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I had a scare last week that has made decide to stay away from the North Sulphur River feeder creeks for good. It all started when I decided to check out google maps to find a more remote access point since the river has become so picked over. I found a feeder creek that had a bridge that emptied into the NSR and decided to try it out. Well it took an hour just to get halfway all the while I was clomping though thick mud. I then turned a corner and came face to face with a 200 plus pound wild boar. I must have rustled it up from sleeping because it shot up once it saw me and started snorting. By this point I was stuck in the mud again, in the middle of the creek, but luckily it did not charge me. I franticly unstuck myself and backed away slowly and somehow climbed an almost vertical cliff wall. It is amazing what you can do if you have to. I observed the boar trying to climb out of the creek and luckily for me it was to the other side of the creek. I was amazed by how fast and how good at climbing it was even for its massive size. I walked the rest of the way to the river above the creek, looking back about every five seconds to make sure nothing was behind me. Once I made it to the river I made a decision to stay out of those feeder creeks for good. It wouldn't matter what I found in it because it wouldn't be worth going though that again so from now on ill just walk my way from one of the NSR access points. Not to mention all I found the entire two hours was a small broken shark tooth. However once I made it to the river I actually did find a couple of nice finds. I was excited to find my first ever mosasaur tooth in pictures 3 and 4. However it is a strange tan color and I really would have liked the nice shiny black that I see so much on here. I also found a piece of mosasaur jaw fragment in pictures 9 and 10 that might have actually housed the tooth I found earlier haha. In picture 5 I found a fully intact sawfish rostral tooth. And lastly in picture 22 I found a piece of Baculite that had some really nice preservation on it. The rest are items I'm not too sure about so please let me know if you see something in these pictures I wasn't able to identify. See below: Is picture 2 a shark or fish vert? Any idea what pictures 6, 7, and 8 are of? Picture 11 looks like it might be fish bones in coprolite or maybe matrix? Picture 12 is turtle maybe? Pictures 13 and 14 appear to be bone so maybe a part of mosasaur paddle? Pictures 15 and 16 are very similar to 13 and 14 however the fossilization is much newer so I am thinking Pliocene mammal? Picture 17 maybe fish jaw? Picture 18 and 19 also fish jaw? Picture 20 is not a fossil but maybe pyrite? And picture 21 is just a strange piece of mosasaur bone that has about 4 rounded cavities on it. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.
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Hi Everyone, I have had this piece for about a year now. Every now and then I pick it up and take another good look. I know it might not be an egg but I need to at least ask the question. If anything I can add it to my outside rock collection and be done with it. Found NSR, Delta County, TX. I have read the Egg topics here. There is still texture on the "shell" even with it being in the river rolling around. Thanks in advance for you time and knowledge.
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It was a slow day at the North Sulphur River. With no rain I wasn't surprised the river was really picked over. I did find one medium sized shark or fish vert. I also found something that I have no idea what it is. Fossil, geological, or man made? Anyone have any idea what is in pictures 3, 4, and 5? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
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HI All, Found this at the NSR today. Confused some. Thought fish...then plesiosaur....then fish...no not sure.... Came here for the experts to tell what it is. Thanks in advance for your help.
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I brought home a bag of microfossil matrix from NSR a few months ago and finally got to look through it. I am used to the microfossil matrix from Post Oak Creek and it is much easier. I just strain it and wash it off and its ready to go however the North Sulphur River matrix required days of soaking and washing before it was ready to look through. It was still fun. There were two pretty large teeth here but surprisingly not the abundance of micro teeth I find at POC. See the finds below: Can you see anything? How about now?
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Hi All, Over a year ago I found this in situ NSR - Ozan formation Late Cretaceous; Gulfian Series. It's the only one I've found like this in both size and fossilization. I'm terrible with ammonite identifications and would love to put a name to this little specimen and an opinion on if this might be a heteromorphic ammonite? Might it be a Scaphites sp? Thanks! Suture lines:
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From the album: North Sulphur River Texas
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Holiday weekend visit to NSR.
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Hunted a rural spot in the NSR today with my son. We had a great time. I posted my best find of the day...I.D.'d by Google image recognition...pretty impressed that it found the Enchodus jaw, wow! FYI-The two small tooth fragments are from previous trips to NSR.
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From the album: North Sulphur River
This may be an undescribed sand tiger tooth, or C. amonensis? I'm leaving it in the matrix, so may never know. It's about 8 mm. -
From the album: North Sulphur River
Likely sand tiger (Carcharias sp.). -
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From the album: North Sulphur River
An incomplete tooth (just the crown) sitting in the red layer. Likely from Cretolamna. -
Hi all My kids and I found this piece at the NSR and saw that there were multiple bone fragments in it. Do you all think that there is a fish jaw in the lower right portion of the specimen? If so, can anyone tell from which type of fish it is? Thanks in advance! Bret
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Pictures from my latest NSR trip. Some mosasaur verts and bones, a jaw, ammonites, baculites, and of course the normal array of oddities. No really good verts but still fun. Does anyone know what jaw this would have come from? Also the turtle looking shell and the large white bone next to it feel a lot heavier than recent bone to me so maybe Pleistocene. Ill send a few close ups of those and of the crazier stuff later.
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Hey Everyone, Had a decent day out at NSR. Not as good as one person who found 18 verts, 2 arrow heads, and more. Found NSR, Delta County, TX I am thinking this might be a turtle scute but i am still earning. Any thoughts appreciated.
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Hey everyone, I took a chance and went out early in the light rain to see if it was safe to get into the river basin. As you can see by the lower pics it was. Found 5 (couple beat up ones not being included) verts total including what I believe is a small plesiosaur. I think there is a piece of a turtle shell, a small piece of fish jaw bone and lots of items I do not know. Also fun to go out and find some new things to learn about. I am sure there will be a lot of nice finds after the last rains. Happy hunting!
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Hi Everyone, Found this at the NSR last weekend. I would really like to remove some of the grey matrix but that is beyond my skill set. Do not wan to ruin any of it. So, how would I go about stabilizing it? I use clear Elmers glue for the bones and some ammonites but not sure about soaking this in that mixture. Any help is appreciated.
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Hey Everyone, Found these two today at the NSR, Delta County, Tx. I do believe I found my first crustacean but would like verification. Maybe species to have it mark correctly. Do I just soak it in clear elmers glue and water like the bones to help preserve it? Second is a weird bone. I thought it might be paddle bone but I look and with my limited experience I do not think so. Great if it is, but if not, what is it? Thanks in advance for any responses.
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Hey everyone, Found this yesterday on the NSR. That would be Texas, Ozan formation. I think it is a fish jawbone but I am no where near and expert. Is it a jaw bone. If so, any idea of species. If not, what is it? Thanks for your help.
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Here's a few pics of my study. Most are Northeast Texas personal finds. The huge chest is also full of fossils and artifacts. @RJB
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From the album: North Sulphur River
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From the album: North Sulphur River
Fish bones tend to be flaky or layered to some degree. I can't say for sure, but the size of this chunk makes me think it could be from Xiphactinus. -
10 hr North Sulphur River Texas hike with friends. I found a little bit of everything. Mosasaur, Xiphactinus, Pleisosaur, Mastodon, Horse, Coral and cool antiques.
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From the album: North Sulphur River Texas
