Search the Community
Showing results for tags 'mosasaurs hoffmani?'.
-
So I found this in a stream in New Jersey. Fossil shark teeth are common, along with Mosasaurs teeth, although they are less common. Dinsosaur bones are a rare occurance in this location. I think it is a Mosasaur tooth fragment and it’s large size (probably over 2 inches if complete) would put it in the range of Mosasaurs hoffmani, a species that has been found in the area but is very rare. It could also be a bone of some sort and not a tooth at all. I was hoping someone with more knowledge on the subject could shed some light on this find.
- 21 replies
-
- big brook nj
- fossil tooth
-
(and 2 more)
Tagged with:
-
Hello my name is Andrew Fredericks. I am 14 (turning 15 on July 29th) and live in New York. I’ve loved extinct life all my life, but I only started collecting fossils a little over a year ago. Last summer I spent my money made from mowing lawns to buy fossils online (something I wanted to do for a long time). The prize piece of my collection is 5.51 inch Megalodon tooth that cost $250. This summer I went fossil hunting myself for the first time with my mom at the Mahantango formation (PA) and again at Big Brook (NJ). The reason I started an account here is because I think I found something quite rare at Big Brook NJ. I think I found a Mosasaurs tooth fragment, however it is 2 inches long and could be close to 3 inches if complete. I did some research and apparently this is really big for a Mosasaur, and fits the bill for Moasaurus maximus/hoffmami, which can be found in the area albeit very rarely. So I figured I’d use the forum as a starting place to identify what I hope is a rare fossil.
- 12 replies
-
- big brook nj
- mahantango formation
- (and 4 more)