britishcanuk Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 I’m very excited by the most recent addition to my shark tooth collection, this chunk of Cretaceous matrix from the Cretaceous deposits around Dallas, Texas. I can see at least 17 squalicorax teeth, 6 Ptychodus teeth and two other unidentified species, plus several other root lobes protruding our, undoubtedly still attached to the blades that are buried within the rock. There are also a few bits of bone scattered throughout. I wonder how so many teeth of so many species could gather and fossilize together in such a way. Side one 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britishcanuk Posted December 30, 2018 Author Share Posted December 30, 2018 Side 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 It looks like part of a reworked lag deposit, an exciting find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtdauber Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Really nice find! Love the mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Very nice piece! 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...
Tidgy's Dad Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Congratulations! Nice piece indeed! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoNoel Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Pretty densely packed! Really cool piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramon Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 I have never seen such a small rock, which that many shark teeth!! "Without fossils, no one would have ever dreamed that there were successive epochs in the formation of the earth" - Georges Cuvier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John S. Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Wow so awesome! North Central Texas Eagle Ford Group / Ozan Formation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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