Rowboater Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 A perfect weather day anyway! "My" spots had been over-run, so started digging with a garden trowel at the base of an undercut bank, hoping roots might hold a cowshark (near where I found my only cowshark symphyseal years ago) or bigger (mako) tooth. More gravel than shells so guessing near middle of the stream bed in the past (nothing big, so not too distant past!) Did find three ecphora (not prized 30 years ago); the biggest did not survive a chunk of bone in the bucket alongside (may try to piece back together; a sickening loss, though missing its tail). Four verts (often seem to find in gravel), some round Tilly bones, 30+ small teeth, nothing exceptional, a stippeled piece of vertebra(?), skate teeth, small broken stinger . Lots of concretions, possibly some shrimp coprolites in a piece (will wait for total drying); the first ones I found were in the creek, since then all have been on a river beach. Bird eggs gone from nest (hopefully as fledglings), a black rat snake, many different frogs, a salamander (eft? ran on shore), and some interesting birds, that I didn't recognize. Wish I found more, but happy with a short hunt (two hour), not a difficult trip. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Nice finds! I am looking forward to doing a sharktooth hunt in a couple months. I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowboater Posted May 19, 2019 Author Share Posted May 19, 2019 The shrimp coprolites were a Happy Find, I had found the little rods in matrix there originally but about 5 miles from the beach I frequent, so good to know they are widespread. @GeschWhat @Carl While my scanner struggles with rounded pieces, I think it is the same stuff I find on the beach: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Sure looks like fore of those awesome coprolites! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Cool additions! 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...
GeschWhat Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Very cool! Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Tahan Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Those coprolites are an interesting find! Very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlefoot Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Nice finds! The shrimp compromises are super cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowboater Posted June 4, 2019 Author Share Posted June 4, 2019 @Carl @GeschWhat @Al Tahan @Littlefoot I'm post another hunt but today did 90 min at the beach (sand covered, lots of black wood particles in water, frustrating), and later three hours at the creek in the woods. Found one shrimp coprolite "burrow" at each site (and broken cowshark teeth at each site as well). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peto Lithos Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Love those ecphora. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Excellent finds! Keep them coning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Nice ones! Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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