderful World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 12 minutes ago, SailingAlongToo said: @hashemdbouk In photo #2, top 2 teeth appear to squalicorax (crow shark), bottom left looks like maybe a broken Otodus and middle and right tooth on bottom look like sand tigers. Not an Otodus, but probably an Archaeolamna kopingensis. 1 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...
ynot Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 3 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: Archaeolamna kopingensis. = sand tiger? 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...
Fossildude19 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 13 minutes ago, ynot said: = sand tiger? Porbeagle shark. Archaeolamna kopingensis. 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...
Jeffrey P Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 I agree with the top two IDs. The bottom left is some type of mackeral shark (too worn for a more specific ID) and others on the bottom are goblin sharks. You may want to check out Ramenessin next time. There are no limits there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hashemdbouk Posted July 13, 2017 Author Share Posted July 13, 2017 Cool to hear about Ramenessin park, thanks! Also, thanks all for the IDs. Need to brush up on fossil shark teeth in that area, planning to go back someday soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hashemdbouk Posted July 14, 2017 Author Share Posted July 14, 2017 Is there any way to clean shark teeth? or do people do anything to them for preservation purposes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 14 minutes ago, hashemdbouk said: Is there any way to clean shark teeth? or do people do anything to them for preservation purposes? Tooth brush and soapy water usually work fine. If not try a dental pick. 1 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...
Jeffrey P Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 You should check out the fossils of New Jersey website, put together by a TFF member and if you ever get a chance, the MAPS collection (Monmouth Amateur Paleontology Society)- primarily Cretaceous fossils of the Atlantic Coastal Plain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil-Hound Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Nice Crow shark! These are uncommon. Do not sell it online. Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wt080262 Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 We haven't been there in some time, but the last time there we met a guy from a university that had unearthed a almost complete turtle. He had permits to use larger equipment. It just goes to show that there are still many fossils yet to find. My daughter found some gator parts and many other nice fossils. On occasion we have found native american artifacts and antique american items. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jersey Devil Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 The top two are Squalicorax lindstromi laterals, bottom left is an upper lateral Scapanorhynchus texanus, and the bottom right one is a lateral Archaeolamna kopingensis. The bottom middle one is either Eostriatolamia holmdelensis or Carcharias samhammeri - if you clean the lingual side it will help with an ID. I highly doubt a complete turtle was found in the streams; that is possible at Inversand, however. There is no Gator material here, only Croc. 1 “You must take your opponent into a deep dark forest where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one.” ― Mikhail Tal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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