Trevor Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Hello everyone, this is Trevor. Today, 21 October 2017, fossil forum members bucky, frankh8147, Trevor, non-remanie, and Frank's brother, Shane, all went to an NJ Cretaceous stream to do some collecting. The weather was exceptional; still cool enough to wear a sweater but not extremely cold. The day was overall excellent for fossil hunting. We got everything and headed up a small tributary. The finds throughout the entire day were average or somewhat on the lower spectrum of things. However, towards the upper half of the hunt, Frank snagged a pristine condition plesiosaur vertebrae with his hands by feeling in the water. Anyone in New Jersey could heard his triumphant yell of pure elation. Additionally, at the end of the trip, Frank and Shane may have stumbled upon the outer cranial portion of a mastodon skull (Pleistocene), which was apparently just propped up against a rock in the stream. I didn't get to see it but he will surely post it. Well, I shall post my finds. I went to another brook the other day for a little while, that is where the colonial pipe end is from (I did not find it on this trip). : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 @Trevor looks like you guys had a really good day. I am extremely fond of Cretaceous sharks teeth. Great finds. 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...
Trevor Posted October 22, 2017 Author Share Posted October 22, 2017 Just now, sixgill pete said: @Trevor looks like you guys had a really good day. I am extremely fond of Cretaceous sharks teeth. Great finds. Thank you, Cretaceous finds are some of my favorites. I am attending college in Ohio right now and it is very frustrating at times to be deprived of Cretaceous fossils. This was the last day of my fall break so I had to squeeze in a hunt. : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Nice finds, sounds like you had a good day! I thought I heard some yelling in the distance.... “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wetwilly Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Sorry I missed the trip! Was in the Jim Thorpe area ... I thought I heard Frank as well! Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankh8147 Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Haha, I was basically mentally checked-out when I found the Plesiosaur vert. so that was quite the burst of energy realizing what I had in my hand! Glad you enjoyed the trip, Trevor. As I recall, everyone had some nice finds; this was a really fun trip! Here are some picture of my vertebrae. I'll post the pictures of that bone in the fossil ID section sometime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankh8147 Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 And here were a few of my brothers' favorite finds.. Ammonite section, small vert, gastropod, Ischyrhiza rostral, enchodus tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Great finds guys. John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharko69 Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 11 hours ago, frankh8147 said: Haha, I was basically mentally checked-out when I found the Plesiosaur vert. so that was quite the burst of energy realizing what I had in my hand! Glad you enjoyed the trip, Trevor. As I recall, everyone had some nice finds; this was a really fun trip! Here are some picture of my vertebrae. I'll post the pictures of that bone in the fossil ID section sometime soon. Wow!!!! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankh8147 Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 11 hours ago, sharko69 said: Wow!!!! Congrats! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucky Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Saturday was such a great day out with fellow fossil lovers! This trip did not produce my first mosasaur tooth but it did produce some exciting finds from the group. Here are some shots of what I picked up. Thanks everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucky Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 One more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 I was there with ya'll in spirit! NICE plesiosaur vert! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankh8147 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 On 10/23/2017 at 9:28 AM, Carl said: I was there with ya'll in spirit! NICE plesiosaur vert! Thanks Carl! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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