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From the album: Calvert Cliffs
Possibly C. falciformis. This one's from Virginia (Westmoreland State Park).© bthemoose
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Had the great fortune to spend a few days in the northern neck with my partner looking for fossils and wandering about. Sunday we hit a low tide at Stratford Hall . A beautiful morning ,and later in the afternoon looking over our spoils at Montross brewery!
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This weighs 14.11 ounces and has a leathery texture. It was found at Westmoreland State Park, VA. It's 3 3/4" and 2 5/8" at it's widest point. It is about 1.5" thick.
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Hi all. I found this fragment in the surf at Westmoreland State Park, VA, which is part of the Horsehead Cliffs formation. I believe it's part of the miocene as the Calvert Cliffs are. I was just wondering if we think this might be a bone fragment? It looks like it has that spongy appearance of trabeculae. The fragment is just under 2 inches long (4.5 cm) and 3/8 inch wide (about 1cm). It's extremely flat on one side, very irregular and somewhat porous on the other. Vertebra, ribs, skull, perhaps from some marine mammal?
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Couldn't bear to shop, but I was close to Fredericksburg, so I headed down Rt 3 to WSP for a casual hunt. The park was pretty deserted- just myself and a young couple on the beach. The water was calm and visibility good, so I began the bent over slow walk we know so well.. Before long, small chocolate brown Mako, then a larger bluish one, and a Snow White snaggletooth had me composing a trip report based on the pretty colors. One last pass before heading home and suddenly ahead of me in about a foot of water, a dark triangle. And this time it was what it looked like! 3.5 on the slant and in pretty good shape. This is my first so I'm feeling blessed.
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We found this fossil on the shore of the Potomac River at Fossil Beach in Westmoreland State Park, Virginia. The beach is surrounded by high clay cliffs, and is known for an abundance of sharks teeth. It appears to have a small hinge, but the contours of the lines have made it challenging for us to ID. Bivalve? Brachiopod? Can anyone share a more seasoned opinion? The rock is heavy and dense, reddish brown in color, with oval shaped pitting. The fossil impression itself measures approx 45 mm x 35 mm.
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This one is small. My son is curious to know if you can help us ID the long fossil with the tiny legs. He was wondering if it could be some kind of very small shrimp? This was found on the shores of the Potomac River in Westmoreland State Park. The beach is surrounded by high clay cliffs, and is known for an abundance of sharks teeth. The long, slender fossil in question measures approx 8 mm long.
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From the album: Westmoreland State Park
View of the designated collecting area at Westmoreland State Park, VA It only took a few seconds to pick up my first find. The beach was filled with people looking for shark teeth, and overlooking some other cool things.- 6 comments
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From the album: Westmoreland State Park
Miocene era Westmoreland State Park, Virginia Found this one in the water by stubbing my toe on it. It looked like a rust golf ball! I guess it knew it would be appreciated if it went home with me. Everyone else ignored it in favor sharp, pointy objects.