caldigger Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 A few weeks ago I was digging out a section of the mid. Miocene Temblor Formation deposit and unearthed this large but damaged Carcharodon hastalis tooth. Man, what a disappointment! It seems like it had succumbed to the dastardly faulting damage this area is known for. Long story short, I took it home with my head held low. Fast forward to the following weekend and I went to the same dig hole with the intent of screening loose matrix for micro fossils. It was obvious someone had been digging in the hole during my absence, tossing sediments out of the pit. Low and behold while sifting the silt piles I came across a broken tooth tip in the screen and I got to thinking...hmmm! When I got it home and cleaned off, sure enough it was the missing part of my tooth found the week prior. It seems near impossible to find such a thing given that so much material had been moved around and thrown from the hole. But now I have the whole tooth. All 2 3/4" of it! 37 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyw Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 3 minutes ago, caldigger said: Long story short, I took it home with my head held low Why? It’s a lovely tooth! If I found it I’d be dancing my way home! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Great story, congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Congratulations nice find, tooth and great story . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilnut Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 That is one beautiful tooth. Your persistence paid off. Congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Yay, I love happy endings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rand95 Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Nice and congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Yay Believe it or not that sort of thing has happened twice to me with ammonites. The first time I went back after a week and intentionally searched the pile for the missing piece and came up with it! The second time there was a whole winter in between and although I was only digging for more ammonites as usual, I just happened to be at the same spot where the first piece had come out and then suddenly I held the other part in my hands. I was just about to chuck it aside when I suddenly had the same "aha, oho!" experience as you. Who'da believed it, eh? 5 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 It happens and you are a lucky soul ... because it doesn't happen often ! Only had it happen to me once so far. Each tooth piece was 40 minutes apart at the bottom of a creek. B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Hi, Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Congrats Doren, what a monster Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 That is a great tooth Doren! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 I love when this happens! Thanks for sharing the story, Doren. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 wow! www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyw Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Completed tooth looks great! For some reason when I made my first post the after picture wasn’t showing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted November 28, 2019 Author Share Posted November 28, 2019 3 minutes ago, Randyw said: Completed tooth looks great! For some reason when I made my first post the after picture wasn’t showing Ah ya, I was still working on the post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PODIGGER Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Great story!! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrian Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyw Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 17 minutes ago, caldigger said: Ah ya, I was still working on the post. Good! That means I’m not as crazy as I thought! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatWhiteMac Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 That is an awesome story and Hastalis my friend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted November 28, 2019 Author Share Posted November 28, 2019 2 hours ago, Randyw said: Good! That means I’m not as crazy as I thought! Wellll, that's still under debate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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daves64 Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Looks good! Gonna go back to try to find the rest of the fish now? Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Amazing story and find, Doren!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Glad to know it can and does happen! In my experience, I'll drop a piece and never find it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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