thair Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Last Sunday after church I decided to get outside for a little while. It was 38 degrees and windy but we had bought the grandkids some coveralls for Christmas so away we went. So my son and his two kids age 7 and ten loaded up and went out to a spot near Lake Brownwood to hunt some. This is an area we usually find lots of crinoid, gastropods etc but only occasionally find shark material. My son had his brain and eyes tuned in because he found 3 of the four petalodus pictured below. I just found the one small one. We did not find all the pieces but they went back together pretty good. He also found the hunk of cartilage. Of course the kids filled up a bag each of other fossils before deciding to start throwing them in the water was more fun. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilsAnonymous Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 @thair Those are some AMAZING looking shark teeth! They are so different from those i've seen! I always wonder at the diversity of sharks and hope to collect a tooth from each species one day! (my goal in life) On The Hunt For The Trophy Otodus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Terrific finds! And everybody had fun too. Result! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 You must be an expert at puzzles, Tully! Excellent finds and repairs! 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...
Carl Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Wow, Tully... Just WOW... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Very nice, congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Those are all really lovely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thair Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Carl said: Wow, Tully... Just WOW... Thanks, Carl these were not at the clay pit. Did you see the cartilage? I looked for more 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutscheben Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 What a bounty of shark material! Those teeth are fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Congratulations Tully. Really nice score on the Petalodus teeth and the cartilage. Excellent crinoid calyx too. Going through my finds from Brownwood recently as I'm organizing my storage cabinets. Had a great time collecting with you there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innocentx Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Wow on the Petalodus teeth!!! I mean jackpot!! Thanks for showing. "Journey through a universe ablaze with changes" Phil Ochs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanNREMTP Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Very nice finds. That kid has a future. Anyone else spend more time looking at the background of the in situ photos looking for other fossils. I saw one picture there that had a nice coral in it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Tahan Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Very cool and I’m impressed by the glue job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 14 hours ago, thair said: Thanks, Carl these were not at the clay pit. Did you see the cartilage? I looked for more I did see that. You certainly have the magic eye! Can't wait to get out there and collect with you again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Tully- do you know what formation this is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thair Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 3 hours ago, Jeffrey P said: Tully- do you know what formation this is? I told you I would get that for you sorry. I will look in my book tonight. If I don’t forget again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwestbrook Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Wow! Very nice finds! I'm jealous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thair Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 10 hours ago, Jeffrey P said: Tully- do you know what formation this is? The formation is Colony Creek Shale. That’s as close as I can get Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 2 hours ago, thair said: The formation is Colony Creek Shale. That’s as close as I can get Thanks Tully!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkdoctor Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 great prep work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smt126 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Great finds. Judging by the in situ pictures of looks like a great place to hunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thair Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 Thanks for the compliments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharko69 Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Those are simply stunning!! I dream of finding a petalodus tooth someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 On 1/16/2019 at 8:00 AM, Carl said: I did see that. You certainly have the magic eye! Can't wait to get out there and collect with you again... The Paleo Society of Austin was at Wilson's last Saturday. It was cold and windy but that warm Texas sun made it a nice day. We were a small group and I didn't see anything spectacular collected but it was still a good hunt, I got a nice Deltodus tooth and some decent Petalodus crowns. Would have been that much better with you guys and JohnJ along. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 35 minutes ago, erose said: The Paleo Society of Austin was at Wilson's last Saturday. It was cold and windy but that warm Texas sun made it a nice day. We were a small group and I didn't see anything spectacular collected but it was still a good hunt, I got a nice Deltodus tooth and some decent Petalodus crowns. Would have been that much better with you guys and JohnJ along. I hear that, Professor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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