Johnny676767 Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Hi everyone, My son and I were lucky enough to get out in the Potomac before Maryland and Virginia issued stay-at-home orders. Guess our hunting is on hold for the time being. It was a beautiful spring day. The wind kicked up late and kind of nullified low tide, but quite enjoyable anyway. I though I’d share a few pictures. I included a closer shot of 2 types of teeth we had not found there before. They look more like Miocene finds from the Calvert Cliffs area. I also included what I think is a vertebra and a few interesting teeth from a trip last week. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tidgy's Dad Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Glad you had such a productive trip on your last chance to get out for a while. Hopefully it won't be long before you get to hunt again. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilsAnonymous Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 That tooth (left) does appear to be a Miocene tooth, specifically physogaleus contortus. One reason is that this tooth could have been reworked from another layer or dropped there by someone else. The other tooth appears to be Miocene as well, possibly some sort of carcharinid. 1 On The Hunt For The Trophy Otodus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cck Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 The one on the right maybe palaeogaleus?I have a couple from there.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilsAnonymous Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 2 hours ago, cck said: The one on the right maybe palaeogaleus?I have a couple from there.. Could be. Strange nutrient groove however that reminds me of Miocene carcharinids. On The Hunt For The Trophy Otodus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcher78 Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 I agree the one on the left is a contortus…….the one on the right should be a Pachygaleus lefevrei (like the one in my profile pic). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny676767 Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 Thanks for the ID’s. Contortus and Pachygaleus look right from what I found on the web. I was not familiar with Pachygaleus, which I believe it called a “hound shark”. We found the contortus while sifting. Are there Miocene fossils at Purse state park? Maybe someone did just drop it as suggested. We’ve found these at Brownies and Flag Ponds but never here. I would move this over to the ID section, but I am actually more curious as to the type of fossils found at this site. These 2 were found in the same place, Southern end of Purse, just before the point/inlet area. If this is the wrong forum, I apologize. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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