Foshunter Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 I would like to submit this fossil that I found during a recent visit to the North Sulphur River in Texas. I returned home June 5th and cleaned the mud off what I thought was a piece of pet. wood and found something I haven't seen before. Submitted photo's to the Forum June 6th and feedback ID'D it as a large piece of very uncommon well preserved shark cartilage and skin from the Late Cretaceous, Ozan Formation.--Tom Grow Old Kicking And Screaming !!"Don't Tread On Me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Sharks Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 (edited) I think I'll have to enter this one. Found yesterday, Jun 23 in my regular Verulam Fm quarry. Bumastoides billingsi. It's complete, prone and inflated -can't ask for much more than that Edited June 24, 2012 by Northern Sharks There's no limit to what you can accomplish when you're supposed to be doing something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolmt Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Amazing Kevin, and to think I almost went yesterday but got stuck dog sitting instead. The best I have done at that location is a 2/3 rds one. Knowing the hundreds of bumastoides heads and tails I have picked up there hoping to see something more I can imagine how your heart got beating when you saw this one. As nice as I have ever seen from there..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Sharks Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 I only lasted 4 hrs. The heat combined with jeans, workboots and a hardhat was too much. I also managed to find a real nice enrolled Flexi and a b-grade Isotelus roller. No new blast material There's no limit to what you can accomplish when you're supposed to be doing something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmoceras Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 I would like to submit this fossil that I found during a recent visit to the North Sulphur River in Texas. I returned home June 5th and cleaned the mud off what I thought was a piece of pet. wood and found something I haven't seen before. Submitted photo's to the Forum June 6th and feedback ID'D it as a large piece of very uncommon well preserved shark cartilage and skin from the Late Cretaceous, Ozan Formation.--Tom That shark skin is fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinopaleus Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 (edited) I cannot choose between these, so I will leave the choosing to you Most Iguanodontid teeth I found were either fragmentary or around 1-2 cm, but this monster set the bar up high. Jintasaurus meniscus (basal Iguanodontid/Hadrosauriform), Early Cretaceous (Aptian), Western Gobi Desert, Jiayuguan, Gansu, China Found on the 21st. Edited June 27, 2012 by Sinopaleus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinopaleus Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 (edited) Found this giant caudal vert on the 21st. Belongs to the titanosaur Gobititan shenzhouensis. Gobititan shenzhouensis, Early Cretaceous, Western Gobi Desert, Jiayuguan, Gansu, China Edited June 27, 2012 by Sinopaleus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinopaleus Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 (edited) The most complete mandible section I found on the trip It belongs to the second most basal neoceratopsian, Auroraceratops. It's a confirmed ancestor of the Late-Cretaceous ceratopsians. Auroraceratops rugosus, Early Cretaceous (Aptian), Western Gobi Desert, Jiayuguan, Gansu, China Found on the 22nd. Edited June 27, 2012 by Sinopaleus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ordovician_Odyssey Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Terific finds Henry! -Shamus The Ordovician enthusiast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmoceras Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 (edited) Associated Fish Scales (Pomognathus?) Bedfordshire, UKLower Chalk (Middle Cenomanian)(A.rhotomagenese Zone) Grey ChalkCretaceous 70 - 90 myoFound on the 4th June 2012. Edited March 1, 2013 by Kosmoceras Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinopaleus Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Terific finds Henry! Thanks Shamus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 (edited) Is anyone else not seeing the starfish and the shark skin posts? Not just the picture, but the posts are not showing up here. Or is just me? I'm on my work computer (lunch break), not my broken home model, so whazzup? Edited June 25, 2012 by jpc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Sharks Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 The shark skin is still here (post # 26) but the brittle stars are gone??? There's no limit to what you can accomplish when you're supposed to be doing something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Those magnificent brittle stars are going to be re-entered by the finder . "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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmoceras Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Finally got the answer, the tooth I entered earlier this month is Cretalamna sp. Thanks to those who helped! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopper15 Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Well my Dad had put these on for me but I needed to do it under my user name. These are from the Lake Waco Texas site Cretacious. Found the last part of May then my dad cleaned and stabilized them for me and took the pictures. The two in this post are on the same slab of rock although I did find some others on another trip out there about a week later. Russell Hair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Well my Dad had put these on for me but I needed to do it under my user name. These are from the Lake Waco Texas site Cretacious. Found the last part of May then my dad cleaned and stabilized them for me and took the pictures. The two in this post are on the same slab of rock although I did find some others on another trip out there about a week later. Nice brittle stars! Are they Ophiuroid? Congrats on the nice finds! Regards, 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...
Hopper15 Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Nice brittle stars! Are they Ophiuroid? Congrats on the nice finds! Regards, Yes, I beleive "Ophiura graysonenses" Thanks Russell Hair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 That's an incredible find, Russell. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Well my Dad had put these on for me but I needed to do it under my user name. These are from the Lake Waco Texas site Cretacious. Found the last part of May then my dad cleaned and stabilized them for me and took the pictures. The two in this post are on the same slab of rock although I did find some others on another trip out there about a week later. I must say those are among the finest stellaroid fossils I've seen. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KansasFossilHunter Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 (edited) Here's my vertebrate entry for the Month: A Protoshyraena perniciosa Skull! -Originally collected Late May -Prepared June 3rd -Common Name- Swordfish -Scientific Name- Protoshyraena perniciosa -Late Cretaceous, Niobrara frm., Smoky Hill Chalk, Western KS Oh, I almost forgot to mention, if you look very closely (on the up-close picture) you can see a shark’s tooth embedded in (and broken off in) the Bone!! Just a quick note- I Did not mention that it wasn't until early June that I did the prep. of my find. Sorry for any confusion -Kris Edited June 30, 2012 by NiobraraFossilHunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sward Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Oh, I almost forgot to mention, if you look very closely (on the up-close picture) you can see a shark’s tooth embedded in (and broken off in) the Bone!! Nice find! Is this the shark tooth you mentioned? SWardSoutheast Missouri (formerly Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX) USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KansasFossilHunter Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Thanks! Sorry I should have said better. It's in the last picture in the right side, in the small bone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Great find! Can you give us the dimensions? "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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KansasFossilHunter Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Thanks! Sure, the skull piece is about 10 1/2 in long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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