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Kern County vs. Florida - The Hunt for the Elusive Meg
ruffalo posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
While the Megalodon tooth seems to exist as THE find for many fossil hunters and/or amateur marine paleontologists alike (and rightly so!) it's never been my own personal "holy grail." However. My partner, who graciously tags along and searches with me whenever I drag him out on hunts often hours (or even days) of driving away, is absolutely enamored by the idea of finding one of these guys. I've heard many good things about Ernst Quarries/Sharktooth Hill and the private land surrounding it in Kern County, but I've also heard incredible things about Florida creek hunting - mostly Peace River and some, unfortunately, Top-Secret spots. We luckily have the opportunity right now to go on one (or both if we play our (credit) cards right) of these trips and was hoping those more experienced in the culture of "Meg Madness" would be able to provide any advice, pointers, opinions, comments, concerns, etc.? -
I found this in a small creek that flows into the Peace River Fla, near Arcadia. It’s 3/8s wide and 1/2 inch long. Any help identifying this tooth would be awesome! I think it’s super cool!
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Greetings, I am working on my next display and am trying to sort through the various pieces of turtle shell. I have attempted to divide and label them as much as I can, using references I will post. This is my first attempt at turtle shell and have relied entirely on examples and available resources, so any correction/confirmation/explanation would be most appreciated. On my paper (in case it's unreadable - tendonitis flaring up so handwriting quality going down), the upper half of the page is carapace, the lower half is plastron, the left half is softshell and the right half is hard shell. I included a composite image which has better focus on each quadrant (terrible lighting today), and a larger image on which I wrote my attempts at further identification. References: This whole thread: This image (location directly on image): This image was very helpful: And these hand-drawn diagrams I found to be most accessible:
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One of the first teeth ive ever found wanted to make sure what it is. Found on the peace river right after hurricane Ian.
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Found these two near the peace river wondering if anyone could tell me what they are? I have some guesses but just wanted to make sure, the first I think is some kind of whale tooth and the second could be some kind of tusk but not sure.
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Just posting for those who wanna see cool teeth. This is my best megalodon tooth and my second largest meg being 4.5-4.6 inches. Found in a florida creek during my last trip.
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Found this a few years back in the Peace River around Wauchula Florida. Is it a whole piece of something really worn or a broken piece of something. It's porous but heavy.
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What might be the species of this shark tooth. Besides the broken root it is complete with fantastic serrations.
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softshell turtle (Apalone ferox) carapace 6.jpg
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From the album: Peace River, Florida 26/12/23
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From the album: Peace River, Florida 26/12/23
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Hello, Was out on the Peace River recently and found something I couldn't identify, not that I can really identify anything other than a shark's tooth with much ease...But, was wondering what this might be? I saw in another post someone had a piece of mammoth tusk that resembled what I found but there were some differences. Any help is appreciated. Also included a pic of the teeth we found. Thank you
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From the album: Peace River, Florida 26/12/23
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From the album: Peace River, Florida 26/12/23
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