Conner8484 Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Hello everyone been ages since I’ve visited this site so I figure I’d share a trip I went on Saturday. I went out with a good buddy of mine and a guy I haven’t met before to try Peace River. We put in at Wauchula and went a few miles from the boat ramp in our canoes. After a few hours of digging we found some interesting stuff I’ll include pics of what I found . This is probably my favorite find of the day, a giant stingray plate chunk, anyone ever see any like that? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conner8484 Posted May 7, 2018 Author Share Posted May 7, 2018 Pretty decent mako tooth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conner8484 Posted May 7, 2018 Author Share Posted May 7, 2018 few small but always fun megalodon teeth including a tiny posterior 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conner8484 Posted May 7, 2018 Author Share Posted May 7, 2018 a dolphin jaw fragment and 2 whale earbones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conner8484 Posted May 7, 2018 Author Share Posted May 7, 2018 petrified wood and a armadillo scute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Very nice finds, congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 A good day's hunting! Nice collection. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 The bars on that 'ray plate partial are enormous! Thicker than your finger! I'd love to see it extrapolated to estimate the full size. 1 "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 You did well Congratulations! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowboater Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Great finds, congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Quite the haul you have there! Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conner8484 Posted May 7, 2018 Author Share Posted May 7, 2018 49 minutes ago, Auspex said: The bars on that 'ray plate partial are enormous! Thicker than your finger! I'd love to see it extrapolated to estimate the full size. Thanks! If only it was whole! I might find more at the spot just gotta keep digging! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conner8484 Posted May 7, 2018 Author Share Posted May 7, 2018 this was the haul from the same spot only 2 weeks earlier. Giant ground sloth tooth, antler, another dolphin jaw piece, beaver tooth, 5 earbones and some megalodon teeth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Dig On! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilnut Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Great finds especially the giant ray plate. Please tell me what animal donated the vertebrae? in the bottom left side of the picture of all the finds. I would greatly appreciate that info. Found something somewhat similar while beach combing at the Outer banks, NC last week. Very unusual for fossils to be found there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Those megs are beautiful, and the other stuff ain’t to shabby either “...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...
Conner8484 Posted May 7, 2018 Author Share Posted May 7, 2018 3 minutes ago, fossilnut said: Great finds especially the giant ray plate. Please tell me what animal donated the vertebrae? in the bottom left side of the picture of all the finds. I would greatly appreciate that info. Found something somewhat similar while beach combing at the Outer banks, NC last week. Very unusual for fossils to be found there. Bottom left of the last picture is just a junk ring I found, send me a pic of the vertebrae and I can probably help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilnut Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 LOL Conner8484 Will get a pic to you tomorrow Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Excellent finds, those little megs are in great shape Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 On 5/7/2018 at 2:16 PM, Conner8484 said: a giant stingray plate chunk, Nice finds! Wondering if this could be a turtle plastron? The one side looks like the inside of bone and it seems very large compared to any ray tooth plate pieces I have seen. What do You think @Tidgy's Dad? 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...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 19 minutes ago, ynot said: Nice finds! Wondering if this could be a turtle plastron? The one side looks like the inside of bone and it seems very large compared to any ray tooth plate pieces I have seen. What do You think @Tidgy's Dad? Might be! On 5/7/2018 at 5:16 PM, Conner8484 said: Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 1 hour ago, ynot said: Nice finds! Wondering if this could be a turtle plastron? The one side looks like the inside of bone and it seems very large compared to any ray tooth plate pieces I have seen. What do You think @Tidgy's Dad? Stingray tooth plate for me. Like this one also from the Peace River 3 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Very nice find! Dont see/find too many articulated ones. Continued hunting success! Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazfossilator Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Beautiful finds, love the little Megs! Good luck in future endeavors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilnut Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 @Conner8484 Sorry It took me longer to get the picture. This vertebrae? was found on the beach at the Outer Banks, NC. To remind you I had thought in your finds picture that you had found something similar but it turns out it was a ring. Perhaps you can id my find. It looks like bone and what I thought was a vertebrae. It was unusual indents on both sides on the outside circumference and then the straight long piece extending out horizontally. Any thought will be appreciated. Thanks Will have to attach additional pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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