frankh8147 Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Hello all! I was going to wait for the study to come out but I figure since it is now on display at the New Jersey State Museum, I would post this now. This is my late Cretaceous lungfish from Monmouth County New Jersey. It was first looked at here, on this forum (thread below) and was later confirmed by and donated to the NJSM. There have only two late Cretaceous lungfish fossils found from Eastern America so coming up with guy was a dream come true! It's currently being displayed at the NJSM for their "A Decade of Collecting" exhibit. The study on these specimens should be out in a few months so more to come. @njfossilhunter @Trevor 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Congratulations! It's rare that someone finds such an important specimen, and even rarer that it actually goes on exhibit! Don 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Excellent, Frank! Congratulations! 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...
JarrodB Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Great find Frank and good job donating. I wonder why these are not found in the cretaceous North Sulphur River Texas where I hunt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Well done, Frank and Tony. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 17 minutes ago, JarrodB said: Great find Frank and good job donating. I wonder why these are not found in the cretaceous North Sulphur River Texas where I hunt? It might be because lungfish are freshwater fish. That is why they are so rarely found in NJ sediments. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heteromorph Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Spectacular find! Glad such an important specimen was put on display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 36 minutes ago, JarrodB said: Great find Frank and good job donating. I wonder why these are not found in the cretaceous North Sulphur River Texas where I hunt? You are too busy finding arrowheads and mosasaurs. 2 I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Congratulations Frank, for a job well done! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Amateur Paleontologist Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Great job! That's such an honour to find a specimen worth being published AND exhibited -Christian Opalised fossils are the best: a wonderful mix between paleontology and mineralogy! Q. Where do dinosaurs study? A. At Khaan Academy!... My ResearchGate profile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 2 hours ago, Al Dente said: It might be because lungfish are freshwater fish. That is why they are so rarely found in NJ sediments. That makes sense lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belemniten Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Great find Congrats!! I found a triassic lungfish tooth recently but yours is much nicer and rarer Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils Regards Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Congratulations Frank. You must be stoked to have it on display in a museum. Few of us will ever achieve that honor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 5 hours ago, Darktooth said: You are too busy finding arrowheads and mosasaurs. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 I dont mean to sound ignorant, but what about the rest of the fish? Is it a soft bodied fish? Is this the only part that fossilizes? Still cool, dont want to take anything away. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankh8147 Posted October 18, 2018 Author Share Posted October 18, 2018 2 hours ago, RJB said: I dont mean to sound ignorant, but what about the rest of the fish? Is it a soft bodied fish? Is this the only part that fossilizes? Still cool, dont want to take anything away. RB Thanks everyone! This is still probably my favorite find, to date. @RJB I don't know as much about lungfish as I probably should but these tooth plates are the lungfish fossil I see the nost. With the free matrix environment of the New Jersey Cretaceous, I think finding any other identifiable part of a lungfish here would be very difficult. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Wonderful find. Thank you for your donation. ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Cool. I've only found a few partials in the Texas Permian. 1 Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Congratulations! It's nice to see a donation go on display immediately. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 10 hours ago, frankh8147 said: I don't know as much about lungfish as I probably should but these tooth plates are the lungfish fossil I see the nost. With the free matrix environment of the New Jersey Cretaceous, I think finding any other identifiable part of a lungfish here would be very difficult. Ok, now I have a better understanding. Thanks RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 You (three) are always finding fantastic Cretaceous treasures (and providing great information to boot). This is top notch...it must be thrilling to see something you have found on display! Well done, sir and congratulations...I am sure this will not be your last. 1 "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 That's wonderful, Frank! Congratulations. And it is terrific that it is on display . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Awesome! 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...
frankh8147 Posted October 20, 2018 Author Share Posted October 20, 2018 Thanks everyone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Weird! Is this being studied? More comments to come! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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