bmitchell887 Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Hello all, New member here wanting to say hello and learn more. My name is Brian Mitchell and been having fun on beaches for the last three years or so getting serious about fossils and trying to learn as much as I can. I do have to thank Cathy and Jack for getting me out there and learning so much more and turning it from a hobby into an obsession haha. Also, helping me turn a relationship into marriage! I’ll post more pictures soon but we made it out to the Potomac yesterday and found a decent amount of fossils. Way too much walking though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Welcome to the forum. A nice set of teeth here. Cool avatar picture, too. That's Damien Hirst's famous skull, which is one of the most expensive works of art in terms of the materials used (diamond-studded, platinum teeth, all on a 17th century skull). 2 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Hello, and welcome from Morocco! Nice set of teeth, the ray tooth plate is terrific. Any chance of a close up of the object bottom right. My terrible eyesight can't make it out, i'm afraid. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Welcome to the Forum from not too far away! Those are some really nice finds! The complete ray plate especially, although those teeth are awesome too! “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmitchell887 Posted December 3, 2017 Author Share Posted December 3, 2017 Thank you @WhodamanHD @Kane and @Tidgy's Dad I think that is the most complete ray plate I’ve ever found and almost walk past it thinking it was a bone. I believe the other fossil is a fossilized fish tail but took another picture of it and hopefully you can see it better @Tidgy's Dad 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Not very much clearer, i'm afraid. But I reckon it could be a section of fish backbone with some ribs sticking out? Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 4 hours ago, bmitchell887 said: Thank you @WhodamanHD @Kane and @Tidgy's Dad I think that is the most complete ray plate I’ve ever found and almost walk past it thinking it was a bone. I believe the other fossil is a fossilized fish tail but took another picture of it and hopefully you can see it better @Tidgy's Dad Looks like a chunkosaurus, from there it’s probably croc or turtle. “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmitchell887 Posted December 3, 2017 Author Share Posted December 3, 2017 Wow, yeah that picture isn’t much better at all! I’ll try to get a better one of it @Tidgy's Dad and it very well could be the infamous chunkosauros @WhodamanHD Haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Welcome from Illinois and some nice finds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Welcome from Minnesota! It is amazing how fast this kind of thing becomes an obsession. Nice finds. Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimTexan Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Welcome from North Central Texas. Love the ray plate. Nice teeth too. You see lots of teeth, but not many ray plates like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 The odd looking item in the bottom lower right of the first picture is a fish hypural bone. 3 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...
Pagurus Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 31 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: The odd looking item in the bottom lower right of the first picture is a fish hypural bone. Very nice finds! Here's a closeup of your hypural, brightened a little, along with a diagram, from here. 4 Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Welcome from Germany. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailingAlongToo Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 @bmitchell887 Welcome to TFF from 2 of your hunting buddies. Nice fish tail & teeth. Bet I can guess where you guys went based on your Otodus finds. Good job! Catch up with you when we get home. Cheers, SA2 / Mrs.SA2 Don't know much about history Don't know much biology Don't know much about science books......... Sam Cooke - (What A) Wonderful World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Welcome to TFF ! " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagebrush Steve Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Welcome from sunny California! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmitchell887 Posted December 3, 2017 Author Share Posted December 3, 2017 Thanks for the warm welcome everyone! That’s definitely what it looks like up close, good ole phone pictures weren’t zooming in well enough @Pagurus That is one of favorite spots to walk, so much beach to check out and get away from the masses @SailingAlongToo Now go enjoy your vacation and the warmth!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmitchell887 Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 11 hours ago, Kane said: Welcome to the forum. A nice set of teeth here. Cool avatar picture, too. That's Damien Hirst's famous skull, which is one of the most expensive works of art in terms of the materials used (diamond-studded, platinum teeth, all on a 17th century skull). I’m glad someone else knows about that skull @Kane I’ve had that picture for a long time and whenever I show it off, nobody knows about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Welcome aboard! Great ray plate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Welcome Brian, I missed your intro post till now. 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...
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