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Friday at Cretaceous Creek

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I spent most of Friday at a local creek with expert friend....

 

We found some nice things.  I got an intact goblin shark tooth about 2.4" long, and some fossil turtle bone.  My kids had a great time sieving in the stream.

 

Ammonite impressions in the mud are common; I wanted to to share the largest one I saw, as well as my largest goblin shark find.

 

We saw some good wildlife; the kids caught a garter snake.  My daughter saw a mysterious creature that jumped into the water.  I took some pictures of the footprints.... a mink maybe?  What do you think?

 

 

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That is a MONSTER tooth!  :blink:

Wow!

 

Looks like mink or weasel tracks to me. :) 

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JohnJ Regular Member

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Good finds!  Those are likely turtle tracks....

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I might agree with @JohnJ, water cooters have really long nails.

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1 hour ago, JohnJ said:

Good finds!  Those are likely turtle tracks....

 

45 minutes ago, goatinformationist said:

I might agree with @JohnJ, water cooters have really long nails.

I concur.

"There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant

“Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley

>Paleontology is an evolving science.

>May your wonders never cease!

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