Pitviper Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Found this in big brook today. I am brandy new to fossil hunting, so I've no idea if this could possibly be a tooth of some sort? any help appreciated "Nothing happens in contradiction to nature, only to what we know of it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreekCrawler Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Hey Pitviper.Contortrix,Atrox...Heat Sensors and the like. Where is the find from? I'm taking a guess and saying that it's a nice rock tooth looking thingamagig. However.... things could change in a moments notice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Reminds me of the end of a rib? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Cool rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitviper Posted March 23, 2009 Author Share Posted March 23, 2009 Found at big brook in New Jersey in a stream bed. "Nothing happens in contradiction to nature, only to what we know of it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Cool rock Idk Betts.. If I may call you that, "momma" just seems a little.. strange.. heh It's not a tooth, but it may be bone.. ~Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreekCrawler Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Idk Betts.. If I may call you that, "momma" just seems a little.. strange.. hehIt's not a tooth, but it may be bone.. ~Eric I'm just not seeing the structure of bone here. The surface looks very smooth to me. Could we see a pic of the non pointed end? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitviper Posted March 23, 2009 Author Share Posted March 23, 2009 "Nothing happens in contradiction to nature, only to what we know of it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Sorry guys but it is a rock. I don't see any kind of bone structure at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitviper Posted March 23, 2009 Author Share Posted March 23, 2009 Figured as much, thank you for your help ) It was my third time out, so far I've found belemnites, goblin shark teeth, agerostera, exogyra, pycnodonte.... even if todays find isn't anything it's gotten me itching to go back out looking! "Nothing happens in contradiction to nature, only to what we know of it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Figured as much, thank you for your help ) It was my third time out, so far I've found belemnites, goblin shark teeth, agerostera, exogyra, pycnodonte.... even if todays find isn't anything it's gotten me itching to go back out looking! Hay that is what it is all about, keep going out ever chance you get, the more you do the more you will start finding. You have to get familar with the area that you are looking in, to give you an idea of what is there. After a while you will train your eye to spot them right off and it will be easier to find the fossils. Good luck and keep looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreekCrawler Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Figured as much, thank you for your help ) It was my third time out, so far I've found belemnites, goblin shark teeth, agerostera, exogyra, pycnodonte.... even if todays find isn't anything it's gotten me itching to go back out looking! Can you post some pics of the Pycnodonte material when you get a chance,,and also the Goblins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitviper Posted March 23, 2009 Author Share Posted March 23, 2009 Anyone have suggestions where to look in a stream bed site such as Big Brook? I waded upstream until I found exposed gravel beds which I visually inspected, I then looked for exposed orange rocks in the muddy bottom and sifted some of those, figuring the one in deeper water were likely to be overlooked by others (?). I also saw bands in the bank that had the right sediment layer, and looked promising, but I know it's discouraged to dig the banks so I resisted. Is fast or slow moving water preferred? or does it not much matter? Thanks!!! I'm a total noobie! "Nothing happens in contradiction to nature, only to what we know of it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitviper Posted March 23, 2009 Author Share Posted March 23, 2009 Hey snakekeeper, That's a nice little triangulum though I can't tell what species. No surpise the same people get into reptiles as dinosaurs huh! I keep jungle carpet pythons, green tree pythons, varanus acanthurus and a real nice california infernalis (red sided garter). "Nothing happens in contradiction to nature, only to what we know of it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreekCrawler Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Hey snakekeeper, That's a nice little triangulum though I can't tell what species. It's a Celaenops or New Mexican Milksnake field collected North of the Davis Mountains in West Texas. Those Red Sided Garters are protected aren't they? They are very pretty though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitviper Posted March 23, 2009 Author Share Posted March 23, 2009 Celaenops is a nice tricolour, I also like a nice clean annulata but santa rita locale pyro's are my all time favorite milksnake... the only thing I get to field collect in NJ with any regularity are watersnakes, garters, maybe a dekayi or diadophis, an eastern milk is a rare treat but they occasionally appear in and around my office believe it or not! The garter you're thinking of, (I forget the common name) is thamnophis sirtalis "tetrataenia", very similar to my beloved infernalis, but without the pesky jail sentence! I think these are being reclassified too, so even proper names are a bit muddied these days. "Nothing happens in contradiction to nature, only to what we know of it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Menser Posted March 23, 2009 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Lot to be said about a good Santa Rita Be true to the reality you create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason M Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Awesome! i have 20 boa consticor or so!!! love snakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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