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Hey guys, me again! Went again today to Big Brook, found a lot of neat stuff. Got my largest crow shark tooth yet, a couple small shark teeth, a ghost shrimp claw, and a perfect tiny shell impression. Picked this up as well just because it looked different. Hollow, conical, with a cutting edge that’s black and shiny. There’s no visible striations except for one line down the middle of one of the sides. About 1/2 inch long. From the tip it’s slightly prismatic in shape. Of course, it could also just be some funky rock formation. Anything helps me learn how to ID actual fossils though Thanks in advance all! Loving this forum, learning a lot!!!
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I realize this is a long shot for a Hadrosaur tooth but what do you all make of this? The composition keeps befuddling me, its so smooth but not like slag and not concretion. Any ideas?
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I found this (probably modern) bone on a New Jersey beach a few years ago, and it has been puzzling me ever since. The large flat area, and the edges that look like they interlock closely with other bones, makes me think this is a skull element, presumably from a marine mammal. But it doesn't seem to closely match any of the dolphin or whale skull bones that I can make out in photos I found online. Any help is appreciated.
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Took my second trip to Big Brook, on Tuesday (it was so hot.. until i fell into the stream above the level of my waders and cooled off, heh). The results were not as epic as last time, but i was spending a lot less energy because it was so hot, and theres a lot more people in August than in March i did find some lovely teeth, ammonite and belemnites, a nice bivalve, and quite a few unknowns (including a?vert that i havent got figured out, its not as concave as most fish verts i see and Only has the one linear feature, though it exhibits the worn concentric rings on at least one side). Also, i found what appears to be a partially mineralized deer bone with clear toolmark/butchery evidence, so i have sent the info on that potential piece of archaeology to the nj state museum. There is one picture that contains most of my unknown bits, any input on those is appreciated! (I can ID the inverts but is that a coprolite? A ratfish jaw frag? A couple of whatsits?) i had a heck of a time getting the contrast right on some of the pics so please forgive me! Closeups or microscopic views of anything are possible if anyone asks
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Hey all, I found this awhile ago at ramenessin brook and was wondering what you guys thought, I posted it in a trip report thread awhile ago, but I thought more people would chime in if it got its own thread! TIA, if you need more pics or details let me know!
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Hello everybody! Name’s Veronica, newish fossil hunter here. I’ve been to Big Brook a few times now and today found something pretty cool, I think. It was just laying on top of the river bed right as I walked in. I’d say the actual “bone” part is a bit over an inch. It has a V shape with the posterior (is that the right term?) end being concave. The convex area has a hole in the middle. Some parts are broken off where I believe you can see the porous bone structure. Hope I’m using all the right terms here, lol. Thanks in advance!
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Hadrosaur folki Broken Dinosaur Tooth Upper Cretaceous Wenonah Formation Mattawan Group Ramanessin Brook Holmdel, N.J.- 1 comment
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Cliona cretacica Boring Sponges Upper Cretaceous Wenonah Formation Mattawan Group Big Brook Marlboro, N.J.- 1 comment
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Mosasaur Tooth Upper Cretaceous Wenonah Formation Mattawan Group Big Brook Marlboro, N.J.-
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Shark Vertebra Upper Cretaceous Wenonah Formation Mattawan Group Big Brook Marlboro, N.J.-
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Meristonoides cf. Novojerseyensis Hybondontiforme Shark Tooth Upper Cretaceous Wenonah Formation Mattawan Group Big Brook Marlboro, N.J.-
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Meristonides cf.Novojerseyensis Hybodontiforme Shark Cephalic Clasper Upper Cretaceous Wenonah Formation Mattawan Group Ramanessin Brook Holmdel, N.J.-
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Recently I took a trip up to central New Jersey in the US with my sister for our 2nd trip fossil hunting; at a place called “big brook preserve”. As I was sifting through looking at some fossils that I could identify such as shark teeth and fossilized poop with my very basic studying from the Internet and stuff I’ve seen on tv. She calls me over at something she had found while sifting through the dirt in the brook. Thinking that I’d be able to identify it for her I was stumped. it looks like it has characteristics of a fossil from what I think but with my limited knowledge and understanding I keep going back to the idea of “nah it can’t be” And thinking it’s just a cool rock. Either way the water seemed to do a number on this this find eroding it over the years. Also the finds in this brook are usually Cretaceous period specimens and the occasional dinosaur fossil is rare, and reptile fossils are a tiny bit rare too here I think. I have a couple pictures that I took that night when we returned home. I’ll take better lit pictures if these aren’t adequate enough, but the main question I have that’s been bothering me is; is it a rock or a fossil from something once living? Side note the front is slightly smoothed/curved and the back is mostly flat. Please and thank you to anyone willing to help. I’ve also taken the time since then to email 2 local universities for assistance too if that’s even possible.
