It's one of the most productive miocene bone layers in the world Fossils of various sharks.cosompolitodus hastalis & planus, carcharocles megalodon,galeocerdo aduncus,squalus occidentalis to name a few.rays,fish and various mammals are some of the items. My wife and i just returned from a trip out west (western usa for our international friends) which featured a trip to the famous miocene site near bakersfield Ernst quarry or sharktooth hill, whichever name you prefer As most of you know this site it well known for the rich fauna of sharks teet. The shark teeth from bakersfield are quite special
Oftentimes when i pull colorful teeth out of the ground, it's hard to tell how they end up looking after oxidizing over a few days, but will try to post a tooth called zephyr shortly, it's got a really rich dusk purple on the labial side even after oxidizing. The fungus causes especially large outbreaks in seasons that are abnormally wet, followed by very hot and dry conditions as are typical in bakersfield (shark tooth hill is practically ground zero for the stuff) and the tar seeps around mckittrick and elsewhere. I recently found a nice shark vertebra on wrightsville beach, north carolina It's about 1.5 in diameter and 3/8 thick Are there any identifiable differences between shark species' vertebrae or do all shark vertebrae pretty much look the same Hey guys and gals, i've worked on several variations of this idea over the years, but haven't yet made one thats visually appealing, informative, and compact
Shark tooth hill bakersfield california california ray shark shark tooth hill vertebra by jamielynn june 9 in fossil id share followers 1 A quick trip to green's mill run with a few surprise finds (and a very brief aurora, nc visit) belemnite cretaceous gmr greens mill run north carolina peedee formation pliocene shark teeth skolithos yorktown formation In general, unlike most places, shark teeth are rare in iran, but in my opinion, echinorhinus schoenfeldi could be the best candidate In addition, this fossil proves that the kandovan calcareous shale member, contrary to previous findings and the geological map, is from the oligocene, not the eocene This was a very important finding. Stumbled on this site and remembered i had an account that i haven't used for a while
Five years later, i thought i'd post an update 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 directl.
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