A taste of the CretaceousHaving spent my last few outings in the Eocene/Miocene streams of NJ, I decided to head back to my favorite Cretaceous creek. I headed to a spot that had produced for me in the past and it seemed that today would be no exception. The highlights of the trip include two pristine Archaeolamna teeth, a pristine Squalicorax pristodontus (crow shark) tooth, and two Enchodus petrosus jaw segments - any one of which would have made the trip a good one. Also not to be overlooked were two decent Goblin shark teeth and a reptile(turtle or croc?) scute yet to be ID'd.
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| Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA |
| ID | 408 |
| Member | xiphodan |
| Date Added | 11/21/2004 |
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| These are probably only the 3rd and 4th Archaeolamna kopingensis teeth I've found in this good of condition, so finding 2 in one trip was really an event! |
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| Squalicorax pristodontus |
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| This is an Enchodus jaw piece that the palatine (fang) tooth extends from. The end of the tooth has broken off, but would have extended about another .25" - ouch! |
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| Enchodus petrosus lateral jaw segment with tooth. This was already in a Riker mount when I took the main trip picture. |
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| The disapointment of the trip - The tip of this goblin shark tooth was the last part I saw. Still a nice tooth though. |
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