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My past two trips to Ramanessin Brook in Holmdel, NJ have been especially productive. Resulting in much larger teeth and much more diverse finds, Ramanessin has proven to be a much better spot than Big Brook for me. Here are the finds from the first trip: Many large anterior goblin shark teeth; a very large crow shark tooth; some very nice mackerel shark teeth; two pycnodont teeth; coral; a large ghost shrimp claw; a large ammonite fragment; a scallop with both shells intact; what I believe to be a fragment of a very large sawfish tooth (though it does seem especially striated for a sawfish) Finds from the second trip: More large goblin shark teeth (one pathological); another large crow; some very curvy mackerel shark teeth; small shark vert and a fragment of another; some sort of bony fish jaw; various sawfish crowns; a beaver tooth (more insight as to its age would be greatly appreciated); two Gastropod molds; ratfish jaw; I believe the two large fossils to the right are a coral imprint and possibly a lobster claw another pic of the beaver tooth; it seems hollow inside chewing surface seems worn; leads me to believe it is a modern adult beaver tooth up close pic of the lobster claw; noticeable “dots”
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We managed to get out to the NJ brooks today after two weeks of heavy rains, we wanted to try out a new spot we hadn't been to before in the brook and the results did not disappoint! We wound up with a good assortment of quality specimens including many teeth taking their place in our collection as the highest quality/largest - total tripmakers! We were immediately met by a doe on the trail down, Luck? one may think After we picked a suitable spot to settle in and sift, this came up in the first scoop Immediately followed by this Happy with our spot, we sat and sifted for the day - the day's haul (grid is 1" x 1") Tripmaker teeth, our best/largest Crow shark (Squalicorax pristodontus) so far, largest Goblin (Scapanorhynchus texanus) anterior, and best/largest Goblin (Scapanorhynchus texanus) lateral. Unsure what the tooth between the Goblins is, leaning towards a Mackrel By far and away the most curious set of finds. These pieces came up in the same spot over the course of a couple of hours, I'm sure they're all fragments of a crab/lobster/ghost shrimp claw yet the coloration is different on all 3. Either way pretty cool My first vert, though only a frag, thinking some sort of bony fish Finally, mystery bone frag - possibly Pleistocene given the coloration/weight?
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My friend found this in Ramanessin Brook. I have found a Giant Beaver tooth before in Big Brook, but lost it. Can anyone let me know if this is another Giant Beaver Tooth.
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Found this 2 weeks ago in Ramanessin Creek in Holmdel, NJ. It looks like a vertebrae from a larger fish like a shark or large ray, but I'm confused by the mushroom like shape of the one side, so I'm not sure. It measures about 1.2" across and about 0.9" high. I though that maybe it was the last vertebrae before the brain stem or something like that, and therefore the mushroom end may be the side nearest the brain and have a different shape. Any help and / or insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, John
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