Cretaceous New Jersey Fossils

[jonnyquest]

Here are some fossils I found while sifting and scavenging the Brooks of New Jersey.  The fossils here are either found at Big Brook or Ramanessin  Brook and from the Cretaceous period.

 

This one found recently at Big Brook after hurricane Dorian.

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[fossilsonwheels]

Mosasaur perhaps ? I am no expert on New Jersey fossils so perhaps more knowledgeable people will chime in.

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Check those matrix pieces!

Here's one I couldn't believe I actually saw. I found this one at Ramanessin Brook. It's a Branchial tooth from a Pycnodont fish if I'm not mistaking.

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5 minutes ago, fossilsonwheels said:

Mosasaur perhaps ? I am no expert on New Jersey fossils so perhaps more knowledgeable people will chime in.

That's what I was going to say. I'm pretty sure you are correct. And a fairly nice one for a Brook find. It was just sitting on top of a sandy bank saying take me home.

[jonnyquest]

Mosasaur tooth found at Ramanessin.

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[fossilsonwheels]

The tooth are pretty nice as well. Excellent finds.

[Trevor]

Mosasaur vertebrae

Hadrodont tooth

Mosasaur tooth

 

[jonnyquest]

Pycnodont fish- Anomaeodus phasolus(top middle)

 

Porbeagle shark-cretodus-plicatolamna(left,right)

 

Goblin- scapanorhynchus texanus(bottom)

 

If I got that right...

[jonnyquest]

8 minutes ago, fossilsonwheels said:

The tooth are pretty nice as well. Excellent finds.

Thanks

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14 minutes ago, Trevor said:

Thanks for ids

 

Squali Folie 

 

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Squalicorax pristodontus

[RuMert]

The vert looks more like plesiosaur, doesn't mosasaur have to adhere to ball-and-socket form dactor?

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12 minutes ago, RuMert said:

The vert looks more like plesiosaur, doesn't mosasaur have to adhere to ball-and-socket form dactor?

The picture isn't too clear but there is a concave and convex side. I'm thinking it's mosasaur but, plesiosaur would be good.

[Jeffrey P]

I'm thinking the top pic IS a mosasaur vert. It's in rather good condition for a New Jersey mosasaur vert.

[RuMert]

11 minutes ago, jonnyquest said:

there is a concave and convex side

Well, if convex, then mosasaur:)

[caldigger]

Like the color on those reddish teeth.

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5 minutes ago, caldigger said:

Like the color on those reddish teeth.

Thanks, it's amazing how much color can come out of a creek.

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31 minutes ago, Jeffrey P said:

I'm thinking the top pic IS a mosasaur vert. It's in rather good condition for a New Jersey mosasaur vert.

Thanks, the storm that came by a couple days before must have washed it out.

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23 minutes ago, RuMert said:

Well, if convex, then mosasaur:)

This pic might show the convex side a little better..