John Hamilton Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I finally had an opportunity to make my first trip of 2012 to GMR. After seeing Rick's latest finds I couldn't resist the urge even with the temperatures dipping down to 28 degrees F Monday morning. It didn't take long for my toes to go numb even with waders and wool socks. I started out between 5th St and the Tar River and found a few keepers. I beleive they are Cosmopolitodus xiphodon, Carcharias samhammeri, Eostriatolamia cf holmdelensis, Archaeolamna kopingensis, Serratolamna serrata, and a mammal tooth (possibly artiodactyl). On my way home I decided to stop at Elm St fand found two very nice Great Whites. These are my largest GW's from GMR to date. The upper is 1.5" and the lower is 2". Finally I had to yield to the frigid water and happily enjoyed my drive two hour drive home. P.S. I'm sure I have incorrectly identified some of my teeth so please feel free to educate me with the correct I.D.'s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyersfan805 Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 super nice GW's, the one on the right is beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Hamilton Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 super nice GW's, the one on the right is beautiful. Thanks! It is my best from this location so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wRick Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Wow, that lower is a beauty! I have a tooth from GMR that looks similar in color. I'm gonna have to go back over there sometime soon. I think I'll wait til the water is a little less foot numbing though! "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...
John Hamilton Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 Here are some additional pics of the mammal tooth. Top, lingual, labial and bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Hamilton Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 Wow, that lower is a beauty! I have a tooth from GMR that looks similar in color. I'm gonna have to go back over there sometime soon. I think I'll wait til the water is a little less foot numbing though! Thanks! That sounds like a good idea. I have 10 buckets of Lee Creek spoils that I picked up from the new piles in Aurora on Saturday that I can screen until the water warms up a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickNC Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 That is a nice lower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokiehunter Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Sweet lower GW. I'm a sucker for teeth with brown roots. Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimsherri Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Beautiful teeth..been down there one time its over a four hour drive for me... the pictures makes me want to get back down to GMR..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowsharks Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 That beautiful lower looks like it is fresh out of the matrix. Where's the tan colored matrix at? The dark colored GW's a re nice, but this tan colored one is great. Daryl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Hamilton Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 That is a nice lower. Thanks Rick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeDOTB Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Hey John, that is one awesome lower great white. Ive seen a few good sized ones like that come out. One was found by wrick. You werent digging next to a shopping cart were you? DO, or do not. There is no try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Hamilton Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 That beautiful lower looks like it is fresh out of the matrix. Where's the tan colored matrix at? The dark colored GW's a re nice, but this tan colored one is great. Daryl. Both GW's were found within 24" of each other but that does not mean thats where they fossilized so I can't answer your question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Hamilton Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 Hey John, that is one awesome lower great white. Ive seen a few good sized ones like that come out. One was found by wrick. You werent digging next to a shopping cart were you? Thanks! I didn't see any shopping carts but that doesn't mean it wasn't there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Nice teeth. Gratz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wRick Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I found a very similar GW in GMR a few years ago. Mike was with me at the time. "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...
jimsherri Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 now that's a nice great white .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Hamilton Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 I found a very similar GW in GMR a few years ago. Mike was with me at the time. Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickNC Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Need to get some decent pics of my GW collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsessed1 Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Great haul. I especially like that sweet lower GW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 John, that is one beautiful lower great white, as is yours wrick. Both are great finds, congratulations!! John as far as your other teeth, I believe the first two are either very worn great whites(I cannot tell by the picks if there are any well worn serrations) or mako's (Isurus hastalis) which is the extinct giant mako. The next two I believe are Cretolamna appendiculata, then as you believed Archaeolamna kopingensis. The last tooth could be Serratolamna serrata, but I think it is Isurus retroflexus. Remember I am no expert, this is just my thoughts from my experience there at GMR. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Hamilton Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 (edited) Great haul. I especially like that sweet lower GW! Thanks! It definitely made the trip one to remember. Edited February 2, 2012 by John Hamilton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Hamilton Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 John, that is one beautiful lower great white, as is yours wrick. Both are great finds, congratulations!! John as far as your other teeth, I believe the first two are either very worn great whites(I cannot tell by the picks if there are any well worn serrations) or mako's (Isurus hastalis) which is the extinct giant mako. The next two I believe are Cretolamna appendiculata, then as you believed Archaeolamna kopingensis. The last tooth could be Serratolamna serrata, but I think it is Isurus retroflexus. Remember I am no expert, this is just my thoughts from my experience there at GMR. Don, Thanks for the feed back! I'll post some better pics of the teeth in question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Hamilton Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 (edited) Don, Here are some better pics with my presumed i.d.'s based on elasmo.com 1. Archaeolamna kopingensis 2. Cosmopolitodus (aka Isurus) xiphodon 3. Eostriatolamia cf holmdelensis and Carcharias samhammeri 4. Serratolamna serrata 5. Isurus retroflexus Edited February 2, 2012 by John Hamilton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Don, Here are some better pics with my presumed i.d.'s based on elasmo.com 1. Archaeolamna kopingensis 2. Cosmopolitodus (aka Isurus) xiphodon 3. Eostriatolamia cf holmdelensis and Carcharias samhammeri 4. Serratolamna serrata 5. Isurus retroflexus I think your Eostriatolamia (pic 3) and your Isurus (pic 5) are actually Scapanorhynchus texanus. A good site to identify some of your GMR teeth is "Fossil of New Jersey" at : http://www.geocities.com/fossofnj/shark/sharks_main.htm This site has nice pictures and many of the Cretaceous teeth are also found in Green's Mill Run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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