Cris Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 I've made threads about this in the past, but I had to do it again. I absolutely love seeing pictures of fossils before they were picked up! I'm sure a ton of people out there have some sort of fossil in situ pics on their hard drives. Let's see them! Pleistocene bald eagle clawcore. Pleistocene panther tooth (bad damage on the other side). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 I'd like to think that I'd have seen the eagle claw from the parking lot ( ), but I can't find the panther tooth in the in-situ shot to save me...some shapes speak louder to me than others, I guess. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 I'd like to think that I'd have seen the eagle claw from the parking lot ( ), but I can't find the panther tooth in the in-situ shot to save me...some shapes speak louder to me than others, I guess. 0_0 o............K! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cris Posted September 25, 2010 Author Share Posted September 25, 2010 I'd like to think that I'd have seen the eagle claw from the parking lot ( ), but I can't find the panther tooth in the in-situ shot to save me...some shapes speak louder to me than others, I guess. It's in the very center of the picture. It was covered by a nasty red algae (which was hectic to clean off). It looks like the top of a heart shape. I suspected it was a cat tooth when I snapped the pic, but wasn't completely sure until after I picked it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 eocene fossil wood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foshunter Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 It's in the very center of the picture. It was covered by a nasty red algae (which was hectic to clean off). It looks like the top of a heart shape. I suspected it was a cat tooth when I snapped the pic, but wasn't completely sure until after I picked it up. WoW!! Good eye, afraid it would still be there if I had been there, amazing to spot it, you be da fossil sniper--Tom Grow Old Kicking And Screaming !!"Don't Tread On Me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurora Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 here are some more situ pix. these were found in north carolina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurora Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 (edited) rodent tooth? Edited September 25, 2010 by aurora Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurora Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 semi situ great white see ya later! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ordovician_Odyssey Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 wow those are really nice ...to tell the truth ive never been to an ocean beach but will soon probably be going to north carolina or prince edward island -Shamus The Ordovician enthusiast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreekCrawler Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 Here is a Saurodon partial jaw that was hiding very well. Upper Cretaceous Taylor Gp. North Sulphur River 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cris Posted September 25, 2010 Author Share Posted September 25, 2010 rodent tooth? How big is it? Looks like some kind of worn down artiodactyl tooth to me...maybe deer...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cris Posted September 25, 2010 Author Share Posted September 25, 2010 Here is a Saurodon partial jaw that was hiding very well. Upper Cretaceous Taylor Gp. North Sulphur River Very cool pictures! I love when you can just see a piece of something...making yourself take pics of it first builds up the anticipation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreekCrawler Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 Very cool pictures! I love when you can just see a piece of something...making yourself take pics of it first builds up the anticipation. Thanks, I like your pic as well. I actually thought at first that the jaw was just a sliver of bone laying there.I thumped it with my middle finger and I knew right away there was more to come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 In situ 9" trilobite Isotelus on verticle face of a giant boulder... my first significant fossil find back 2004.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurora Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 How big is it? Looks like some kind of worn down artiodactyl tooth to me...maybe deer...? sorry for fuzzy pic but u get the idea of the size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cris Posted September 25, 2010 Author Share Posted September 25, 2010 I would go with deer on it, aurora. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
non-remanié Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 (edited) here's an in situ nj cretaceous goblin tooth (teeth are almost never found in this formational facies so this was an interesting find) and a couple more teeth "as found" on the same day Edited September 26, 2010 by toothpuller ---Wie Wasser schleift den Stein, wir steigen und fallen--- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozen_turkey Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 In situ 9" trilobite Isotelus on verticle face of a giant boulder... my first significant fossil find back 2004.... how did you get that thing out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 I would go with deer on it, aurora. i will second that motion.... small artiodactyl tooth (deer). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haizahnjager Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 Isurus praecursor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 how did you get that thing out? I had no proper tools back then... knew nothing about fossil extraction.... learn on the job.... had a claw hammer from a local hardware store and a cold chisel... first wack of the hammer the head came off ... I beat the rock with the handle of the hammer in frustration..... ended up buying an electric generator, angle grinder with a diamond wheel, then used long masonary drill bits to drill a series of holes and pop the whole fossil out.... shortly after bought a concrete saw(s). PL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Stydens Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 Here is a nice auriculatus I found at the Giant Cement quarry. Sorry I don't have the "after" photo, but it turned out to be a killer 2-3/4" tooth. The other photo is of a hexanchus agassizi Eocene cow shark in matrix. Angus Stydens www.earthrelics.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefootgirl Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 Here is one of my favorite in situ picts of the whale vert I found in Mississippi. In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat: but in the evolution of real knowledge, it marks the first step in progress toward victory. Alfred North Whithead 'Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefootgirl Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 A few more. In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat: but in the evolution of real knowledge, it marks the first step in progress toward victory. Alfred North Whithead 'Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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