Miocene_Mason Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Warning: Lot’s of photos Well hello everyone, Ever since the monster rains we had I’ve been hearing about some great finds at Matoaka possibly hailing from the new slides. @Shark Tooth Hunter Found an awesome meg, @FossilsAnonymous walked out with some nice teeth and a big ole bone, and @I_gotta_rock found Ecphora(e), a plethora of inverts, and another big bone. She also said some person walked out with a chunk of clay bearing a complete cetecean vert and ribs. How could I pass this up? Though visions of megs danced in my head, I went with lower expectations (Matoaka is not the place you go to hunt megs). However, I love a good Ecphora! I was confident I could find a good one or two. Before I got there, I stopped at Jim’s roadside fossil stand. Had a good conversation with him, got to see some epic finds, and learned some good tips. Also bought some bones, ones kinda funny (get it! It’s a complete cetecean humerus! Permission to roll eyes and stop reading granted), and the next is a cetecean skull element, I’m not sure exactly what you call it (not up to date on my cetecean cranial osteology) but it holds the ear bones in it. Also got an Ecphora as a failsafe. Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 1.6 inches on this plum point Ecphora from Jim, I need to clean it up a bit. Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 After that I got to the beach. Perfect temperature, slight breeze, soft sunlight. The tide was coming in which wasn’t ideal but we were only a bit after low tide. It was later in the day, about 5:20. My dad sat and watched the waves as he likes to do, and I set of north, towards the cliffs. I came across few people, most had already left. It was great walking, though my waders don’t provide any arch support so my feet hurt after the walk, but otherwise perfect. The first two and only shark teeth came quick. After them, the only signs of elasmobranchs were ray teeth. I left most clams and chesapectans, those can be for the people who don’t already have enough. I made a conscious decision to pick up Abertella aberti pieces expressly because I could. Found a few bigger pieces, no complete ones though I didn’t expect any. I walked a few miles I think, and I was close to what I believe is the governors run cliff. I was going to go look under it but it seemed some people were having a get together in front of stairs to their house between me and the cliff, so I decided not to weasel my way around them so as to not bother them. The stretch of beach here had huge cliffs but way back, kinda like at the entrance but with no people. I found a lot of chunkosauruses here. Anyway, I headed back and continued to turn over clay pieces. This payed off, two Ecphora! A saw one or to more in bigger, semi submerged, blocks but I didn’t bring any tools (regrettably). One would’ve been fairly large though not very complete. So that concludes my trip report and now for what you really care about, the finds! Miocene in case you didn’t know. Ecphora (gardenerae gardenerae?) Had low hopes for this one, I have already prepped it out, stay tuned for that Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 Haven’t prepped this bad boy but I have a good feeling about it! Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 Bits and pieces, scale is one inch. Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 Shark teeth Nothing special, though the ones quite large. Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 Ray teeth plates The usual mix Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 Bones Probably all cetecean, mostly jaw pieces with a rib piece and a few other bits. Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 I believe on of the last vertebra on a fish, the one in the tail that looks like a tail (whose name escapes me currently). It’s very worn but discernible. Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 Astrhelia palmata normal bit Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 Big ole attachment point Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 Abertella aberti Would prep the bigger pieces except that they are physically connected to the shell pieces, like it grew on them. Sorry about the orientation Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 isognomon (tree oysters) only picked up the one, saw many attachment points. Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 Turritella sp. what it says on the tin. Only picked up a few and I’m surprised they survived. Found more during prep of Ecphorae (not to be confused with amphorae) Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 Field pictures, feel free to skip Look at the colors on those cliffs! Picture don’t show it but this thing is probably 60 feet or more Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 Birds Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 View Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 See the infilled invertebrate burrow? Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 Turritella cross section Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 Barnacle Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 Venus clam Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 Disintegrating Ecphora Wish I’d brought my geologic hammer Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 Example of matrix fossil density Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share Posted July 9, 2018 Panopeae in cliff Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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