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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. -
Anyone have a clue? Found in Savannah River dredge tailings near Savannah, Ga. I have had many look at this piece & so far no one has been able to identify - approx size 2” x 1” in.
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I tend to stay away from my usual hunting spot of the Peace River during the summer rain season and wind up getting anxious to get back to hunting fossils. The river is deep and moving too fast for my taste. I have been wanting to try some land hunting for awhile. I have watched as others have made some great finds in the Sarasota and Venice, FL areas. Recently I have been watching a major construction project nearby and have seen a tremendous amount of dirt being moved as a very deep retention pond is being dug out. Yesterday I decide to take a chance and look through some of the piles of sand and debris dug out of this pit. After about an hour and a half of digging and raking though the piles I came across a couple of small tiger shark teeth and was grateful too have found something for my efforts. Just as I was about to call it a day I spotted an odd shape and color sticking up out of the white and gray sand/shell mixture. It is the large bone pictured below. From searching the web and the Forum I discovered a picture from a previous find by @Shellseeker that I believe is a match. Shellseeker's find was determined to be a Mammoth metapodial with the assistance of @Harry Pristis. I will start off with a picture of Shellseeker's find from, I think, his 2012 post: The above measured 5"x 3.5"x3.5" Now two photos of my find yesterday right after it was retrieved - it measures 4"x3"x2.5". or 105mm x 70mm x 55mm Now some close ups with better lighting: There was a lot of sand/shell matrix on the bone and while cleaning it off I found the bone to be very unstable. I won't be cleaning any more off and will consolidate the bone as is soon as it dries. I was very exited to find anything on my first land hunt. It was also great to be able to hunt less than 2 miles from home. A trip to the Peace River is about 50 miles each way. Weather permitting I will make another visit to the site today. Any input on the ID of this bone would be greatly appreciated, Thanks!
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