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I know I really have the bug now. For 20 years I've spent the last weekend of deer season in SE Ga on a friends farm for a hunt with some college buddies. Always a great time. This year I realized it was only 60 or so miles to Savannah GA where I've had some luck hunting a popular dredge spoil location for teeth. So instead of laying around mid day the past Friday as we usually do, I loaded up two buddies and we headed off. Hurricane Matthew had sculpted away a lot of the beach area that usually produced a lot of teeth but we still had some good luck. In a couple of hours we found over 100 teeth overall and I found my second megalodon, albeit a small one. Also got a really nice hemi which at 1.75 inches is bar far my largest of that type. The meg had some great lightening coloration. Imagine my surprise when I looked at the in situ pic and saw what appears to likely be a nice mako stuck in some matrix just above it. I completely missed that due to my heart stopping when I first saw the meg. Good start to a new year of tooth hunting. Next beach trip isn't till April. Already trying to figure out a way to get she who must be obeyed to allow me a quick run to the coast for a hunt before then.
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Hello everyone! I recently made a trade with Blake @FossilDudeCO, and part of the things he traded were these sharkteeth. By the way, I highly recommend a trade with him! They come from the Peace River (Forida, USA). Some of the possibilities Blake mentioned were bull shark, lemon shark, hemipristis, dusky shark, etc. There are 10 teeth in total. Do you perhaps know what species they are? Also, do you know the age the teeth could have? Thanks in advance, Max
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Hi guys, I am hoping someone can ID at least one of these! I posted the larger one in a group the other day but I figured I might have better luck with these pics! If someone can ID either of these I would appreciate it! Thanks!
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Hi everybody, I used to hunt for fossilized shark teeth about 8 years ago in The Netherlands and in Belgium. I had to give up at the time and I haven't been out ever since. Tomorrow however I fly to Tampa, Fl. I'm meeting with colleagues Saturday night, but Sunday is still completely open. Is there anybody who has plans that day to go for a hunt and who doesn't mind taking me along? I have a rental car incl never lost so transportation and finding directions is not an issue. Warm regards, Arjen, age 42
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Hey So I went to Antwerp the week before last week. The hunts weren't going too well and the majority of the teeth we found were broken. I was really hoping to find a complete cow shark tooth, but I was only finding pieces.. Found some nice tiger shark teeth though (besides the usual portion of C. hastalis teeth)! We went again last week. I wasn't expecting anything (the haul from the hunt before wasn't very impressive), but apparently that's the moment you find one of the most special teeth you've ever found... A symphyseal cow shark tooth! Never thought I would find one . And.... A whole cowshark tooth too! The root isn't complete, but you won't hear me complain So I loooooove Antwerp Kind regards, Angie
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Hi Guys & Gals! I finally made it back to the cliffs this weekend. I arrived friday morning by myself and did a quick 2 1/2 hour hunt until my Dad showed up. I was a bit surprised at the conditions. At low tide still was very high and there were many obstacles to climb over. I knew my Dad was not going to be able to handke this. I mananaged to get to a small section of beach where I focused my efforts. The best finds of the day was a cowshark tooth and a decent shark vert. I went back and met my dad at a resturant in town and told him about the conditions and we discussed other options for saturday. Also I had invited Ropterus (Scott) to hunt with us saturday morning and had to discuss with him what we wanted to do. We ended up meetng at Brownies @6am And we gave the beach a try. The tide was still really rough and I knew we would end up having to go somwhere else. My Dad is 74 and even though he is still active I did not want to put him in a situation where he might get hurt. So we decided to go to flag ponds nature park. Now I have been there a few times before and finding teeth was a little spotty but I have found my biggest mako there in the past so we decided to give it a shot. We got there as it opened and could not believe how many people were already there. The first 2 hours were slow for finding teeth though scott was doing the best of us three. I was finding coral and ray plates and my dad not much of anything. We changed spots a couple times and then finally we started goetting somewhere. Nothing big and no megs. There were plenty of Hemis and makos. And it seemed that everyone we talked too found something. I really had a great time even though my finds were nothing spectacular . I enjoyed meeting Scott and hunting with him. And of course spending some time with my Dad. Plus we had great weather, beautiful scenery, and all the people we talked to there were pleasant. What more could you ask for. Here are some pics. # 1 Scott and my Dad #2 coral and sanddolllar fragment #3 nice little mako #4 best finds of the trip cowshark lower and upper! #5 shark vert
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From the album: Breezy Point, Calvert Cliffs Maryland 9/16/16
Here's another view of the teeth with special attention to the larger fragment near the center. This piece is most likely a great white or other large predatory shark. I doubt it's a megalodon, but it could be or one of it's smaller cousins. I've found meg shards at the cliffs before. -
From the album: Breezy Point, Calvert Cliffs Maryland 9/16/16
Descriptions from top left moving clock wise. Angel, worn down Snaggletooth, Mako, Sand Tiger with barbs, small tooth, Tiger, bone fragments on bottom, Whaler variation on the right. -
Hey everyone! Last month, I went hunting for shark teeth a few times and I realized that I hadn't shared my finds yet with TFF We've spent the last days of our vacation in Florida and did some beach hunting there (thank you very much @Grimlock for your help!). We found some nice teeth, our first 'recent' ones! What do you do first when you come home? You go hunting there I went to an ex situ spot in the Antwerp (Belgium) area (Miocene and Pliocene deposits). You have to dig and sift a lot of sand in order to find fossils over there. Unfortunately, the majority of the fossils are broken (because the sand is transported through tubes), so I'm very happy every time I find a complete tooth Mako teeth are the most common 'bigger' teeth over there (mostly C. hastalis, with an occasional I. oxyrinchus and if you're lucky a I. retroflexus). Teeth from other 'big' sharks (such as great white, megalodon) are very rare. Therefore, it isn't very surprising that I found lots of mako teeth Are you bored yet? To be continued in the following post...
