DanKurek Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 G'day Everyone! Yesterday my dad and I were lucky to visit Batesford Quarry in Geelong, Victoria. The fossils here are miocene in age from the Batesford Limestone. Fossils foudn here consist of sharks teeth, cetacean fossils, rare bird and terrestial mammal material and invertebrate fossils, mainily echinoderms. Batesford Quarry is one of the places my dad and I have been wanting to go to for many years due to it's high concentration of vertebrate fossils compared to other Victorian fossil sites (Mostly Shark Teeth). We arrived at the Quarry around 8:30 AM and spent the next 6 hours searching the spoil piles for sharks teeth. Due to the heavy rain the past few days, the sharks teeth were harder to find as the sand was wet and hard to seive and see the elsuive teeth. However my dad and I came home with a good haul, collecting a total of 28 sharks teeth, a nice fish tooth plate and numerous invertebrate fossils. I am not the best at IDing shark teeth so any help will be greatly appreciated Thanks for reading! The Shark Teeth Haul Grey Nurse Shark? (Carcharias taurus) Isurus? Rare Galeocerdo Dan 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DanKurek Posted June 1, 2019 Author Share Posted June 1, 2019 Labrodon batesfordiensis? Pharyngeal teeth All the Invertebrate Fossils Brachiopod (Terebratula triloboides) Bivalve (Ostrea sp) Crab Claws Various Corals 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DanKurek Posted June 1, 2019 Author Share Posted June 1, 2019 Lovenia Forbesi Sea Urchin Sections Sea Urchin Spines (Phyllacanthus duncani most likely) 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DanKurek Posted June 1, 2019 Author Share Posted June 1, 2019 Small Sea Urchins Sand Dollars (Orbispala occultoforma) 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ludwigia Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Nice finds! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tidgy's Dad Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Very nice! Some good shark's teeth, but I love those echinoid spines. Though the brachiopod is best, obviously. Are those sponges up near the top? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DanKurek Posted June 1, 2019 Author Share Posted June 1, 2019 @Ludwigia @Tidgy's Dad Thank you! Those are sponges near the top yes. There was some many of them at the site that we had to start telling ourselves to stop picking them up 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tidgy's Dad Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 1 minute ago, DanKurek said: @Ludwigia @Tidgy's Dad Thank you! Those are sponges near the top yes. There was some many of them at the site that we had to start telling ourselves to stop picking them up They're nice and rather interesting to find so many. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Connah Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Nice finds @DanKurek Were you waiting long before given access, I've heard it can be a lengthy process. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ynot Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Nice finds Dan! Y'all did good. 13 hours ago, DanKurek said: Grey Nurse Shark? (Carcharias taurus) Look like sand tiger or goblin. 13 hours ago, DanKurek said: Isurus? First (left) is Carcharodon hastalis, 2 and 4 are sand tigers, the rest need better pictures to say. 13 hours ago, DanKurek said: Galeocerdo Looks correct, but they are not uncommon teeth (unless You mean Your location). 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DanKurek Posted June 2, 2019 Author Share Posted June 2, 2019 @ynot Thank you for the help! Tiger shark teeth are relatively rare from this locality Quote Link to post Share on other sites
markjw Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 What a spectacular haul 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Monica Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Great job, Daniel! By the way - I'm not usually very interested in shark teeth, but I love the colour contrast between the jet-black crowns and creamy-white roots - VERY nice! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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