Archimedes Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 The Upper Mississippian Period Shark Spine, Ctenacanthus, is almost 8” long, and I found between my feet while eating lunch. The large end was sticking out of a limestone block, luckily a soft carbonate layer was covering the spine and the hard limestone atop was easily removed with a chisel at my shop. While out collecting, have you every looked between your feet while eating lunch and found a really wonderful fossil. This is not the first time I have made a an important lunch time find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 The Upper Mississippian Period Shark Spine, Ctenacanthus, is almost 8” long, and I found between my feet while eating lunch. The large end was sticking out of a limestone block, luckily a soft carbonate layer was covering the spine and the hard limestone atop was easily removed with a chisel at my shop.While out collecting, have you every looked between your feet while eating lunch and found a really wonderful fossil. This is not the first time I have made a an important lunch time find. wow would you look at that! Well I have done this a few times but I was not eating, when you got to go you got to go . I have found 3 megs doing this over the years. awsome find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nicholas Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 I've never eaten lunch while collecting.. I just kind of forget about the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Wow awsome find, it pays to always be looking down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanceH Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 shweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh-Man Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 shweet! That's really cool. I found a doobie once that way, but gave it away to a friend at the dorm... He gave me a six-pack so it was an even trade. What is geology? "Rocks for Jocks!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy1971 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Boy Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 The Upper Mississippian Period Shark Spine, Ctenacanthus, is almost 8” long, and I found between my feet while eating lunch. The large end was sticking out of a limestone block, luckily a soft carbonate layer was covering the spine and the hard limestone atop was easily removed with a chisel at my shop.While out collecting, have you every looked between your feet while eating lunch and found a really wonderful fossil. This is not the first time I have made a an important lunch time find. OK, next time I'm in Alabama, I'm scheduling my lunch break with you! Nice find! Kevin Wilson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Thats purdy dang neat. I know nothing of sharks. Can I ask where that spine would have been located on a shark? Here are a couple of photos of myself, (big scary guy in the middle) my son, (on the right) and my buddy Dave having lunch on a log in New Zealand by the ocean. I am holding a rock with a crab carapce in the first photo that I found a hundred yards back or so. But apon leaving, I got up, walked the 4 or 5 steps to the waves and picked up a nice little rock that had another even nicer crab in it!!! We sat there for about 45 minutes letting the tide get lower. Any sooner and I would not have found it. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 RJB, a beautiful place for a lunch and you got the crabs? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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