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Hi everyone! After getting infected with the fossil-virus last year on our vacation in Florida, I hoped to do a hunt at the Peace River for the first time this vacation, not knowing that the water level would be to high. Jeff (jcbshark) kindly offered to go hunting with us, an offer we were very happy with! We found some teeth today I couldn't have imagined finding ourselves! The first complete megalodon we've ever found ourselves! I'm so thrilled about that one Some big tiger shark teeth And our first hemipristis serra, absolutely love it! Some nice mako teeth Besides all the shark material, a horse tooth! A picture of the complete haul Thank you so much Jeff! It was an awesome day with very cool finds and it was really kind of you to take us with you and to lend us your gear, truly a great opportunity It was very nice meeting you and we enjoyed spending time with you! Kind regards, Angie
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Hey! We went to Antwerp yesterday and today, to do some shark teeth hunting. I'm thrilled about the finds These are the most beautiful teeth of yesterday. The megalodon isn't in a good condition, nor it is big and complete, but it's the first one we found ourselves (and they're not very common in Antwerp). Got the notorynchus cepedianus actually from an another hunter! These are the nicest ones of today. Some great hastalis I'm very happy with Greetings, Angie
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Hey! I went for the first time fossil hunting in Antwerp today. After finding some shark teeth on the beaches of Florida, I hoped to find some teeth a little closer to home . I'm very excited and looking forward to the next time I can go hunting!
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Here is a few photos of some of my finds recently! Any help on some identifications would be great. Find some nice hemi's and what I think is a fragalodon (megalodon) half tooth which was awesome to find, but also a bummer. If you would like to see some of the photos I could not upload due to size restraints, please visit my Instagram profile under username: theroachmotel. Happy toofin!
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This is what I found on my last 2 trips to ramanessin brook in New Jersey. On each trip I came away with a good amount of teeth and other fossils. I found some nice size goblins, a couple big squaicorax, a croc scute and quite a few enchodus teeth and jaw pieces. My most interesting find out of the two trips is what I believe is half of a huge mosasaur root. It has a tiny bit of enamel where the crown would've been.
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From the album: Gainesville Creek Finds
A bunch of my shark teeth! -
From the album: Gainesville Creek Finds
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I purchased a large, unwieldy, rotomolded sit-on-top fishing kayak recently but haven't had a chance to try it out until today. A friend and I launched in heavy rolling chop and paddled out past Chesapeake Beach and headed south toward Randall Cliffs. Every bit of awkwardness this boat has on land melted away in the water. She rolled up and down the waves easily, barely weather cocked and despite the size, handled well. Best of all, I can load this boat down with all the collecting tools I want, which I couldn't do in my more high-performance boat. We have had a lot of rain and as we skimmed near the cliffs, we saw a lot of newly fallen rock. I found a beachhead and turned the kayak's nose toward it. Rolling waves on the way out meant surfing on the way in, and we hit that beach at a high enough speed to almost completely get the boats out of the water. I'm very respectful of newly fallen cliffs and overhang, and my friend mentioned a desire to NOT be buried alive, so we kept close to the water and walked the shoreline. I had packed the trusty litter box scooper. I'm a little disappointed that there wasn't more sizable teeth to be found, but maybe I didn't have the luck today. However, there were quite a few almost whole scallop shell remains and the bull shark tooth wasn't a bad find at all. I'm always amazed when a shell can survive the pressure of a fall. Tough little things. I wish I was able to take a few pictures on the way back into the waves. The Eastern Shore of Maryland had a huge, very bright rainbow arcing over it from cloudbursts that were ranging up and down the Chesapeake, but the chop was too much to try and test my photography and paddling skills simultaneously. We made it back to the launch in a full sun shower. My friend scooped up a nice little sand tiger specimen as we landed. I'm looking forward to taking this boat out again for a more serious hunt.
