HemiHunter Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 My daughter had off from "school" Wednesday, so we took advantage of the opportunity and perfect weather to hit the cliffs for a few hours. After several days of rough water and winds, the Bay was calm with a favorable tide and pretty empty of boat traffic as you'd expect on a weekday. Arriving around 11:00 a.m., still a few hours before low tide, we thought we had the place to ourselves. But we soon came across the fresh boot prints of another collector who had already been through looking for the low-hanging fruit at the high tide line. A little disappointed, but undeterred, we went about our searching business knowing we would just have to work a little bit harder. The receding tide was dropping off some decent hemis, here and there, with the occasional tiger thrown in, but nothing huge. Rolling over clay chunks finally paid off, though, with a beautiful mako (or c. hastalis?) which was pristine and looked like it just came out of the cliffs. As we continued on, we picked away here and there in the wash zone, but found nothing else remarkable. Kind of at the end of the beach, I told my daughter we needed to wade over to one last little area that is usually hard to get to, but where I've found a few great teeth before... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiHunter Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 So, at the spot, what caught my eye through the glare was this skinny, black piece of bone... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiHunter Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 But leaning in for a closer look to inspect revealed a more interesting friend... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiHunter Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 Which turned out to be this beauty! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiHunter Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 That was the last good find of the trip, as we were out of time, but we both felt good about sticking with our plan and, ultimately, having success. Here's the pretty mako and a pic with our better teeth back at home base. All in all, it was another great father-daughter bonding trip (no little brothers!) and a fantastic day to be in the great outdoors. Enjoy the pics! 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Very nice finds! I'll bet your daughter was pleased. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bthemoose Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Awesome! That’s a nice bigger tooth and the smaller pristine one is great too—I love the ones with lighter roots. That’s a nice looking lower Hemi on the bottom left as well. I find plenty of Hemis but very few of those lower teeth. I was out there on Wednesday too but a bit later so now I know where all the good teeth went. I found the vert below during my hunt, which I was pretty happy about (the body is about 1.75” at its widest and is one of the largest I’ve found so far) until a few minutes later when someone else pulled a huge whale vert out of the water not 15 feet away from me that must have been 4-5 inches in diameter. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilsAnonymous Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Thats a great chocolate mako with the light root! Great finds! On The Hunt For The Trophy Otodus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokietech96 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Great finds! Such great looking teeth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint08 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Cool finds, and love the colors on some of those! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkdoctor Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Great finds and field photos! That looks to be a cervical vertebra...A great find on any trip! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praefectus Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Beautiful finds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Thanks for sharing your excellent finds and your outing. You and your daughter are making outstanding memories together. Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 Thanks for the report and for having the foresight to snap some photos in situ (and through the waves) of your find. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiHunter Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 5 hours ago, bthemoose said: I found the vert below during my hunt, 2 hours ago, sharkdoctor said: That looks to be a cervical vertebra...A great find on any trip! Thanks guys. I actually found a whale vert that looks a lot like the one @bthemoose has in a fall pile a few weeks back (but never posted it), although mine is a little bigger--a little over 3" across its face. On account of its good condition, it's one of my favorite finds. (My 11-year old says it would make a great "war hammer.") 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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