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Kristen Cotiaux

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Kristen Cotiaux

@kristen-cotiaux
Raleigh & Wilmington NC
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    Kristen Cotiaux's profile was updated 2 years, 10 months ago

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    Kristen Cotiaux posted a new activity comment 3 years, 3 months ago

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    @don-clements Amazing, thank you!!

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    Kristen Cotiaux posted a new activity comment 3 years, 4 months ago

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    I think I spent 3-4 hours that day. I was really excited to find these bivalves since I hadn’t found any previously on the island. The island never fails to excite!

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    Kristen Cotiaux posted a new activity comment 3 years, 4 months ago

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    @sadie-mills I’ve been to Keg Island once for exploring but I’ll definitely have to go back to fossil hunt! What kind of specimens did you find on Keg?

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    Kristen Cotiaux posted a new activity comment 3 years, 4 months ago

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    @bianca-clemmons did you find that fish as is or did you break open the rock? I’ve never been able to find something like that

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    Kristen Cotiaux posted a new activity comment 3 years, 4 months ago

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    @samantha-ocon there are 3 pictures that have similar organisms

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    Kristen Cotiaux posted a new activity comment 3 years, 4 months ago

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    I think you’re right. Would you be willing to view this article I found pertaining to 3 similar organisms? Latypov, YuriYa.. “A Solitary Deep-Water Corals of the Scleractinian of the Vietnamese Shelf.” American Journal of Zoological Research 2.1 (2014): 5-15.

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    @mackenzie-ross-2 I guess my penny isn’t cutting it for scale 😅 but type of measurement device would you recommend as far as cm, mm, in, etc or am I thinking too hard about this

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    @mackenzie-ross-2@samantha-ocon I left all my fossils in Wilmington 🤦🏻‍♀️ but when I go back sometime next month I will take more images and redo some images.

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    Kristen Cotiaux posted a new activity comment 3 years, 4 months ago

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    @samantha-ocon thank you! I will try to classify it further a little later today

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    Kristen Cotiaux posted a new activity comment 3 years, 4 months ago

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    It is multiple specimens. I don’t have the specimens with me but whenever I’m back in Wilmington I’ll upload them individually! Do you happen to know what they are @mackenzie-ross-2

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    Kristen Cotiaux posted a new activity comment 3 years, 4 months ago

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    Awesome specimen!

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    @samantha-ocon@matthew-gramling When I looked at the map I was thinking Comfort as well. The island is situated in the cape fear river near the ‘H’ in New Hanover. There were many gastropod ‘unicorn horns’ on the island as well and that’s also where I found my sea biscuit fossils

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    Kristen Cotiaux posted a new activity comment 3 years, 4 months ago

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    @santino-diaz can’t wait to see it. What part of the country did you find it in?

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    Kristen Cotiaux posted a new activity comment 3 years, 4 months ago

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    Thank you all, I have updated the classification

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    Kristen Cotiaux posted a new specimen in the group Group logo of What is it?What is it? from the myFOSSIL app 3 years, 4 months ago

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    Kristen Cotiaux has contributed a new specimen to myFOSSIL!

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      Sam Ocon replied 3 years, 4 months ago

      Are these all the same ray plate, @kristen-cotiaux?

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      Kristen Cotiaux replied 3 years, 4 months ago

      @samantha-ocon yes just different angles. So it’s part of a sting ray?

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      Sam Ocon replied 3 years, 4 months ago

      yes! It appears to a be a stingray plate, which is basically their equivalent of teeth. I’ll tag in @Vperez for some further ID help.

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      Bill Heim replied 3 years, 4 months ago

      Partial Ray bar, not further capable of ID due to condition.

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      Victor Perez replied 3 years, 4 months ago

      Hi Kristen! As the others said, it is definitely a partial tooth from a ray mouth plate. Given the worn condition, it is hard to say which ray species. It could be a spotted eagle ray, eagle ray, or cownose ray. So the safest identification is the order Myliobatiformes. You can update this in the classification field.

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      Kristen Cotiaux replied 3 years, 4 months ago

      Thank you all, I have updated the classification

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    @colefossilfinder-blitz If you go to the island I can’t wait to see what you find!

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    Kristen Cotiaux posted an image in the group Group logo of Coastal N.C.Coastal N.C. from the myFOSSIL app 3 years, 4 months ago

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    One of my favorite things to do in the world is fossil hunt. I can spend hours combing through rocks and shells.

    My favorite place to hunt is on Shark Tooth Island, NC. This 175m island is in the Cape Fear River and accessible by kayak. Boat launch is from River Road Park. The kayak over is a quick and easy 10-15min.

    If you’re ever in W…[Read more]

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      ColeFossilFinder Blitz replied 3 years, 4 months ago

      Thanks!

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      Kristen Cotiaux replied 3 years, 4 months ago

      @colefossilfinder-blitz If you go to the island I can’t wait to see what you find!

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      Sadie Mills replied 3 years, 4 months ago

      When I lived in Wilmington, I enjoyed visiting this spot! I also had good fossil hunting luck on nearby Keg Island and North Topsail beach.

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      Kristen Cotiaux replied 3 years, 4 months ago

      @sadie-mills I’ve been to Keg Island once for exploring but I’ll definitely have to go back to fossil hunt! What kind of specimens did you find on Keg?

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      Don Clements replied 3 years, 3 months ago

      Shark tooth island in the lower Cape Fear River is a combination of two formations dredged from the river channel. the turritellite (turritella rock) is the Bald Head Shoals Formation of late Paleocene age. The Castle Hayne Formation is also on the island and is mostly the new Hanover Member which has an abundance of shark teeth concentrated by…[Read more]

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      Kristen Cotiaux replied 3 years, 3 months ago

      @don-clements Amazing, thank you!!

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    Kristen Cotiaux posted a new activity comment 3 years, 4 months ago

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    Under geological context would I put “Comfort Member” or in Member put “Comfort”. Please bear with me, I’m pretty new at this. Thanks!

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    Kristen Cotiaux posted a new activity comment 3 years, 4 months ago

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    I looked at the map and I found [all my fossils] in New Hanover county. Specifically where the “H” is in Hanover on the cape fear river. The light orange looks like this might be in the “Comfort Member” – whatever that is.

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