Culbert5704 Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 I went right after work today and filled 2 feed buckets worth of pinkish dirt for shark teeth hunting. They are soaking in the garage right now and the hunting begins tomorrow. Hoping to find bigger samples than I have been. Not sure what normal size is, when talking sharks teeth. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachj Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Hey man if you ever wanna trade for lee creek material for kansas dirt let me know. one day i will find a tooth over 3 inches in good conditon haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culbert5704 Posted February 5, 2013 Author Share Posted February 5, 2013 I would ship you some, but I am afraid that we would have to sell our souls for the shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 I went right after work today and filled 2 feed buckets worth of pinkish dirt for shark teeth hunting. They are soaking in the garage right now and the hunting begins tomorrow. Hoping to find bigger samples than I have been. Not sure what normal size is, when talking sharks teeth. Any ideas? Cant offer any local advice but look forward to seeing the results. Sorry to hear about the hernias! Good luck with those. Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culbert5704 Posted February 5, 2013 Author Share Posted February 5, 2013 I might have exaggerated a little on the hernia thing. I will do some posting. Got a camera to use instead of my smart phone. After looking at some of the members collections I feel like the best little leaguer at an MLB all star game. I have found over 100 teeth, but nothing that compare to the size of these specimens on the board. Just when I thought I reached a point in my life that size didn't matter. Guess I was wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramo Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 I've hunted up in Phillips county some. Sounds like you are bulk sampling. If you found teeth in a random sample, I'm guessing you found a pocket of Codell Sandstone at the base of the Fort Hays limestone. I'd love to see some pictures. Ramo For one species to mourn the death of another is a new thing under the sun. -Aldo Leopold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachj Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 if you got a flat rate box from usps they wont way them. one day i will find a tooth over 3 inches in good conditon haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culbert5704 Posted February 5, 2013 Author Share Posted February 5, 2013 Zach. I will look into it. I will wash the red dirt away first. Let me do some work on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culbert5704 Posted February 5, 2013 Author Share Posted February 5, 2013 Ramo, that is exactly where I found the samples. Can't tell you what kind of shark. I have also found many, what I assume to be fish teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culbert5704 Posted February 5, 2013 Author Share Posted February 5, 2013 Ramo what other landscapes should I look at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramo Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 The Codell Sandstone you have found is probably one of the greatest concentrations of shark teeth in the state. You can go to www.oceansofkansas and click on the "Shark teeth an overview". Scroll down to Codell Sandstone, and there are several pictures of the different kinds of shark and fish teeth found in it. As far as other landscapes the hills south of Glade are niobrara chalk. My wife and I have hunted those hills, with little luck, but they are like the chalk out west. For some reason, the chalk up there just isn't as good as Gove county for instance. That's why your county isn't very famous for fossils and Gove County is. However, there very well are cretaceous fossils there, just not as abundant. Ramo For one species to mourn the death of another is a new thing under the sun. -Aldo Leopold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Culbert5704 Posted February 5, 2013 Author Share Posted February 5, 2013 So your saying I need to put in some work. Was hoping they would just fall out of the hills. At 34 I am still trying to get some patience. That is what this hobby is supposed to help me with. I will go take some pictures of the landscape this weekend. I really do appreciate all of your input. I will keep puting in the time and will hopefully learn some things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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