aurora Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 I live in east TN near knoxville. Does anyone have knowledge of places to hunt in east tn. I have been missing the shark teeth hunting when i used to live in nc . I know there are no shark teeth in tn but i am willing to hunt for anything lol. Thanks if u can help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 I believe JimB88 is in eastern TN. You might consider sending him a PM. I know he posted some stuff under the Tenessee section of the Forum. Hope this helps. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "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...
JimB88 Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Actually, there are shark tooth fossils in TN. You might not recognize them as such; as they were different in the Carboniferous then today. They do occur with some regularity in Mississippian aged rock in the central and eastern parts of the state. Here are some of my varied collection all found in or around Cumberland county. http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/21116-my-mississippian-tooth-collection/ As Tim stated above, there is a TN page in the locations forum. Feel free to pm me any questions you may have. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 There are shark teeth in the Cretaceous Ripley formation in west central Tenn. also. "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWill Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 The only site I know in TN is more central and mostly corals but they are very nice so let me know if you are going out towards Nashville sometime and I'll PM directions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boneman007 Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Here's a publication on the Ripley formation including 72 plates. Very informative and it shows how diverse the fauna is in that area. You will enjoy hunting TN. I have been there for a week one time, and enjoyed myself very much! Once you start harvesting, let us know how you're doing and post some pics! Good Luck! http://books.google.com/books/about/The_flora_of_the_Ripley_formation.html?id=qcEKAQAAMAAJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimB88 Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 The only site I know in TN is more central and mostly corals but they are very nice so let me know if you are going out towards Nashville sometime and I'll PM directions There are many good Ordivician, Silurian and some Devonian spots around the Nashville area. I extensivley hunt the areas east and south east of Nashville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurora Posted May 17, 2013 Author Share Posted May 17, 2013 wow thanks guys, I will look into these locations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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