TomWhite Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 After storm Alex hit this weekend, went out for an hour this morning to a deserted beach. Waves have been pushing against the cliffs and a few fresh falls are evident. First find was a partial Meg chunk. With a little bit of enamel left. Picked up a nice isurus by the fresh fall along with an Otodus tip. Lastly and without doubt the find of the day was this what I think is a Carcharodon Hastalis. 62mm making it the largest one I’ve found. It has some wonderful blue colours to it that the photos don’t show to well. Thanks for reading everyone! 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Very nice, congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomWhite Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 5 minutes ago, Gizmo said: Very nice, congrats! Many thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamL Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Awesome finds! Would be so nice to find shark teeth! 1 Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomWhite Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 1 hour ago, LiamL said: Awesome finds! Would be so nice to find shark teeth! Thanks Liam, if your ever down this way for whatever reason and want any information drop me a message! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jort68 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 That blue is beautiful (: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praefectus Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Wonderful finds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HemiHunter Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Awesome c. haslatis tooth! I love the in situ pics. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricWonders Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Great finds! I want to find an otodus so bad! Love the mako and hastalis teeth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Wow! Stellar finds! 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...
DE&i Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Great finds @TomWhiteI'm staying in Aldeburgh at the moment, would you have any suggestions for a few hour's fossiling, bearing in mind I've my trusty greyhound with me. Regards.....D&E&i The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty. https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family Fun Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 Wonderful finds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilizator Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 TomWhite, it is awesome find! White envy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomWhite Posted October 27, 2020 Author Share Posted October 27, 2020 On 26/10/2020 at 8:49 PM, DE&i said: Great finds @TomWhiteI'm staying in Aldeburgh at the moment, would you have any suggestions for a few hour's fossiling, bearing in mind I've my trusty greyhound with me. Yes of course, well, if I were you I’d go to Bawdsey. Specifically a place called East Lane. If you put in your satnav IP12 3AP you’ll get to a car park with some old war defences. Facing out to sea go to the right side past the Martello tower. Beach will be infront of you down a small muddy path. If you go at low tide you will find loads of teeth in the piles of shell/shingle material just above where the clay meets the sand. Any Otodus teeth with most likely be on the clay itself but they are few and far between at the moment. You’ll find teeth the whole way down the beach however the first 500 or so yards until you get to a pill box on the beach is best. Closer to Aldeburgh you have the Coralline crag at thorpeness however I haven’t been there in years so not sure how much is exposed. Will be full of shell material if conditions are right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelivingdead531 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Great finds, they are beautiful teeth!! I wish I could go back to Bawdsey...maybe someday! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DE&i Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Thank you @TomWhite I followed your instructions to the letter for Bawdsey. We were there for about a hour, and managed to pick a few Sharks teeth up and a possible worn Ray plate. Elliot and I took turns looking in the scree slopes for shells and derived fossils. 2 Regards.....D&E&i The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty. https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomWhite Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share Posted October 28, 2020 20 minutes ago, DE&i said: Thank you @TomWhite I followed your instructions to the letter for Bawdsey. We were there for about a hour, and managed to pick a few Sharks teeth up and a possible worn Ray plate. Elliot and I took turns looking in the scree slopes for shells and derived fossils. Great photos and finds! Looks very busy down there! Conditions aren’t the best at the moment so you did well! You ideally want no shingle at all with a very flat gradient to the cliffs. If you are still here after the weekend, the weather we are due to have in the next few days will remove a lot of the shingle build up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DE&i Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Thank you @TomWhite, if I'm ever this way next year, I'll drop you a message here on TFF. See if I can time some decent scouring conditions beforehand. I'm guessing it was busy due to schools closed for half term. Also do you think that we found a worn Ray tooth. Regards.....D&E&i The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty. https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomWhite Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share Posted October 28, 2020 1 minute ago, DE&i said: Thank you @TomWhite, if I'm ever this way next year, I'll drop you a message here on TFF. See if I can time some decent scouring conditions beforehand. I'm guessing it was busy due to schools closed for half term. Also do you think that we found a worn Ray tooth. Yes no problem at all. There are a few other spots I can direct you to as well for fossils crabs along with small but perfect polished red crag teeth with the chance of Notorynchus teeth. Yes no doubt it is a ray tooth. We just get fragments here but if you go down to the isle of Sheppey of your lucky you will find complete ray plates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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