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There's nothing major to show...no megalodon teeth...but just a little stroll in the water off of Brownie's Beach yielded a very nice, pristine Hemipristis serra, Notorynchus (I think), and a nice sampling of other shark and ray teeth pieces, plus a few small vertebrae and bone bits. And all I used was a litter box scoop and a garden sieve. We had storms all day today. I'm hoping another short walk in the water will reveal a few nice pieces tomorrow.
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Just curious where exactly this is? And who to call about the water levels.. I would like to go sometime this month but don't want to drive the 2 hrs if the water is too high! and does this area produce much shark teeth anymore? if not.. does anyone have any suggestions where to find some nice teeth?? thanks in advance for any responses! btw what tools would be needed for a trip to this creek?
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Hi, I found these 2 strange bones in a small miocene outcrop in southern california. I also found about 10 misc. shark teeth and abundant bone fragments. These bones are about 2cm long and 1.4 cm wide. What are they? Thanks.
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Went fossil hunting with fossil guru Fred Mazza last saturday and was not disappointed. Not just because of the finds, he's a great guy and knows his stuff. Others may've had more luck with mammal teeth, but I definitely hooked up with the snaggles and even a couple decent small megs. http://s43.photobucket.com/user/pfcp028/media/003edited2_zps24a0d6b4.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0
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Will Be In The Charleston, Sc Area This Weekend...
ibuprofen200mg posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Will be in the area this weekend, just casting a net out there to see if anyone would like to meet up Saturday or Sunday for an afternoon hunt. As of now I plan on sifting in a couple regular creeks, hitting a decent land spot, and looking for new locations. I'll have my car and can bring extra sifting gear if need be, dont have a boat, , but what can you do? -
Hey all, I've been enjoying this forum now for several months, even traded with some members allready, and it's just such a nice community! Thanks for this. I have some stuff I want to trade (exchange). For the fun. For the collection. Numerous things as sharkteeth, whale/dolphin vertebrae, crab, belemites, pet wood, trilobites, ammonites, bivalves/gastropods... Pictures will be posted every several weeks. What am I looking for? 2 Things: a/ ANYTHING from Cap Blanc Nez (from Escalles to Strouanne), France b/ ANY albian/aptian (from ANYWHERE) ammonite or heteromorphe ammonites I could trade for other stuff, to trade your stuff further (joy! joy! *ahum* this is for helping you out with your collection, just don't get me bankrupt on this by transportcosts :-)) To get an ID, allready some global pics below: vertebrae/bulla/mix shark teeth Antwerp -Belgium Hexy- Antwerp-Belgium Misc -Antwerp-Belgium Whale- Antwerp-Belgium 'Coeur de Boeuf'-Chatillon-s-Seine-France Misc. Carboneferous quarry -Elouges -Belgium Misc. Carboneferous quarry -Elouges -Belgium Some Bivalves -Antwerp-Belgium Sharkteeth-Antwerp-Belgium
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Hey all, After a horrible busy year @ work .. I finally got the chance to go for a few quick trips. For me this means the awesome beach of Cap Blanc Nez, France. Not too much wind, a lot of ppl that searched during summer .. I wasn't expecting much, it was as important to be out oce more then to collect .. I'm sure you know that feeling :-) It's about a 50min drive from my place .. so I mostly go for a morning or more rarely some afternoon. Depending on the tide and, oh yes, my work. This is from 2 times 3-4hours searching. I have to say, the second trip, there was at least 200 people looking for fossils. It's a popular place for excursions from schools and universities. As was that day .. Nevertheless, it helps if you know what you are looking for (this being one of fossil' hunters most important keep-in-minds). These just came out of paper last days.. I hope I'll get to show you the preps of these ..we'll see... There are Ammonites Belemites Fish vertebrea Hamites sp. Turitella sp. Shark tooth Inoceramus sp.(and others) petrified wood (partially pyritised) .. Edit: Finds are Albian and Cenoman of age (middle-Cretaceous)
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Found this tooth about 10 years ago while digging on some property of ours. It was found inland from the Charleston coast about 45 miles. Can someone please help me ID this tooth and an approximate age of the fossil? Any information somone has will be greatly helpful, here is a picture of it, ....
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