First tooth outing this year

[Northern Neck]

Haven't had much time to go out recently but took off Sunday to search some private beaches near the Potomac River.  Was worth the trip! Found alot of small teeth over the 2 hours searching with my lovely lady tooth seeker.  Started off with a really good giant white shark tooth 2inches long just laying on the beach.  Then walking another 20-30 yards I see this weird looking thick rock just offshore.  Wasn't planning on getting it but I had the sand Dipper so I scooped up anyway.  Was shocked! My first Meg tooth.  It's broken off in the top right corner but I'm assuming it's a juvenile Meg?  After about a hour things got really good.  The tide was going out and left a little pool of water about 8inches deep on the shore edge with alot of rocks! Bigger the rocks bigger the teeth. So I start scanning.  I see what looks like a 3.5inch sharp object.  Ends up being a heartbreaker of half a Meg.  Dang it!!! But still amazing find.  Then something catches my eye 2-3ft away and it's a very nice 2inch white shark tooth.  Found 4 other teeth all in rock bed all within 10ft of each other.  I'm thrilled! Wish I could have found a full piece 4 inch Meg but something is better than nothing.  Best part was just getting outside.  Water was freezing though!! The girlfriend found a ton of small teeth, one amazing cow shark tooth, and a ray barb.  I did get some not so nice grins over the Meg finds but next time I'm sure she will kick my butt. Over all was the best 2 hours spent in years finding teeth.  One Meg, then another Meg, and I believe another 1-2 that are Meg frags.  I believe the other 2 inch teeth are giant white shark or maybe makos? Thanks and happy hunting! Just posting some images of the finds below. 

Edited February 22, 2022 by Northern Neck
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[Searcher78]

I'm assuming you meant "kick" your butt?

[Plax]

All probably megs on the first hand shot. Narrower ones are just different jaw positions. Like the echinoid bits. Shame you didn't get any whole ones.

[Northern Neck]

I was trying my best! The clear water really helps this time of year vs summer.  I still thought the smaller ones were white shark or makos.  Either way I'm happy with all

[Family Fun]

Great report and finds

[Reebs]

 Nice haul!! Thanks for sharing. 

[Bjohn170]

10 hours ago, Plax said:

All probably megs on the first hand shot. Narrower ones are just different jaw positions. Like the echinoid bits. Shame you didn't get any whole ones.

The bottom three are clearly not megs, lack of bourlette strip is a dead giveaway

[Plax]

was thinking they were just worn away. Thickness of the roots also looks meggish. In hand I could say for sure even for these worn teeth.

[digit]

Looks like you also got a barnacle endocast, what appear to be some worn fragments of possibly sand dollars (echinoids) and a nice chunk of coral. The large black piece of matrix with the striations on it appears to be casts of some pectens. I'm not sure if Chesapecten occurs as a fossil in the Potomac but it could very well be from that.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapecten

 

Nice haul--made freezing your hind quarters off worth the effort.

 

 

Cheers.

 

-Ken

[Northern Neck]

They look like makos based in what others have found nearby.  I couldn't see any serrations around the edges but the bigger ones have very worn serrations.  Either way happy to find something large for once vs the normal .5-1inch teeth.