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Can anyone help i.d. this shark tooth? I found it, along with 5 others in the Shark River of new Jersey 20 years ago. The other 5 were lost over time, so this is the only one I have left. Hope to make a trip again their someday.... Thanks all! Bone

I’ve got a few pieces I found in Big Brook that I was hoping to see if I can get a solid Id on. Thanks guys! first two pictures I was wondering if it’s an internal mould of something! second two picture I was thinking crab claw in matrix?

I know its a long shot, but any chance this is a croc scute or is it most likely a concretion?

When I first picked this up I thought it was a piece of shell.. cleaning it and examining it under magnification however has made me question what it is. Let’s play What The Heck!

The old Granton Quarry site, located in North Bergen, New Jersey was a working quarry that has produced fauna from the Upper Triassic Lockatong Formation part of the Newark Super Group. Underneath a basalt cap, in beds that are tilted, are shales and sandstones deposited in an ancient tropical lake bed. Biodiversity is far from rich. The most common vertebrate fossil found is Diplurus newarki, a small coelacanth, usually 2-4 inches in length. Other fossils include Estheria ovate, a clam-shaped shrimp-like crustacean. Rare remains of reptiles have also been found at the site. Development has claimed most of the quarry site, but an outcrop remains in an area that is unfortunately a repository for trash and graffiti and infested with poison ivy. Because of the poison ivy winter is the only time the site can be visited. I've been visiting the old Granton Quarry site once or twice a year since 2013. I've brought a number of TFF members to Granton, but Tim (fossildude19) has a been my companion for almost all of those trips since the first one. Last Sunday, the weather was mild and Tim and I accompanied by TFF members Dave (Shamalama) and Paul1719 visited once again. The site, always a difficult one to work, is becoming more challenging. The cliff is, I estimate 40-50 feet tall, but it is a less than one inch wide bed of black shale (called G-7) that is very fossiliferous. That bed is generally flush with or indented into the wall. All of the easily accessible G-7 has been already dug out. Where it is exposed and weathered it tends to splinter into fine shards obliterating any fossils that might have been present. Deeper in the wall it incredibly hard. Pulling out a decent size chunk to split is difficult to say the least. Finding a few already started cracks I was able penetrate deeper using my sledge and long chisel. Then I used my crowbar to wedge them out. In a full day of digging I was able to wedge out two chunks of G-7 , each several inches across. From these I got the majority of specimens I found. One piece appears to have two complete or nearly complete Diplurus which I sent to Ptychodus 04 in Texas to prep. In addition to fossils, Tim found a live red-backed salamander, our first amphibian siting of the spring. Here's Tim:

So, as per my post in the Trips forum, i had a great time getting filthy in new jersey. These are the specimens i just dont know. Concretions? Bone frags? Teeth of something (salmon?) (one photo includes bivalves etc and i know those at least, its the other ? bits.. wild and crazy concretions at this site, good lord) Nothing easily identifiable to me, and i have a degree in this! Any thoughts appreciated

Found this oddly marked piece in Big Brook sticking out of the marl. The striations and pockmarks on it had me intrigued. Looks like maybe a tree or piece of wood or something. It broke and inside it has a striated texture as well as kind of marly. Anyone think it could be something fossilized?

Found this tooth in Ramanessin in Holmdel, NJ. It is about 1.4" long, and it is missing about 1/4 of the top. There are striations along the entire length on all sides, and the top of the tooth has a very faint slightly raised line, but not to the extent of the Mosasaur teeth that I've found previously, so I'm leaning towards it being a Crocodile tooth, or possibly some other species. I figured I would ask for some opinions, since I am far from an expert. Thanks in advance for any input.

Hi Guys. So for the past week and a half I have been debating on whether or not to share this story with you. I have finally decided to do it as maybe somebody will get something out of it. A few weeks ago I got the green light from my wife to plan a winter fossilhunt. After contacting a couple members to try to coordinate a meet-up, a plan started to formulate with @Jeffrey P to do a hunt at Ramanessin Brook in New Jersey. A couple days before the hunt an event happened at my job. I don't really want to get into that, other then to say it gave me a scare, health wise. That probably was a sign maybe going on this trip was not a great idea. The day after the event at work, was the day I was planning to drive down. I was going to leave after work on Friday and get a hotel for the night and then meet up with Jeff the next morning. My scare at work had me seriously thinking about just staying home. I took that Friday off of work to rest and relax, telling myself that if I really felt up to it I would still go. But Friday brought another problem a bad snow storm. A state of emergency was issued for NY. Mind you, I have been going stir crazy for months. I really needed this hunt. Atleast I kept telling myself this. So I made new plans. Get up at 2 am see how the roads looked, see how I felt physically and possibly still make this trip happen. So that's exactly what I did. Roads were clear at that time, I felt pretty good and the ride was smooth sailing. I arrived just as it started to get light. Jeff said that he would probably get there around 9 am. So I had a couple hours to myself. I searched for awhile finding the occasional sharktooth and I decided to check my phone for the time. I saw that Jeff had called so I called him back and he said he was about 45 minutes away. After I hung up I went a little way upstream to where Jeff said was a good spot to dig. A few minutes went by and I stood up and felt lightheaded and dizzy. And then everything got scary. All of the sudden I started having all these thoughts, #1- I am all by myself. #2- what if something bad happens before Jeff gets here. #3- what if i pass out face first in this stream and drown. Next thing i know my heart is pounding out of my chest. It went from 0 to 200 in about 2 seconds. I started wondering how far away Jeff was. I got my phone out to call him. I unlock my phone with my thumb print. But this wouldnt work with wet hands. This made my heart beat faster. So then I tried putting in my password but kept getting it wrong. I started freaking out thinking I was going to lock myself out of my own phone. All I could think about was my family and wanting to get back home to them. I made myself calm down enough to try my password one last time and it finally unlocked. I called Jeff and he said he was about 15 minutes away. I decided to walk back to the car and meet him there. I realize now that i worked myself into a panic attack but at the time i was scared. Jeff finally arrived and we talked about what happened. He felt that it was probably a panic attack but told me I should get checked out just in case. I just wanted to get back home. So I left. I felt really bad about not being able to hunt with Jeff but I just did not feel physically or mentally up to it at that point. The ride home was long and miserable. Once I got back home I relieved to see my family. I have never had something like this happen while out on a hunt. I has given me a whole lot to think about since then. I mean I am out by myself alot and what would I do if something serious happened? Not just fossilhunting either but also when I am fishing. I am not saying I am giving up on hunts because i am not. But i will be giving some serious thought about how i go about doing these hunts from now on. Dave

