Michigan Shark Teeth - Fossil Hunting Trips - The Fossil Forum Further review shows the area where I live more of a Mississippian and Devonian period of sediment I honestly do not believe 30 years ago someone would just randomly dump shark teeth in a random spot in the middle of literally nowhere (still no houses, or roads in this area only can get there by ATV ) and I would happen to find them
Shark vs. bony fish vertebrae - Fossil ID - The Fossil Forum Hello dear fellow forum members I found a lot of mineralized fish vertebrae, they are mostly jet black, sound like ceramic and are denser then recent fish bones Similar examples in a local museum where labeled as miocene, while more porous tilly bones from the same spot seem to be from the eem
Sharktooth Island: Tips and finds from my four years in Wilmington, NC . . . Shark Tooth Island is located in Wilmington, NC, just off the shore from River Road Park If you're standing at the boat ramp facing the river, the island directly in front of you is Keg Island At low tide, the upriver side of the island can have some specimens to collect, but I never had as good of luck on Keg Island as I did on Shark Tooth
Shark Vert Vs Fish Vert - Questions Answers - The Fossil Forum Shark vertebrae tend to be preserved as just the centrum (the hockey puck-like disk) with two openings on top and two on the bottom where the hemal and neural arches were attached The arches were cartilaginous in life and disintegrate quickly after death
Megalodon Shark tooth - Fossil ID - The Fossil Forum Sorry friend You have rock that has been sand blasted and broken into the shape of a shark tooth Which "looks" more like a tiger shark IMO I did a search on this Forum for "Megalodon" and "Oregon" and no one has ever posted finding one You're experiencing what's called pareidolia
Shark, Fish And Other Micros From Eastern South Dakota Matrix I received a box of unsifted matrix from a quarry in South Dakota (Carlisle Formation? Grant County? Late Cretaceous?) from tj102569 back in late January Large chunks, smaller chunks, even dirt and fine grit I picked out a few visible fossils by hand, then used the vinegar method to release the
Creeks rivers ECT near or in indiana to find shark teeth? Any shark teeth you may find would be from the Paleozoic, rather than the Mesozoic or Cenozoic And those don't look much like typical shark teeth PALEOZOIC SHARK TEETH You would have to travel to the East Coast of America, or Florida, or Texas, or California, to be able to find shark teeth like they find
Another afternoon, out looking for Shark Teeth in Mississippi. In far southern Mississippi, you have a better chance of finding larger shark teeth; or so I'm told Go check it out, and post some pictures Of course; where you find shark teeth, you'll find other fossils as well
What was a bourlettes purpose? - The Fossil Forum I know the bourlette on a shark tooth is the chevron shaped material between the enamel and the root, but what was it actually? Clearly it is not root or enamel, but did it serve a specific purpose? Was it structural? An attachment point for a ligament? A conduit for nutrients into the tooth?