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I think I found a pretty nice croc scute today in a NJ Cretaceous stream. Can anyone confirm?
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Dear Fellow Forum goers, I intend this to be just a quick trip report. My friend @The Jersey Devil and I decided to do some collecting on what turned out to be a very pleasant day. Both of us were quite tired for some reason and didn't really hunt as intensely as we could have. We both did okay. I found some decent things, but nothing to write home about. Maybe next time. There were many leaves and trees down due to the recent winds. Overall, the experiences we had today 08/06/2020 were pretty good. I hope you enjoy what I found. - Trevor More appealing finds Medium bone chunk General finds
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15th visit to big brook today. Did pretty well finding shark teeth and have a small very which I will post. Found another rib and leg bone which I presume to be deer. But this was my best find of the day. Looks like a pelvis but couldn’t find a match. Assume modern from the nasty cuts. 3 inches by 2.5 inches. Thank you
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Found in Devonian area in NW New Jersey. Is this some type of coral? To me it looks like a grouping of individual horn corals.
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Hello all, I've been lurking here for about a month. I found something I can't identify for sure... I was told it looks like a fossilized turtle shell? I was wondering if anyone could provide me with any specifics.. thank you
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Few months back my girlfriend and I stumbled upon a nice deposit of Belemnites in a new area we were exploring, some examples better then others. We decided to make a little art piece to display in the house of the epic afternoon we had! Here is our Belemnite sun. Let us know what you think!
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Stopped by my favorite honey hole to walk the stream this past weekend after some decent rain. Here are the better Goblins laying right on top and my biggest vertebrae to date!
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Over the weekend I made a trip to New Jersey to explore the cretaceous stream banks as well as an Eocene site that I scouted. Shark teeth assemblage (Half inch cube): A ghost shrimp claw, internal gastropod mold, and a ratfish jaw
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Went to Big Brook in New Jersey and found these three items. (In VA I have found a lot of whale bone, however this bone is bigger and of different color.) Also, what are the other two curiosities below it? The smaller one looks like a toe. Thank you for looking and for any feed back.
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Dragged the family back to Big Brook in Monmouth County, NJ so I could do some more fossil hunting. We've had some pretty big storms over the past couple days, and I wanted to see if anything cool surfaced. Here are most of our finds. (The really dark thing on the bottom right is a vertebrae.)
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My 8 year old daughter found this itty bitty jawbone while sifting at Big Brook in Monmouth County, NJ. It measures a little over a centimeter and includes the tiniest of teeth! Can anyone help me identify it? My first guess based on research is the marsupial pediomys, but I don't have much experience. Thank you for any insight!
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I am planning my second trip to New Jersey in a couple of weeks. I want to return to Big Brook and/or hit up Ramanessin. Last time I went I had a spectacular time at Big Brook, and one of my fossils is still pending identification with the NJ museum Last time I parked at the Boundary Road lot and walked south to the riverbed, figuring less people probably went that way. Are there better sections to explore or better/different access points? Also pondering Ramanessin just for variety/the heck of it. Shown is the rough map of where I wandered last time.
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