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More of the same. Mostly sand tiger (our most common), a few cow sharks (my favorite; one missing serrations, but possibly a weird chip specific to that area. I'm starting to think the ones I am chasing are more fragile), gray shark, lemon, thresher, mako. The beach is attractive but tooth hunting uneven: a few teeth one day, a dozen the next, a few more the next (two or three hours around low tide each day). Coastal flooding (must be lots of rain upriver). Wind from the north (I hunt the south shores) brings in teeth but a lot of sand; south and west lowers water and uncovers teeth (although unpredictable). I cannot see well and stay near the water edge; most seem to look in the sand. Some days lots of small fossil bone chips and old glass. Minnows schooling and the beach is active (yet most fishing is a month away). Lots of people on the beach who come over to me to ID finds ("the blind leading the blind"). I find more teeth than most on the beach, but overall they seem to find nicer beach teeth. Have seen a beautiful glossy jet-black big sand tiger with cusps, many makos including one perfect one near 2" (5 cm), mostly sand tiger and "gray" shark teeth, and of course a few beautiful cow shark teeth (a big upper tooth and a nice lower lateral with six points and root). The weather has been usually warm (~80 F several days) and local beaches over-run with adults and toddlers (no teenagers who were the big teeth hunters 35 years ago; school closed this week).
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Can't for the life of me figure this out I found it while gardening in in VA nowhere near a beach. Thanks for any insight ! I've googled everything from cow to horse to ox NADA!
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Found in a block of matrix on the western side of Stratford Hall during a NHSM trip. Length is about 0.75 inches (1.9 cm). Order of photos: Front, side, backside, top-down, underside.
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I just started fossil hunting again and I am looking forward to hitting up the best MD and VA spots! Here is today's hunt!
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From the album: Fossils
A nicely preserved one inch Phyllodus toliapicus crushing tooth plate from the Eocene Nanjemoy Formation of Virginia. -
Two Cow Shark Symphyseal Teeth from the Virginia Miocene
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Two Notorynchus symphyseal teeth from the Miocene Calvert Formation in central Virginia. Both have a funky center tooth and are about .65 inches wide. -
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This is my largest megalodon. It measures 5.17 inches slant height. I found it on the James River and from it's appearance I believe it is from the Pliocene Yorktown Formation.-
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Hi all, we found what we believe to be a fossilized baleen whale jaw, while out on an artifact hunt on the Nansemond river, in Carrollton, Va. If anyone has an information for us about what exactly we have found, it would be much appreciated. Very interested in which position of the mouth this would have been, lower, upper? Also, any insight on why we might have found it where we did? It did erode out of a cliff but it we don’t find any other fossils in this formation. Thanks for the help
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This 4.5 inch meg was found at a land site in central Virginia along the contact of the Eastover and Calvert Formations. The colors make me think it is likely an Eastover tooth. -
What appears to be a fossil canine tooth from Virginia, USA. out of a layer that typically produces marine fossils from the late Oligocene-early Miocene. It measures ~2.5” from tip of crown to the base of the root, has some sort of cementum or ossification at the base of the root. The enamel is smooth with the presence of a carina on both cutting edges. As you can see, there is very little wear to the tooth, which makes me wonder if it was a juvenile or is that indicative of the type of prey it ate. I initially thought it had to be a whale/odontocete tooth, but the smooth enamel with the presence of the carina has me second guessing that ID. Could it be from a pinniped? Large cat? Something else? This one has me stumped. Any thoughts are appreciated.
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The shape of this tooth is throwing me off a bit. Slant height is 1.5" and it was found in Westmoreland County, VA.
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Hi all, Hwlp with id. please:-) The first photo shows what are Hystrivasum locklinii and horridum I believe. They are all from the APAC/Newburn Pit, Sarasota, Florida, collected by E. Dunlop on January 2, 1984. I think the next three scallops are all Chesapecten jeffersonius, but not 100% sure. They were all collected from Rice's Fossil Pit in Hampton, Virginia, in August 1964 by M. Fuldner. All shells are from the Miocene. I hope someone can help me. I never got a response the last time I posted a few years ago about sharks teeth:-( Thanks, Andrew
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Hey! Any ideas what kind of tooth this may be? I found it in a fresh water spring. It’s been broken on one side.
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From the album: Miocene, Maryland and Virginia, USA
Westmoreland co. VA. Calvert fm. -
From the album: Miocene, Maryland and Virginia, USA
Calvert fm. Westmoreland co. VA -
From the album: Miocene, Maryland and Virginia, USA
Unknown genus and species. Calvert fm. Westmoreland co. VA -
From the album: Miocene, Maryland and Virginia, USA
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From the album: Miocene, Maryland and Virginia, USA
Calvert fm. Westmoreland co. VA -
From the album: Miocene, Maryland and Virginia, USA
Calvert fm. Westmoreland co. VA -
From the album: Miocene, Maryland and Virginia, USA
Calvert fm. Westmoreland co. VA -
From the album: Miocene, Maryland and Virginia, USA
Calvert fm. Westmoreland co. VA -
From the album: Miocene, Maryland and Virginia, USA
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From the album: Miocene, Maryland and Virginia, USA
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From the album: Miocene, Maryland and Virginia, USA
The color on this tooth is a classic example of where the St. Mary’s formation meets the Eastover fm. Westmoreland co. VA -
From the album: Miocene, Maryland and Virginia, USA
Calvert fm. Westmoreland co. VA
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