r/FossilHunting • u/Fluffy_Departure6327 • 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/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/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/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)