sharkdoctor Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 @Gizmo and I had fun day on a stream in eastern Virginia in July. After emergency renovations on my home, I was in bad need of some restorative time in the field. For about two months, the only fossil hunting I got to do was vicariously through the TFF Trip Reports I've been so focused on coprolites and other aspects of collecting that I am behind on prepping teeth and bone. However, thought I'd share some finds as-is. Below are a few highlights: The larger tooth was found in situ in the Calver formation and has some pretty spectacular feeding damage, including a triangular bite mark and serration scrapes on the enamel: Some odd turtle bits, including a humerus: An ocean sunfish beak: 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkdoctor Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share Posted August 13, 2019 A few random bits including a good sized coprolite: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 I think I'm in love! Just look at that color. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 20 hours ago, caldigger said: I think I'm in love! Just look at that color. You better put a ring on it! 4 I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkdoctor Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 No nuptials until we discuss a dowry! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Old Church Fm? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkdoctor Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 The cuspiest tooth was likely reworked into the Calvert Formation from the Piney Point or the Old Church. I'm not sure if it is an auriculatus or an angustidens. You probably get the same sort of mixing in NC.?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Auriculatis grade into angustidens so it's difficult to tell them apart for me unless I see a profile. Am not much of a shark tooth person though. We probably get more mixing here in NC than most anyplace else on the east coast. Wide coastal plain with numerous scour fills and the Cape Fear Arch are no doubt responsible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkdoctor Posted August 15, 2019 Author Share Posted August 15, 2019 Yeah, the problem is that so many of the possible "grades" are available in this region, so it makes it hard to tease out what is what when working with reworked material. BTW, I was intrigued when you said you aren't interested in sharks, but your profile mentions vertebrates as an interest. What fossil vertebrates pique your interest along the Atlantic Coastal Plain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkdoctor Posted August 19, 2019 Author Share Posted August 19, 2019 Update on IDs, thanks to Dr Robert Weems: The turtle humerus is from Trachyaspis lardyi . The large reptile vertebra is likely from: Thecachampsa antiquus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Tahan Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Dang those teeth are gorgeous ....great finds! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Al Tahan said: Dang those teeth are gorgeous ....great finds! I would love it if some of those items I find came in that deep sable color. It's just gorgeous! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkdoctor Posted August 19, 2019 Author Share Posted August 19, 2019 4 hours ago, Al Tahan said: Dang those teeth are gorgeous ....great finds! Thanks! I'll post a pic once they are prepped. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 On 8/15/2019 at 11:31 AM, sharkdoctor said: Yeah, the problem is that so many of the possible "grades" are available in this region, so it makes it hard to tease out what is what when working with reworked material. BTW, I was intrigued when you said you aren't interested in sharks, but your profile mentions vertebrates as an interest. What fossil vertebrates pique your interest along the Atlantic Coastal Plain? Am actually most interested in geology and stratigraphy in particular. I'm not disinterested in shark teeth but find other vertebrate fossils such as marine reptiles more interesting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 Nice finds. Glad You could get out. 1 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...
sharkdoctor Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share Posted August 26, 2019 On 8/20/2019 at 10:49 AM, Plax said: Am actually most interested in geology and stratigraphy in particular. I'm not disinterested in shark teeth but find other vertebrate fossils such as marine reptiles more interesting. @Plax I hear you on that point! Often, collecting shark teeth passes the time while I am looking for something of more interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daleksec Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 How many pieces of the leather back sea turtle did you find? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Nice teeth ! "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 Lovely finds. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 On 8/26/2019 at 6:03 AM, sharkdoctor said: @Plax I hear you on that point! Often, collecting shark teeth passes the time while I am looking for something of more interest. And yet you go by "Sharkdoctor"...hypocrisy at its finest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkdoctor Posted November 26, 2019 Author Share Posted November 26, 2019 11 hours ago, caldigger said: And yet you go by "Sharkdoctor"...hypocrisy at its finest! From:http://balooscartoonblog.blogspot.com/2013/02/hypocrisy-cartoon.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkdoctor Posted November 26, 2019 Author Share Posted November 26, 2019 @caldigger Thanks for the poke :-) Been meaning to reach out to you. DM sent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy B Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 On 8/13/2019 at 2:09 PM, caldigger said: I think I'm in love! Just look at that color. Me too. What shark is that from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkdoctor Posted November 26, 2019 Author Share Posted November 26, 2019 @caldigger @Andy B Finally had a chance to clean up some material from this trip a bit. A few photos to follow. (You'll notice my photoshop skills for outlining are still pretty rough) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkdoctor Posted November 26, 2019 Author Share Posted November 26, 2019 A few more: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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