Choptank/St Mary’s formation hunt

[Fossil_Adult]

It was a very nice day out on the bay. The site I was at exposed both the choptank, and the st. Mary’s formation. I was really hoping to find a large megalodon since there had been a massive storm the other day but that didn’t happen. Oh well, I still stumbled onto some great finds. This beach was pretty much in the middle of nowhere, so there wasn’t a soul to be found here. I was the only one there. It was quite peaceful. Here are the finds: 

 

The complete grab:

 

The complete grab flipped: 

 

 

All the better finds: 

 

 

These fossils include a mako, three snagged toothed sharks, a pathological carcharinus, two awesome crab claws, a ray plate, and my longest bird bone to date. All and all not a bad day!

 

The best find flipped:

 

The pathological tooth:

 

 

Flipped:

 

 

There weren’t any teeth the size of my hand found like I was expecting but this was just a fun day as always. Now what I’m really excited for is this weekend coming up. I think you guys are going to be pleasantly surprised with this weekends finds.  

[Fin Lover]

That cow shark tooth should be in with the "better finds".   Nice job!

[Fossil_Adult]

18 hours ago, Fin Lover said:

That cow shark tooth should be in with the "better finds".   Nice job!

I would have probably put it under best finds if it had been complete. Unfortunately the root of the tooth was broken off. It was a pretty great day though!

Edited November 18, 2022 by Fossil_Adult

[dsaavedra]

Nice trip! That mako is sweet, I love those teeth.

 

I have been hunting the Calvert formation a lot lately, I think 4 trips since October. One of these days I'll post a report with my finds.

[sixgill pete]

Great finds.