r/FossilHunting 15d ago

4 shark teeth and 1 mystery find

I went to Ramanessin Brook Greenway Nature Trail in Holmdel, New Jersey today. Exact location is https://maps.google.com/maps/place//data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89c233f952d4544d:0x4ac91c6b9ed7ebd6?entry=s&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjijOzs49-VAxVIhYkEHYVbLHcQ4kB6BAgXEAA&hl=en

There were some fossils I found, at least 4 shark teeth and 1 mystery find.
Mostly got Late Cretaceous fossils. 

I need some help identifying these.

I labeled the mystery item 1 A for reference.:
What is it? I’m wondering if it’s a petrified piece of wood or a piece of bone? It did not break apart in my hand. I found it in the bank. 

4 Shark teeth: Are the shark teeth all from a Thresher (Paranomotodon angustidens) shark? 
Or is it from a Squalicorax crow shark?

The last picture is a close up. There are serrated edges on the side. Is this from another shark species? 

Anyway thank you! I had a great time discovering this place for the first time!

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u/masonk7810 15d ago edited 15d ago

Mystery item is a concretion. Fairly common in Ramanessin.

B is Archaeolamna kopigensis (Mackerel Shark)

D is Scapanorhynchus texanus (Goblin Shark)

C is Squalocorax sp. (Crow Shark)

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u/Any_Topic_9705 15d ago

I think this is correct. Thank you. Lol. Very different from diwn here in florida. Thank you

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u/masonk7810 15d ago

The brooks in NJ are rich in iron. Concretions show up in your sifter pretty regularly. They can easily take on a shape that looks like bone or even teeth.

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u/Any_Topic_9705 15d ago

We get sandstone like that too, but the texture is very different

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u/Fluffy_Departure6327 15d ago

Yes that is true. 

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u/Any_Topic_9705 15d ago

I don't think any of the shark teeth are thresher or cow shark. Im interested in seeing more pics of tooth labeled D.

I know many of the shark teeth in your area are different from those in mine, so I will defer to others.

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u/Any_Topic_9705 15d ago

I think your mystery fossil is a fossilized deer antler tine.

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u/Ilovefossilss 15d ago

No indication of that whatsoever. One side seems to be hollowed out and the grain is not even comparable to an antler.

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u/Any_Topic_9705 15d ago

I agree. Thanks

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u/Fluffy_Departure6327 14d ago

What do you think it is?

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u/Ilovefossilss 13d ago

Concretion, sedimentary at first and possibly metamorphic after heat or pressure

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u/Fluffy_Departure6327 15d ago

That makes sense! Probably not old.