Gideon Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Firstly, my apologies if I am posting this in the wrong section of the website. I had a lovely morning searching down at Cooden Beach, Sussex uk. Very cold, very early start, setting off in the dark at 6am to get there for sunrise. After 3 hours of fruitless searching, and ready to give up, I came across this hybodus shark skull, showing the first few vertebrae. Cartilage doesn’t fossilise too well here, so looks a bit messy. As pleased as I am with it, I can’t help thinking the remaining section of the nodule was hiding nearby, but I just couldn’t find it. I’ll head back over there in a few weeks and look for the rest of it! If anyone finds it before me please get in contact and I’ll make an offer! thanks Henry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castle Rock Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 GREAT FIND! It would be VERY helpful if you might also post an image of a complete skull so that we can FULLY appreciate what you have there. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamL Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Very nice find, well spotted! Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Wow, an amazing find! “...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...
Fossildude19 Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 I love seeing these Wealden skulls. Thanks for posting it. 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...
Darktooth Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Great find! Congratulations! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Oh my god that's gorgeous. Any way you'd think about donating it to science? This is an amazing specimen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Ooooooooo! You're gonna have fun prepping that one. And please do show us when you're done. Here's crossing my fingers that you find more of it. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haravex Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 As someone who has not seen fossilized cartilage before I'm finding it hard to see where the features are can someone help with this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gideon Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share Posted February 24, 2018 Thanks for the Kind comments. Ill attach a pic of what it should look like. I would most happily donate it to science if it would be of use. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 2 minutes ago, Gideon said: I would most happily donate it to science if it would be of use. I'm a scientist of sorts and I could certainly put it to good use Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gideon Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share Posted February 24, 2018 7 minutes ago, Ludwigia said: I'm a scientist of sorts and I could certainly put it to good use Okey dokey ludwigia... I’ll pop it in the post first thing in the morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 3 minutes ago, Gideon said: Okey dokey ludwigia... I’ll pop it in the post first thing in the morning Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Nice find! Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 7 hours ago, Gideon said: Thanks for the Kind comments. Ill attach a pic of what it should look like. I would most happily donate it to science if it would be of use. I think there's a good chance it could be of some use. It might be worth bringing this by Dr. Zerina Johanson at the NHM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gideon Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 3 hours ago, jdp said: I think there's a good chance it could be of some use. It might be worth bringing this by Dr. Zerina Johanson at the NHM. Thanks jdp. I’ll drop her a quick email just in case. It doesn’t look like her email is on the nhm website, so if there’s any chance you know it, could you pm it to me please. Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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