HemiHunter Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Out collecting the other day at an Eocene site on the Potomac, one of my kids came up with THREE cool verts! We think they may all be snake verts, but we wanted to get a second opinion. Any thoughts? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FossilsAnonymous Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Look like it, especially the first close up pic. @sharkdoctor 3 On The Hunt For The Trophy Otodus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 For comparison: 5 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Paleophis gigas. I’ve found two, donated them to the CMM. 1 “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 I've found several over the years probably on the same beach. All were donated to the Calvert Marine Museum. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkdoctor Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Isolated individual Paleophis vertebra are fairly common along many Eocene exposures on the Potomac. Finding three in one day is an unusually large haul! Congrats! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiHunter Posted June 24, 2020 Author Share Posted June 24, 2020 Thanks so much, everyone! It's great to get a positive ID and be able to learn more about this amazing creature. My son is thrilled to have found the bones of an ancient giant sea snake. It doesn't get cooler that! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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