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July 2016 Finds Of The Month


JohnJ

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Small fish

Formation: Fur Formation, Denmark

Member: Knudeklint Member

Sediment: Clayish diatomite

Age: Early Eocene (Ypresian), 55,5 - 55,2 million years

Date of find: July 20., 2016

Family: argentinidae

This small fish was found in the Fur Formation, approximately 1 meter below a volcanic ash layer there have been radiometric dated to be 55,14 million years old.

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The counterpart

I have a feeling this fish will win for verts. Really neat!

Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such.

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Thanks!

It is a pretty common fossil so personally, I would vote for FossilDAWG's plesiosaour tooth.

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3 3/16" Extinct Mako Shark Tooth


Isurus hastalis


Coastal Georgia Miocene deposits, 5-23 mya.


Found 7/30/2016


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Luck is the most important skill of a fossil diver.

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3 3/16" Extinct Mako Shark Tooth

Isurus hastalis

Coastal Georgia Miocene deposits, 5-23 mya.

Found 7/30/2016

I wish I could find teeth like that when I went there.

Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such.

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