lordpiney Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 I, and a friend, hit the usual Monmouth county creeks pretty hard Sun am. i found way more Squali's then usual, a broken Plesiosaur tooth, an unusual little vert, and the usual suspects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taxman56 Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Nice Haul. I hope to get up there someday soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vordigern Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 nice haul! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Great job! : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diplotomodon Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Nice little haul you got there What a wonderful menagerie! Who would believe that such as register lay buried in the strata? To open the leaves, to unroll the papyrus, has been an intensely interesting though difficult work, having all the excitement and marvelous development of a romance. And yet the volume is only partly read. Many a new page I fancy will yet be opened. -- Edward Hitchcock, 1858 Formerly known on the forum as Crimsonraptor @Diplotomodon on Twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahuijsmans Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 wow! over here, if you are verrryyy lucky you find one Squali a year! mostly pseudocorax and paleohypotodus bronni.... Really nice finds, like the plesiosaur tooth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Way to go, Phil! Good to see you out there scooping them up, bro! 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...
Carl Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Can you post a shot of the plesiosaur tooth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Can you post a shot of the plesiosaur tooth? Yea! Details please... And that gastropod looks like a decent specimens as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwin Ahoy Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 wow! over here, if you are verrryyy lucky you find one Squali a year! mostly pseudocorax and paleohypotodus bronni.... Meanwhile, Pseudocorax is VERY rare here (most collectors don't have any). Funny how it tends to work itself out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordpiney Posted August 15, 2012 Author Share Posted August 15, 2012 here's a couple more of the ples? tooth... and some close ups of the gastropod for you Eric... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordpiney Posted August 15, 2012 Author Share Posted August 15, 2012 And last but not least...here's what i believe is an Ammonite steinkern. at least it looks like one to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullsnake Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Very cool finds! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cluros Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 You had a great trip. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Nice trip, hope to be there this weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakoMeCrazy Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 nice finds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Sorry - I don't think that's a plesiosaur tooth. And I have my doubts about the ammonite - do you see any sutures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Good to see you getting out again, Phil. No Mosasaur teeth tho? Your slipping. -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...
lordpiney Posted August 16, 2012 Author Share Posted August 16, 2012 (edited) Sorry - I don't think that's a plesiosaur tooth. And I have my doubts about the ammonite - do you see any sutures? So what do you think it is then Carl? an antler tip or something else? and no sutures on the ammo that i can see. lots of little swirl marks though. im really not sure what it is. Good to see you getting out again, Phil. No Mosasaur teeth tho? Your slipping. Thanks Dave! lol...no Mos teeth this time around. im almost considering sifting....NAHHHH! I did find a little tooth fragment that im not sure of...might be an x-fish, or reptile tooth. i'll take some close-up shots of it later. Edited August 16, 2012 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Nice haul! I'm not so sure about your suspected ammonite though. I don't see any suture imprints and the rounded structures make me think that you may have part of a large bivalve shell there. Hard to tell though from this perspective. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwin Ahoy Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 I'd be interested to see those fish tooth pics, too. Looking forward to the post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordpiney Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 SIDE A... SIDE B... TIP TO BASE... BASE... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
non-remanié Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 I'd have to agree with Carl, it might be bone, or an antler tip, but doesn't look like plesiosaur and unfortunately the ammonite is surely a concretion. Not sure on this reptile/fish tooth, could be either. Xiphactinus may be more likely than mosey. But the croc vert is pretty awesome!!! Nice finds. ---Wie Wasser schleift den Stein, wir steigen und fallen--- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taxman56 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Hi Phil. Is that an arrow head too in you collection? I love how everyone finds something fantastic in finds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordpiney Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 Hi Phil. Is that an arrow head too in you collection? I love how everyone finds something fantastic in finds why yes it is John...it's a pretty rough little point, but one none the less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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