Finding Fossils
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We are very new at hunting fossils. The few we have found are mainly because we were in the right place looking for shark teeth. As with any hunt, we listen to others and do our best to gather information. Then piece that info together and finally conclude that it's worth the effort to check out the location. Creeks and streams in Nort
We are very new at hunting fossils. The few we have found are mainly because we were in the right place looking for shark teeth. As with any hunt, we listen to others and do our best to gather information. Then piece that info together and finally conclude that it's worth the effort to check out the location. Creeks and streams in North Central Texas provides many opportunities to look for fossils.
* the picture is of a sizable chunk of limestone that contains many many pieces of fossilized shells.
Creeks or Clay
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Sifting the creek bed and sifting the gravel beds and picking through a clay river wall will yield fossils and maybe some awesome shark teeth.
Helpful tips
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What are you looking for?
We wish we had helpful tips to offer but we are just too new to fossil hunting. We continue to watch videos, comb the fossil forums in order to gain some good insight. I think possibly the best bet is to just get out there. We seem to learn the most while doing.
Youtube Fossil hunters:
WyldKyle
PaleoCris
Fossil Kingdom
Angie Doing Things
What are you looking for?
What are you looking for?
What are you looking for?
Sometimes you find something that looks unusual and you can't decide whether to keep it or discard. We follow the rule of many fossil hunters. They say to "keep everything". If it's something after investigation.. YAY!! If it's not anything substantial you can always discard it. Glad I kept this little odd stone.
* Picture is a Septarian
Sometimes you find something that looks unusual and you can't decide whether to keep it or discard. We follow the rule of many fossil hunters. They say to "keep everything". If it's something after investigation.. YAY!! If it's not anything substantial you can always discard it. Glad I kept this little odd stone.
* Picture is a Septarian nodule aka dragon stone. A distinctive cracking pattern divides the stone into segments. The nodules are fossilized mud balls that formed 50 million years ago. Well that's what they say. It's about the size of a smashed green pea.
Memorable Excursion
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Memorable Excursion
Wow! Such an amazing time!! Airboat ride to a beautiful and productive spot on the Peace River with Fossil Junkies. Yes, we found fossilized shark teeth (incl. a small Meg), dugong bone, alligator teeth and well a huge horse tooth, all millions of years old.
some of our recent finds
Aaron found a huge horse tooth fossil
I see two teeth!!!
Found in a gravel pile on the side of the road!!
Lynn's Megalodon tooth -Peace River
Wow!!! I found a large fossil....a cowrie. These shells are from the Pliocene period which dates back to around 2.5 million years ago.
They are everywhere
My little fossil collection
Sometimes you get lucky and find a fossil rich pile used for campsite foundation material.