Hello! From the Cretaceous of Monmouth County New Jersey, I found what looks like a big, steaming...well, you know! The thing is though, it does not resemble any spiral coprilite I've ever seen so I'm wondering if it's from something else or just a faker! Thanks!

Hello! I recently found this in a Cretacous steam in Monmouth County NJ. I've found a good amount of Mosasaur bones in this area so I was wondering if this can possibly be identified or if it gets the dreaded 'chunkosaurus' label. Thanks everyone! Note: I'm not sold that its Mosasaur, but for some reason, in this area, I do find a lot of Mosasaur bones.

Here is the "dinosaur" footprints from New Jersey

Another Nova Scotia footprint ("turtle")

This fossil was given to my 7 year old grandson by a retired friend who said her mother had collected it in New Jersey 50+ years ago. No other information. We’d like to get some basic information about it if possible. Pictures attached. Thank you for your help.

Hello everyone! At this point, it's been a long time since I've found any of these so I wanted to show my collection of Wenonah slabs or 'plates'. These slabs were found in the same area over the course of a few years and is a collaboration of a lot of fun trips with friends. The majority of them were found by me and my brother, Shane @shajzer64 in 2016 but a few others have dug with me in this (mostly unproductive) location looking for and finding these - thank you to everyone involved! The slabs are all the same thickness and preservation; I was actually able to put a few together but as a whole, I think most were in the stream for too long to connect them. They are mostly shell and gastropod imprints but include ghost shrimp burrows, an Ischyrhiza rostral, shark teeth, an echinoid, an ammonite, a fish spine (we think), scaphopods, and more. I'm not positive the sponges are associated with this exact project but the preservation looks the same so I included them too (that could go for the ammonite too). If anyone is interested in seeing a particular slab, let me know and I'll get a picture. I'm pretty happy with my new display so I hope you enjoy it! -Frank @Carl @non-remanié @Darktooth@Jeffrey P@Trevor@The Jersey Devil

Hey everyone, I got this tooth from Jersey that struck me as being something different at first glance. The general shape, very pronounced cutting edges, and concentric layers visible at the base made me think that it’s not Mosasaur, but rather some type of Croc. If it’s Croc it is something other than Thoracosaurus which makes it a unique tooth. It’s about 3/4”. Thanks! Joseph @non-remanié @frankh8147 @Al Dente @siteseer @MarcoSr @Carl

Found a few of these over the years in Big Brook area, not exactly sure what they are? They are concave as well.

Hi Everyone, I found this object while hunting in a stream in Southern New Jersey. The stream cuts through an area containing marl and glauconite sand near Sewell in Gloucester County. I do not know for certain what geologic formation this site is, possibly Hornerstown. I have found a lot of marine fossil specimens at this location such as corals, sponges, and various shells. I initially was going to dismiss it as a chipped off piece of rock, but there are certain details on it that made me think it might be a fossil. Any feedback is appreciated

well with it being in the 50's here in New Jersey,the wife and I decided to get in our first short hunt of the year and was fun as always and thought I would share some pics

I found this rock with an interesting indentation around 25 years ago on the side of a steep hill in New Jersey. Forum doesn’t allow me to post multiple images, but one below has my hand in for scale. It appears to be three toed, if a footprint at all. Thank you for your time and attention!

Hi everyone, I think I found a year maker recently, and in good time! The 1st tooth pictured is what I am praying is a Pseudocorax affinis, which is incredibly rare here. The 2nd tooth is an Archaeolamna, I just need confirmation that it’s a symphyseal. Both teeth are Late Cretaceous. Edit: I forgot to add the size, 1st tooth: 12 mm, 2nd tooth: 10 mm @non-remanié @Al Dente @siteseer Happy Holidays! 1st tooth: