Darwin Ahoy Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 So, this has been a rather productive month thus far. Just figured I'd show some of the more rare finds from these past few weeks, as there are definitely some pieces I am very, very happy with here. Besides, everyone else seems to be posting NJ stuff, so why not, right? Plesiosaur vertebra, 1.9" across at the widest. Very large Archaeolamna kopingensis, my largest, at 1.1" Shark vertebra, with cartilage preserved. This is a very special piece for me, as Meristodonoides (Hybodus) is one of my favorite sharks to find. This one has a nearly complete root, which is rather unusual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Very Nice! Love the Hybodus and the Archaeolamna.- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwin Ahoy Posted August 25, 2011 Author Share Posted August 25, 2011 Here's my nicest piece of cartilage, with a very interesting/different texture on one side. Partial Meristodonoides (Hybodus) fin spine. My nicest Protolamna borodini, and large at 0.4" (you should see how tiny they usually are!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Wow! Great finds. :jig: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwin Ahoy Posted August 25, 2011 Author Share Posted August 25, 2011 And this guy deserves his own post. A tooth I have been specifically looking for, for nearly a year, and may be rarer here than I even really give it credit for. Serratolamna serrata, and other than minor dings that you cannot make out with the naked eye in person, is absolutely perfect. My current favorite tooth, and the top of my wish list fulfilled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Congrats, Anthony. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Hi Anthony, Great finds and Congratulations on filling your wish list! That's a fantastic feeling, isn't it, the first time you hold it in your hand? Roger Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vordigern Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Wow, youve been finding some great stuff, especially like the borodini and plesiosaur vert!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I sense your satisfaction, and it is well deserved! "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...
JimB88 Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 (edited) Good stuff! Congrats! Could that odd texture be a skin impression? Edited August 25, 2011 by JimB88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwin Ahoy Posted August 25, 2011 Author Share Posted August 25, 2011 Good stuff! Congrats! Could that odd texture be a skin impression? From what I have been told, it is the outer texture of whatever part it belonged to. Suspicion is possibly the rostrum of Ischyrhiza, but there's no real way to tell as far as I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Wow, great finds! Persistence pays off in the end. -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squali Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Thats some nice finds there. Variety and rarity are the 2 toughest to acheive It's hard to remember why you drained the swamp when your surrounded by alligators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mross Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Nice tooth and vert. Maybe one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Boy Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Nice fossils, and the pics are terrific. Thanks for sharing! Kevin Wilson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeDOTB Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 Great finds and variety! DO, or do not. There is no try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Anthony, Great Finds!! All are unusual! Thanks for posting these! Regards, 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...
Tony Eaton Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 You've found some nice shark material. Meristodonoides (Hybodus) is especially cool. One day I'll find one that whole... Serratolamna serrata is common in the Maastrichtian of Texas but Archaeolamna is always rare. Maybe Archaeolamna is a cold water shark and S. serrata is a warm water one? Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Serratolamna serrata is common in the Maastrichtian of Texas but Archaeolamna is always rare. Maybe Archaeolamna is a cold water shark and S. serrata is a warm water one? This is also true for North Carolina. I can only find Archaeolamna in a few Campanian localities, but S. serrata is common in the Maastrichtian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwin Ahoy Posted August 26, 2011 Author Share Posted August 26, 2011 It's the opposite for here. Archaeolamna is one of the 5 most common, along with Scapanorhynchus, Cretalamna, Squalicorax kaupi, and Squalicorax pristodontus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 And this guy deserves his own post. A tooth I have been specifically looking for, for nearly a year, and may be rarer here than I even really give it credit for. Serratolamna serrata, and other than minor dings that you cannot make out with the naked eye in person, is absolutely perfect. My current favorite tooth, and the top of my wish list fulfilled. :bow: "It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 excellent finds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xonenine Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 congrats Anthony, great pictures as usual, the borodini is awesome...:Bananasaur: "Your serpent of Egypt is bred now of your mud by the operation of your sun; so is your crocodile." Lepidus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Having collected once with DA, I can tell you those fossils represent an enormous expenditure of effort. Congrats and great job! Thanks for posting these! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wRick Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Hey nice finds Anthony! I remember what it's like to find a nice example of something you've never found before. Unfortunately, I haven't had that feeling ina while,... congratulations! "There is no difference between Zen and Purgatory and Time Warner Cable, and they are trying to tach me this, but I am a dim impatient pupil." ----- xonenine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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