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- Ernst Quarry Sharktooth Hill: A Cautionary Tale
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
- Twilight Zone from Sharktooth Hill, Bakersfield, California
The shark teeth from Bakersfield are quite special thank you! 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
- Shark vertebrae question - Fossil ID - The Fossil Forum
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? DD
- Sharktooth Hill - The Fossil Forum
This is a category showcasing member collectionsSharktooth Hill is located in the arid, rolling foothills near Bakersfield, California 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
- Shark Tooth Hill And Other Sites In Bakersfield
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
- 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 The centrum sometimes survives as a fossil because it is at least partially ossified Because they aren't solid bone, they are fragile
- Michigan Shark Teeth - Fossil Hunting Trips - The Fossil Forum
I don't know Michigan was high and dry from the Mesozoic and later, the ages for these types of teeth (except for the great lakes which are fresh water) These look like shark teeth that are found in coastal areas,Tx, La, Fla, the Carolinas and California
- Summerville trip, Summer 2025 - Fossil Hunting Trips - The Fossil Forum
Went on a weekend trip to south Carolina this weekend for an annual shark tooth hunting trip It went very well, especially after are last trip where the best thing we found was a desori with a broken root We found two larger megs which were both broken, but the best find was an Angustidens in n
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