Haizahnjager Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 (edited) What would vertebrate fossil of the month be without a little competition? I would like to submit my first ever complete Paraorthacodus clarkii also found Thursday, March 8th from the Aquia Formation of Maryland. I also found a complete Paleocarcharodon orientalis that day, but consider this tooth to be superior due to its fragility. Its not often you see a seven cusped (non-hexanchid) tooth. -HZJ Edited March 15, 2012 by Haizahnjager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharks of SC Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Hey Rob, Haven't heard from you in a while, how have you been? Wow! Nice-lookin' tooth there! I take it by your post in my thread that you're no longer in the Lowcountry? When did you finish your environmental studies graduate program? Anyway hope all is well with you and yours. Cade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 wow, it is going to be tough to decide between CBK's and HJZ's teeth.!! 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...
Sharks of SC Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 wow, it is going to be tough to decide between CBK's and HJZ's teeth.!! Nah - my vote's for HJZ's tooth all the way. I. desori teeth are fairly common locally, and while the size sets this one apart, that P. clarkii is a rare tooth in gem condition. I had a brief obsession with Potomac Paleocene teeth for a while after getting a bunch of material in a trade, and I think that particular tooth is one in a hundred. Those little needle-like cusps don't end up looking like that very often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 CBK, I agree that HJZ's tooth is amazing and rare and I would love to have it myself. And yes, desori's are common, but the size of yours is amazing also. Honestly, I probably will go with his tooth, but it is not c a cut and dry choice to me. 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...
Nandomas Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Caleb and Ludwigia, your finds are awesome Erosion... will be my epitaph! http://www.paleonature.org/ https://fossilnews.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatureGalTx Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 (edited) I figured I'd give this critter a chance at the IPFTOM this month since I recently dug him out of his concrete grave: http://www.thefossil...r/page__st__580 MB is pretty sure about the ID, so I'll go with what he's said. Chaceon helmstedtense (Bachmayer & Mundlos 1968) Brejning Clay, Velje Fjord Formation, Chatt B, Oligocene PS on the 17th of March. The guys up in Denmark have their doubts on the validity of the above ID and have recommended that I keep it as a simple Coeloma sp. until a revision of these rare large crabs from Limfjord has been done. helmstedtensis has apparently only been positively identified in other parts of northern Europe. Found in August 2011 on the beach at Mogenstrup, Limfjord, Denmark. Finished preparing it on March 9th, 2012 after a long period of deliberation and practice on 2 other concretions beforehand. Roger!! My goodness!! That is fantastic!! (I wanna go back to Germany...and now I want to go to Denmark!!) Awesome!! Some really amazing finds for everyone!! This is really a competitive month!! Think it is time to sit back and enjoy this competition.. .armchair quarterback...ummm...armchair fossil collector... heehee...never.... Edited March 17, 2012 by NatureGalTx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Roger!! My goodness!! That is fantastic!! (I wanna go back to Germany...and now I want to go to Denmark!!) Awesome!! Hey, why don't you just do that! I'd love to accompany you guys again and that would give me a good reason for going back to Denmark again Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 I have to break my vote in some pieces this month ... Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petrified Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Eemee meemee mimie moe which one will I pick. This month is a hard one to choose so maybe a coin toss will do. Definition of a fossil= Love at first site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njcreekhunter Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Parotodus benedini Kirkwood formation (Early Miocene) New Jersey Found March 18, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life 42 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 (edited) Looks like we have ourselves a great shark competition brewing this month - so let me add my early March find to the mix. Notorynchus cepedianus symphyseal Middle Miocene Central Virginia Found March 3, 2012 Edited March 20, 2012 by Life 42 ...I'd rather be digging...Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruthjohn Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I figured I'd give this critter a chance at the IPFTOM this month since I recently dug him out of his concrete grave: http://www.thefossil...r/page__st__580 MB is pretty sure about the ID, so I'll go with what he's said. Chaceon helmstedtense (Bachmayer & Mundlos 1968) Brejning Clay, Velje Fjord Formation, Chatt B, Oligocene PS on the 17th of March. The guys up in Denmark have their doubts on the validity of the above ID and have recommended that I keep it as a simple Coeloma sp. until a revision of these rare large crabs from Limfjord has been done. helmstedtensis has apparently only been positively identified in other parts of northern Europe. Found in August 2011 on the beach at Mogenstrup, Limfjord, Denmark. Finished preparing it on March 9th, 2012 after a long period of deliberation and practice on 2 other concretions beforehand. That crab is incredible!! How does one know to crack open a rock so that you can find something like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martijn Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 (edited) Until now I have never participated yet to the FOM, but after our Harleyville trip I would like to put in this tooth. Hexanchus agassiz Eocene Cement Quarry Harleyville, SC, USA Found: 4th of March 2012 Regards, Martijn Edited March 20, 2012 by Martijn Qua patet orbis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 (edited) That crab is incredible!! How does one know to crack open a rock so that you can find something like that? First of all that's not a common "rock", but rather a claystone concretion, so that rules out a lot of other stuff. Secondly, the ones that have crabs in them are mostly more flat-oval than round in form and they tend to congregate at particular sites along the beach. However, when you visit this area for the first time as I did and don't know exactly where these sites are, then you just slug open everything you can get your hands on. Tennis elbow is the result, but in my case it was worth the effort. Edited March 20, 2012 by Ludwigia Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 what a spectacular bunch of fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 This month the competition is insane! Can I vote "all of the above"? Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hit The Deck Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Teeth, Teeth, Teeth!! Well if you can’t beat them…. At least try. Here’s my Shark tooth found Saturday the 17th prepped that night through the 18th . Petalodus Ohioensis Pennsylvanian Harpersville Formation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 this is a crazy month of killer fossils. Congrats all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boneman007 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 (edited) Here goes another one. This claw was found Sunday, March 18th. This is a scissor type claw of a what i believe is a large cretaceous lobster. It is from the Britton formation in Dallas county. What is showing is about 3.5 inches long. So this claw is bigger than 98% of the crab CARAPACES fround in the Britton. Note the incredible "teeth" on the claw base! NOTE: I have narrowed down the genus to Enoploclytia or Hoploparia. Edited March 22, 2012 by Boneman007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeloiVarden Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 A lot of competition this month, but here is my entry. Squalodon Oligocene South Carolina Found 3/18/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeloiVarden Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Simply beautiful prep work! Teeth, Teeth, Teeth!! Well if you can’t beat them…. At least try. Here’s my Shark tooth found Saturday the 17th prepped that night through the 18th . Petalodus Ohioensis Pennsylvanian Harpersville Formation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martijn Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 A lot of competition this month, but here is my entry. Squalodon Oligocene South Carolina Found 3/18/12 Wow awesome tooth! Qua patet orbis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Here goes another one. This is a scissor type claw of a what i believe is a large cretaceous lobster. It is from the Britton formation in Dallas county. What is showing is about 3.5 inches long. So this claw is bigger than 98% of the crab CARAPACES fround in the Britton. Note the incredible "teeth" on the claw base! NOTE: I have narrowed down the genus to Enoploclytia or Hoploparia. That is a cool set of fossils... do you think that the second set of claws.. the skinny ones.. are part of the same beast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boneman007 Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 (edited) That is a cool set of fossils... do you think that the second set of claws.. the skinny ones.. are part of the same beast? That's two halves of one claw and the measurement of 3.5 inches is for both halves combined Here is a picture of a set of english Hoploparia claws Edited March 22, 2012 by Boneman007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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