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I went down to westmoreland state park today, and I found these 4 these, the smallest one looks like a small bull shark tooth and the other 2 look like some hammerhead. The biggest one is something I’ve never seen before. It is still serrated and is sharp, I found it on fossil beach and the other 3 on the main beach. Please help as I don’t think I am right. Thank you!
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In sorting through some of my previously unidentified Maryland, USA, shark teeth from the Aquia Formation (Paleocene), I found the small tooth below, which looks like it may be an extreme posterior tooth from an Otodus obliquus shark. It's missing a cusplet, but the shape of the remaining cusplet, cusp, and root all remind me of Otodus or possibly Cretalamna sp., which is also present in the formation. If this is an Otodus, it's definitely the smallest one I've found. @MarcoSr and others, what do you think? Here are several views: And here it is next to my largest Otodus (measuring 48.6 mm on the slant) from the same location.
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Hello! Drove down from Jersey and a good day at Douglas Point this past Sunday. Over 150 teeth in all, two nice- yet worn- Otodus teeth and a Paleocarcharodon orientalis. I also found this, and I don't know what it is. Maybe it's nothing. Photos are taken on a cutting board with a 1" grid.
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Found this along the Potomac river near Maryland/Virginia. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Peace and love!
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Had a good albeit short hunt on the Potomac today and one of the spoils was a partial 3" meg, the largest I have found so far. I also found what I believe may be a partial giant thresher, would appreciate a confirmation or correction on the ID.
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Looking for an opinion on this little 1 inch object from the Potomac. It's noticably less dense than a regular rock of its size and has dark bands on it that can be felt. I wouldn't be surprised if it was just a cool rock, but could it be an impression of some kind?
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From the Potomac River in the Northern Neck area. This is my first complete terrestrial mammal tooth, so I'm curious! It is around 2.5 cm long.
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These two <1 cm teeth are from the Potomac River in VA. The left tooth has faint serrations and a cusplike spike of enamel. The right has a large root protrusion and no serrations.
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From the Calvert formation in VA. The shape of this specimen suggests cetacean tooth, but the hollow tip and keratinous feel make me doubt it.
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Around 1 inch (2.5 cm) in length. It has an apparent ribbed structure on one side. From the Potomac River in VA.
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Please help me identify 2 unusual fossils I discovered November 2022 at Popes Creek on the Potomac River, Westmoreland VA. I have attached images.
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Found along the Potomac River, and is half an inch long at best. It's not that visible in these photos but there are faint hints of serrations.
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Having a lot of difficulty with this one. It's about 1 inch in length. Found along the Potomac River.
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I've been trying to figure out what shark this tooth is from. It was found in the Potomac River near Colonial Beach, VA and is about 1/2 of an inch in length.
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Found this while fossil hunting on the Potomac River (mostly miocene marine fauna) in Westmoreland County, Virginia. When I first picked it up I thought it was just a shark tooth with the root missing. When I got home and cleaned up my finds I realized it wasn't shark. It is about 5/8" long, tear drop shape in section, and has striations like a croc tooth, but since it is flat I don't think it is croc. Maybe some type of fish? Any thoughts?
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Hi all! I found this strange little item at Stratford Hall on the Potomac River in Virginia, and I can’t place it...bird? Fish, turtle? Perhaps one of you has seen that be before? Many thanks! Miocene deposits btw.
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I went out to Douglas Point (Paleocene, Aquia Formation) in Maryland yesterday to see what fossils the recent rains helped bring out. I tried last weekend as well, but I didn't find a ton as it was too close to the storms and the Potomac River was running choppy and high with little beach exposed, even at low tide. Yesterday the water was calmer and lower and I had a more successful hunt. It's definitely the time of year for snakes! (They're almost all non-venomous around here.) I encountered this one a few minutes into my hunt and saw four others throughout the day. This is the most complete bone I've found from the Potomac. I'm fairly certain it's fossilized though I haven't subjected it to the burn test yet. If it passes, I'll post it separately for ID. I found a half dozen or so small shark/ray and bony fish verts. My first Otodus of the day: I've found Pachygaleus lefevrei teeth while hunting micro matrix at home, but given their size it's rare for me to find them beach-combing. I was low to the ground when I spotted this one with just its root sticking out of the sand. The tooth's in pretty good shape, and I was quite happy to find it. I also found a couple of small angel shark teeth yesterday. Sadly, not all Otodus are found intact. This is my favorite find of the day -- tentatively IDed as a first or second upper anterior from a juvenile Otodus. Another nice Otodus: This is my second Ostracion sp. dermal plate and the first I've found in the field. I previously found a small fragment of one while searching through matrix at home. Here's an extremely worn tooth with almost all of its enamel peeled away. From the size and shape, it's most likely an Otodus. A better one: Here are a couple of photos to give a sense for what it's like to explore this location. Now that the leaves are fully out, it's a bit more challenging to hunt the shoreline in places. There were some nice exposed gravel beds yesterday, though not as fossil dense as they sometimes are or as I'd expected. A box turtle (thought you might like this one @Tidgy's Dad): My largest vert of the day (about a half inch in diameter), though quite water worn: And finally, a group shot of some of my best finds of the day: Thanks for looking!
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I went shark tooth hunting on the 8th of May. When I got to the shore, I decided to fill a ziplock bag with the sand and shells to take home and search for small fossils later. I’ve never done it and was curious in what I would find.
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I made a trip out to Douglas Point today and had one of those incredible fossil days that just makes you want to head out over and over again. There were two cars in the lot already when I arrived early this morning but their occupants must have been up to something else because I never saw them and I had the beach all to myself for most of the day. It was a chilly but beautiful morning on the banks of the Potomac. There's just no better sight at Douglas Point than a nice Otodus obliquus tooth waiting for you in the sand. And that wasn't the only one -- as it says in the thread title, today was an Otodus kind of day. #3 #4 #5 Yep, still going -- #6, which was in the best shape: And finally, lucky #7, which I found on somewhat higher and drier ground: I didn't only find Otodus today. There were also quite a few nice and sharp sand tigers. I often find large Striatolamia striata roots with broken crowns. But this one was complete! It doesn't hit the magical 2-inch mark, but at 1.7 inches, it is my largest sand tiger find to date. You can't tell in the photo, but the blade is sharp and the tooth is in quite good condition. I found another tooth that at 1.5 inches is also quite large, though this one's more river worn. Beyond shark teeth, I found a nice ray plate. There were also beautiful butterflies. All in all, it was a rather splendid day!
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