sixgill pete Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 (edited) I found these items in a private sand pit here in eastern NC. The pit has exposures of the middle Eocene Castle Hayne Limestone as shown by the Eurhodia rugosa rugosa echinoid ( at least I think it is that, just does not match up great with the few E. rugosa depressa I have, but could be E. rugosa ideali ) However at least one of the teeth appears to be a later form of Carcharocles than auriculatus. But the most interesting thing is the color of some of these teeth, Red. These are the first true red colored teeth I have found. Edited January 6, 2014 by sixgill pete 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...
Hunt4teeth Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Those are some nice finds Don! I really love the color of the teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsessed1 Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Nice haul! Red teeth have a special place in my heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneRanger Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Nice finds and interesting colors. Maybe there was iron oxide in the replacement minerals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Don I really like the shark tooth colors. That one tooth, like you said, doesn't look like an Eocene tooth. Marco Sr. "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AeroMike Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Love the red and orange teeth. I have a couple. " This comment brought to you by the semi-famous AeroMike" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted January 6, 2014 Author Share Posted January 6, 2014 Don I really like the shark tooth colors. That one tooth, like you said, doesn't look like an Eocene tooth. Marco Sr. Marco, not sure you can see in the photo but there is a distinct "separation" that to me makes the tooth a late chubutensis. With that said that would make the tooth early Miocene. There is another place nearby that does have an overlying Miocene layer. But this is the first tooth I have found here that was definitely not Eocene. Then again, it is only the 3rd time I have been there and the first in a year or so. 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...
RickNC Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 To confuse things even more, there are C. carcharias teeth found there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Don That tooth could be a Meg or a Chub and really doesn't look like a Ric (cusplets or serrations). You just need to go there more often and see what else you find. If there are C. carcharias teeth there then you definitely have younger sediments mixed in. Marco Sr. "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakoMeCrazy Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Nice site and great color. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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