Jarsnakes Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Hello everyone I'm new at fossil hunting. I've been on 3 solo hunts. I found about 20 shark teeth. All small ones from sand shark, crow, goblin. And also other fossils which I have to get checked out. Not sure what it is.. but have anyone heard about possible megalodon teeth in NJ ? THANKS!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 7 minutes ago, Jarsnakes said: Not sure what it is.. but have anyone heard about possible megalodon teeth in NJ Depends where you hunt I would think but NJ will mostly be Cretaceous with sharks teeth, so Otodus (sensu stricto) is a possibility. Would have to see pictures. “...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...
ynot Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 11 minutes ago, Jarsnakes said: Hello everyone I'm new at fossil hunting. I've been on 3 solo hunts. I found about 20 shark teeth. All small ones from sand shark, crow, goblin. And also other fossils which I have to get checked out. Not sure what it is.. but have anyone heard about possible megalodon teeth in NJ ? THANKS!! Welcome to TFF! Got pictures? 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...
Fruitbat Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Welcome to The Fossil Forum! Glad you joined us! -Joe Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Welcome from Germany. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jarsnakes Posted July 10, 2018 Author Share Posted July 10, 2018 (edited) This to mean looks like some sort of Vertebrae or some type of bone. I found this at big creek preserve in NJ Edited July 10, 2018 by Jarsnakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jarsnakes Posted July 10, 2018 Author Share Posted July 10, 2018 My finds just in 3 trips . 99% of the stuff here is found in Big brook Preserve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Jarsnakes said: My finds just in 3 trips . 99% of the stuff here is found in Big brook Preserve Nice haul. Looks like some nice teeth and a cool belemnite. 1 hour ago, Jarsnakes said: This to mean looks like some sort of Vertebrae or some type of bone. Need additional pictures from other angles to make a determination on this. 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 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 I took the liberty of cropping and brightening your photos 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...
The Jersey Devil Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 The first item is a rock. The shark teeth are most of the common types of Cretaceous teeth found here. However, there is a contaminant upper Negaprion eurybathrodon (Lemon) or possibly Carcharhinus sp. shark tooth at the bottom right of the pic, below the anterior Squalicorax lindstromi tooth. Contaminants occur when people dump fossils from other localities in order to supply the place with fossils. This one looks like it came from Shark River. “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...
Jarsnakes Posted July 11, 2018 Author Share Posted July 11, 2018 Only one tooth came from shark river ..the rest big brook Preserve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarsnakes Posted July 11, 2018 Author Share Posted July 11, 2018 17 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: I took the liberty of cropping and brightening your photos Thanks haha bad lighting in my room. I'll get different angles when I get home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarsnakes Posted July 11, 2018 Author Share Posted July 11, 2018 16 hours ago, josephstrizhak said: The first item is a rock. The shark teeth are most of the common types of Cretaceous teeth found here. However, there is a contaminant upper Negaprion eurybathrodon (Lemon) or possibly Carcharhinus sp. shark tooth at the bottom right of the pic, below the anterior Squalicorax lindstromi tooth. Contaminants occur when people dump fossils from other localities in order to supply the place with fossils. This one looks like it came from Shark River. Wait people take fossils from my place and dump them at a different site?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jersey Devil Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 I don't know what you mean by "your place," but sometimes people will seed a popular section of stream with more fossils. Sometimes those fossils are from a different age/location and are called contaminants. This one is not a contaminant as you said you found it in shark river, and not Big Brook (which is where I assumed the seed tooth was from as it was mixed in with the Cretaceous teeth). “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...
fossilselachian Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 FOwler's 1911 publication on the fossils of NJ depicts C. megalodon teeth from NJ (listed as C. polygyrus. PS< this publication is available online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemipristis Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Yes, "megalodons" (more precisely, of the megalodon lineage) have been found in NJ. I've seen a few photos in years back from the Miocene exposures near Shark River, NJ 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemipristis Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 If your teeth are all Big Brook, head on over to: http://fossilsofnj.com/ 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankh8147 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 To take a step back real quick - could you post a close-up of the lower right corner. Megalodon and Otodus once believed to be here based on former studies have been revised and at this point, there is no record of them in the NJ Cretaceous (that I am aware of). It looks like that tooth is serrated from your picture. That would lead me also to think contamination but I would like a better look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankh8147 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 To clarify - both Megalodon and Otodus have been found in New Jersey, but not at any Cretaceous site. I just saw your post regarding 'one tooth' from Shark River - I assume that's the one you found there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jersey Devil Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 The only sharks of the Otodus (Carcharocles) lineage that have been found in New Jersey are O. obliquus, O. aksuaticus, O. auriculatus, and O. chubutensis. Megalodon isn't present in NJ. “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...
pinkus Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 On 7/11/2018 at 4:28 PM, fossilselachian said: FOwler's 1911 publication on the fossils of NJ depicts C. megalodon teeth from NJ (listed as C. polygyrus. PS< this publication is available online. 3 hours ago, josephstrizhak said: The only sharks of the Otodus (Carcharocles) lineage that have been found in New Jersey are O. obliquus, O. aksuaticus, O. auriculatus, and O. chubutensis. Megalodon isn't present in NJ. @josephstrizhak I also thought that C. megalodon wasn't found in NJ but I did look through the Fowler publication, and sure enough, they are reported. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jersey Devil Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Just now, pinkus said: @josephstrizhak I also thought that C. megalodon wasn't found in NJ but I did look through the Fowler publication, and sure enough, they are reported. I don't think something from 1911 is accurate any longer. “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...
Jarsnakes Posted July 13, 2018 Author Share Posted July 13, 2018 On 7/11/2018 at 9:25 AM, Jarsnakes said: Wait people take fossils from my place and dump them at a different site?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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