Winter Fossil Hunting - Monmouth Co., NJ - Dec to Feb

February 16

1 hour ago, Masonk said:

And of all the things I never thought I'd find, Theropod tooth would be #1, especially in NJ.

Same for me in MO... I'm sure there is one out there

February 19

That therapod tooth is awesome!! Truly a bucket-lister for my brook hunting adventures too

February 20

On 2/16/2024 at 5:13 PM, Jaybot said:

Same for me in MO... I'm sure there is one out there

That's the great thing about this "hobby", each trip, you never know what you're going to find.

February 20

16 hours ago, Vae70 said:

That therapod tooth is awesome!! Truly a bucket-lister for my brook hunting adventures too

Thanks! Crazy what washes out in these NJ brooks.

February 20

LOVE your photos! These are what fossil photos should look like.

And I agree that that one piece is wood. Specifically, probably angiosperm wood, but not palm stem. Nice find. Pretty rare.

February 21

On 2/20/2024 at 9:07 AM, Carl said:

LOVE your photos! These are what fossil photos should look like.

And I agree that that one piece is wood. Specifically, probably angiosperm wood, but not palm stem. Nice find. Pretty rare.

Thanks! Appreciate that!

And thanks for confirming an ID.

February 28

Winter hasn't gone anywhere just yet, however we did have some warm weather over the past few days.

Wound up hunting an Eocene/Miocene spot in Monmouth Co., NJ.

Usually a pretty tough hunt, although I immediately walked up on half a Chub lying on a pebble beach when I first got to the site.

Couple heartbreakers, but some good finds overall. The bone is modern, but looked interesting. The Gastropod was found by a buddy I was hunting with, but he focuses mainly on teeth, so he sent it my way.