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3 NJ Hunts Last Month

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Trevor Regular Member

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Here are the finds from three recent NJ Cretaceous hunts. The first two lasted about 5-6 hours and were pretty productive, and the third trip last 4 hours. On the second hunt I really banged up my knees because the gravel was so frozen it was like one huge rock. I spent so much time on the second hunt using my shovel to break free fossils that had been covered in a thick sheet of ice. I lost a vertebrae and some teeth to this practice but rescued most of the finds I came across. The last trip (last Saturday) only last 4 hours because I got a really bad headache because I didn't eat anything and was doing mostly sifting. I hate how my leg waders always begin to slump down and blister my legs. Anyways, the hunts were pretty good. On the third one I went with my friend Tyler who found a massive ray vertebrae (sorry forgot to photograph it). He has does not yet have an account here but will soon no doubt.

 

 

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Tidgy's Dad Regular Member

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Nice haul! :)

Thanks for posting. 

Some of those teeth are really special. 

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Good report and finds, Trevor!

Looks cold down there. ;) 

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Good stuff Trevor! Love the mosasaurs.

 

The water has been pretty cold lately! We had to break through ice to dig where we wanted a few weeks ago. Nice job on some well earned fossils!

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Very nice! Mosasaurs especially!

“...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

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Darktooth Regular Member

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You did real well! A lot of those teeth look pristine!

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I hope you're not turning into a hypochondriac :P You've gotta be able to take some stuff in order to become a qualified fossil collector, y,know ;) Kneepads help nevertheless. Nice finds by the way.

 

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1 hour ago, Plax said:

is that ratfish bottom center of last pic?

 

Indeed 

 

5 hours ago, Ropterus said:

Nice haul! You have some really nice finds there. Hard work pays off again!

 

Thank you, my experience with NJ streams has payed off. 

 

10 hours ago, Ludwigia said:

I hope you're not turning into a hypochondriac :P You've gotta be able to take some stuff in order to become a qualified fossil collector, y,know ;) Kneepads help nevertheless. Nice finds by the way.

 

Ha, I need knee pads, my waders only go so far. Safety first. It is hilarious, there are sometimes trails from me dragging my boots while crawling, it looks like someone dragged their behind along the bar.

 

12 hours ago, KimTexan said:

Very nice!

 

Thank you

 

13 hours ago, caldigger said:

I have got to get to the east coast one of these days!

 

Yes, it is nice for fossiling but you have to know when and where to go. Takes experience, either way if you come in the spring or summer it is beautiful here.

 

12 hours ago, Nimravis said:

Very nice finds, congrats and thanks for posting.

 

Thank you

 

17 hours ago, Darktooth said:

You did real well! A lot of those teeth look pristine!

 

Yes, some of the teeth come from the Wenonah and are preserve quite nicely. Thank you.

 

18 hours ago, DoyouthinkhesaurusRex said:

Great finds!  You were definitely rewarded for braving the cold.

 

Thank you, the cold deters many but not me. It is a challenge I accept.

 

19 hours ago, frankh8147 said:

Good stuff Trevor! Love the mosasaurs.

 

The water has been pretty cold lately! We had to break through ice to dig where we wanted a few weeks ago. Nice job on some well earned fossils!

 

Thank you Frank, we'll have to go in the spring together when I get back from college.

 

19 hours ago, Fossildude19 said:

Good report and finds, Trevor!

Looks cold down there. ;) 

 

Thank you

 

20 hours ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

Nice haul! :)

Thanks for posting. 

Some of those teeth are really special. 

 

Thank you. Some of the teeth I found were in great condition and I had a host of other decent finds that weren't teeth which is a great plus.

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Great bunch of fossils Trevor ...Then you always seem to do well in the brooks...Congrats   ......:1-SlapHands_zpsbb015b76:

 

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Awesome finds! What do you do with so many fossils? Do you even have time to sort all of them, or do you keep them in containers by trip? Brook hunting seems a bit different than beach hunting but looks like tons of fun and definitely something I want to try at some point. Seems to always yield some cool finds. Thanks for sharing!

The Hunt for the Hemipristine continues!

~Hoppe hunting!~

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Jeffrey P Regular Member

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Looks like you really took advantage of your time Trevor, despite the harsh conditions. That's quite a haul! Congratulations and thanks for sharing your success.

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Well done on these seemingly very productive hunts despite the weather!

 

Max

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