sharko69 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Had a great day with my son yesterday. Started the morning at Lake Ray Roberts for a nature hike with a group looking for animal signs with the local ranger. It was a beautiful morning and finally 70 degrees. Saw tons of great animal signs and of course the kids loved looking for skat. Saw a group of deer which is rare. After the walk I told my son we were going to swing by Post Oak Creek to resupply my matrix bucket. To my surprise, he wanted to stay and look for teeth, and man is he good at spotting them. In between his playing with the other kids he found 31 teeth.(I know because he kept count of every tooth) we helped a few other people find teeth. We met a couple from Tulsa and helped them and donated a few good finds to their collection including a flawless Cretolamna and a Squalicorax in coprolite that was amazing. Wish I had snapped a picture. We found a few good teeth and headed out. My son actually said he was looking forward to going again. Best part of my day. I am attaching some pictures from the trip including my best of the day, a nice P. mortoni and the spoiler, a 1 1/2 inch broken Cretodus that would have easily broken the 2+ inch mark. When I saw he root sticking up I thought it was going to be the trip maker. Thanks for looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Hi, 25 minutes ago, sharko69 said: I am attaching some pictures from the trip including my best of the day, a nice P. mortoni and the spoiler... What is "P." in P. mortoni ? Ptychodus ? Please the first time in your post you write the latin name of a fossil, you MUST write the total genus ! Think to people who don't know the american sharks ! Coco 1 ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Pareidolia : here Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Sounds like a great trip, and the real bonus was in converting your son to fossils! Hopefully just the beginning of many adventures starring father and son. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruitbat Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 @Coco...yes P. mortoni IS Ptychodus mortoni. It is, unfortunately, common for people to assume that everyone else knows what they are referring to. Sharko69...sounds like you had a very productive trip on a number of levels. -Joe Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Nice sharks! Squali in coprolite sounds really cool, lucky couple! We have a deer overpopulation problem in Maryland, so this is the place for seeing them if you want to. Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Alright! Road trip Maryland style. Everybody pile in the car...lets go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 25 minutes ago, caldigger said: Alright! Road trip Maryland style. Everybody pile in the car...lets go! Let me know when you get here! Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 It is always great when the kids want to join in. My son has no interest anymore, but hopefully I can get my 4 year old Grandson into fossils. Right now he has no interest, and when I show him things he asks to go look at pictures of spiders. He loves all spiders and I take him to local Reptile Shows so he can see and touch spiders, snakes and lizards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Cool days fun! Glad the kid is joining You. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharko69 Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 Thanks. I’m not sure why the rest of the pictures won’t upload. Keeps saying they failed. Never had this problem before. I will keep trying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Congrats on some nice finds. Glad you shared some of your finds with the Tulsa couple. Probably made their day and trip worth it. I am also glad your son took such an interest in the day and found some nice specimens. Good luck on your future outings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David E. Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Nice find sharko. What time were you out there and were you out at the ST bridge? I was out there enjoying the weather as well. With the water level so low, I was able to make it back to parts of the creek that I've never seen before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Cool. When you say 'finally 70 degrees" does that mean finally up to 70, or down to 70? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 I am glad that you got an opportunity to spend quality time with your son. And I am glad to hear that he made some good finds on his own. I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Sounds like a fun trip buddy and you had some nice finds. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharko69 Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 On 1/22/2018 at 3:48 PM, David E. said: Nice find sharko. What time were you out there and were you out at the ST bridge? I was out there enjoying the weather as well. With the water level so low, I was able to make it back to parts of the creek that I've never seen before. Thanks. We were. We didn’t wander this trip but stayed under the bridge. Hoping for rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharko69 Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 On 1/22/2018 at 3:59 PM, jpc said: Cool. When you say 'finally 70 degrees" does that mean finally up to 70, or down to 70? Up to. It has been cold in Texas this winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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