Astro Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Backyard was a prehistoric lake. Dino fossils found close by. Found these recently. They clearly seem to be teeth with a root stem and ridges. Possibly some herbivore, or else, I could just be wrong. Any help would be humbly appreciated Please zoom in. Could not get good pics with file size limit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves64 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 I'm seeing a bunch of rock pieces, some of which may be chert. But no teeth. Sorry. I could be wrong though. 1 Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 It would seem you have a fine collection of chert slivers. Unfortunately not fossil. There are however lots of fossils to be found in Maryland. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Posted February 12, 2019 Author Share Posted February 12, 2019 Thank you for this. Truly a novice. Looked up Chert. Amazing to an untrained eye, how it could look like teeth. Keep on learning and looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Posted February 12, 2019 Author Share Posted February 12, 2019 Thank you so much. Im learning everyday. Sorry for trouble, but really appreciate the education! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Emmitsburg is known for the Gettysburg shale. Look for red rock in thin slabs that have a shiny surface, if you are very lucky you could find a layer with footprints. I’ve been looking for a while, and to no avail other than raindrops and worm burrows. Welcome to the forum from Mount Airy by the way! “...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...
Astro Posted February 12, 2019 Author Share Posted February 12, 2019 Thanks so much. Have a lot of shale in backyard. Breaking in layers is hard. Any tips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 9 hours ago, Astro said: Thanks so much. Have a lot of shale in backyard. Breaking in layers is hard. Any tips? Removing your post has rendered this topic useless. Anything someone else might have learned from it is now moot. Please do not remove posts. Post returned. 2 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...
Rockwood Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 6 hours ago, Astro said: Thanks so much. Have a lot of shale in backyard. Breaking in layers is hard. Any tips? Bigger hammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 8 hours ago, Astro said: Post withdrawn @Astro all posts are relavent and worth something. Your pictures could have helped others to learn more about what is or possibly is not a fossil while in the field. 1 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...
Plax Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 find a copy of "Fossil Collecting in Maryland" book. There are others also of course that will give you the basics you need to find fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Posted February 12, 2019 Author Share Posted February 12, 2019 Thats great advice. My zeal went ahead of my science. Peace and thanks!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Posted February 12, 2019 Author Share Posted February 12, 2019 Oh. OK. I didnt think of that. I will try to put it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Topics merged. Thank you, @Astro for reposting. Now others may be able to learn from this. 1 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...
Fossildude19 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Your items as compared to actual Astrodon teeth: 1 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...
Miocene_Mason Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 51 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: Your items as compared to actual Astrodon teeth: Astrodon, a cretaceous dinosaur, would be very surprising to find in emmitsburg, which rests upon upper Triassic rocks. “...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...
Fossildude19 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 1 minute ago, WhodamanHD said: Astrodon, a cretaceous dinosaur, would be very surprising to find in emmitsburg, which rests upon upper Triassic rocks. I know. I was going off of the tags. 1 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...
abyssunder Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 5 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: Topics merged. Thank you, @Astro for reposting. Now others may be able to learn from this. (Take a look to this topic. The comparative material is there, but the specimen(s) in question are no more available, so the topic lost it's charm, saying the least.) " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenmaster6 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 14 hours ago, Astro said: Thanks so much. Have a lot of shale in backyard. Breaking in layers is hard. Any tips? Invest in a chisel and rock hammer or just do what I used to do and use a regular hammer and a big screwdriver. Works just fine. Put the chisel under the crack in the shale and tap lightly until it gets wedged in there. Then take another screw driver and put it somewhere down the line and tap lightly and pull the other one out once enough space has been made to liberate your other screw driver. Continue until shale is loose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Posted February 12, 2019 Author Share Posted February 12, 2019 17 hours ago, daves64 said: I'm seeing a bunch of rock pieces, some of which may be chert. But no teeth. Sorry. I could be wrong though. That would work. Some of the shale is 5 to six inches thick with no evidant cracks. I tried tapping lightly all over, but most times it cracked in half. Your tip should help. Thanks. Everyone has been so helpful to the newbie. Thats so refreshing. Peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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