Oftentimes when i pull colorful teeth out of the ground, it's hard to tell how they end up looking after oxidizing over a few days, but will try to post a tooth called zephyr shortly, it's got a really rich dusk purple on the labial side even after oxidizing. My wife and i just returned from a trip out west (western usa for our international friends) which featured a trip to the famous miocene site near bakersfield Ernst quarry or sharktooth hill, whichever name you prefer As most of you know this site it well known for the rich fauna of sharks teet. The fungus causes especially large outbreaks in seasons that are abnormally wet, followed by very hot and dry conditions as are typical in bakersfield (shark tooth hill is practically ground zero for the stuff) and the tar seeps around mckittrick and elsewhere. Great trip with socal paleo to a private dig in a miocene era deposit near sharktooth hill
The owner joe found a well preserved megalodon tooth in a matrix with whale fossils Also found many shark teeth from relatives of modern great white sharks, mako sharks, tiger sharks, angel sharks, blackt. I've been searching for shark teeth my whole life and used to have some great spots in the summerville/ladson area in ditches, creeks, and hidden gems Unfortunately, many of those creeks have since been filled in with sand and dirt, which was a huge loss for fossil hunters like myself. Went on a weekend trip to south carolina this weekend for an annual shark tooth hunting trip It went very well, especially after are last trip where the best thing we found was a desori with a broken root
I'm new to this forum and very grateful to have found such a wealth of knowledge here I'm preparing for my trip to venice beach and peace river in late january, with the primary goal of fossil hunting/shark tooth hunting I've been reading all the threads related to thes. My past two trips to ramanessin brook in holmdel, nj have been especially productive Resulting in much larger teeth and much more diverse finds, ramanessin has proven to be a much better spot than big brook for me Here are the finds from the first trip
Many large anterior goblin shark teeth Starting the 2024 season at big brook preserve, nj big brook preserve cretaceaous marine fossil cretaceus marine fossil new jersey ramanessin shark tooth The arches were cartilaginous in life and disintegrate quickly after death The centrum sometimes survives as a fossil because it is at least partially ossified Because they aren't solid bone, they are fragile. Michigan was high and dry from the mesozoic and later, the ages for these types of teeth (except for the great lakes which are fresh water)
