Carl Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Look what turned up on a New York City beach TODAY!!!! At last!!! 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Congratulations, Carl! 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared C Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 woah, I had no idea NYC had teeth to be found. What age is this? 1 “Not only is the universe stranger than we think, it is stranger than we can think” -Werner Heisenberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted April 18, 2022 Author Share Posted April 18, 2022 7 hours ago, Jared C said: woah, I had no idea NYC had teeth to be found. What age is this? Most likely Pleistocene. As young as it gets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Nice find 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Way to go Carl! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Well how 'bout that! 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 (edited) Is the beach ever renourished with pumped or hauled sand? Congratulations! Edited April 19, 2022 by Plax additional comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted April 19, 2022 Author Share Posted April 19, 2022 4 minutes ago, Plax said: Is the beach ever renourished with pumped or hauled sand? Congratulations! I suspect the area in which I found it does not get replenished, but I'm keeping my eyes peeled for that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Congrats Carl. I had never seen one of those from a NYC beach. Thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilhunter21 Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Congratulations, Carl! That is awesome! -Micah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Gateway National Recreation area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankh8147 Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Congrats Carl, nice find!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 I guess with 8 million people in the city somebody was bound to find it. Congratulations! Now you can start mining the sidewalks in the diamond district. 1 Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share Posted April 20, 2022 21 hours ago, Plax said: Gateway National Recreation area? Yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 Wondering if Scapanorhynchus couldn't be possible then if sand has ever been pumped onto the beach from off shore? this is an interesting topic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted April 21, 2022 Author Share Posted April 21, 2022 21 hours ago, Plax said: Wondering if Scapanorhynchus couldn't be possible then if sand has ever been pumped onto the beach from off shore? this is an interesting topic! I seriously doubt it. I've only ever heard of the Pleistocene Gardner's Clay being offshore. There are exposures of Cretaceous on Long Island but they are far away on the opposite shore and only preserve plants. But there have been Cretaceous oysters pulled out of borings in Brooklyn so I'd never rule it out. I'm sticking with Pleistocene for now for this tooth because it requires the fewest extra qualifications. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 During most of the Pleistocene with sea level 100 meters or so lower than present, the offshore would have been a deep valley being filled by what was eroded by rivers on the south and west. Am guessing the Gardner's Clay was deposited during a warm interglacial phase? Not saying your tooth isn't Pleistocene. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted April 26, 2022 Author Share Posted April 26, 2022 23 hours ago, Plax said: During most of the Pleistocene with sea level 100 meters or so lower than present, the offshore would have been a deep valley being filled by what was eroded by rivers on the south and west. Am guessing the Gardner's Clay was deposited during a warm interglacial phase? Not saying your tooth isn't Pleistocene. That's how I understand it. And I'll admit, I'm way better versed in the Bio half of Paleo than the Geo half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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