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Great day along the Calvert Cliffs (Rare find)


Bjohn170

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Launch my kayak early this morning and got to the beach a little before sunrise. Hoping off my kayak I took maybe five steps and BOOM my find of the year! A 2 3/4” Squalodon! The sun hadn’t even created the water yet, I couldn’t believe it. I continued on only about 40 feet away from my kayak and I spotted a pretty little Meg tumbling in the wash. By the end of my walk I had found the normal array of teeth with a stunning Hastalis and nice Hemi and dolphin teeth to round out the trip. I’ve had some pretty good hunts this season but this is hands down my best!… So far….

PS: Squalodon whitmorei or Squalodon calvertensis?

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Looks like a great hunt! Congratulations!

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That is a remarkable day! Great finds, especially the Squalodon tooth, but a number of excellent finds there. Congratulations and thanks for sharing. 

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2 hours ago, Fossil_Adult said:

Nice Squalodon! That find alone would be a trip maker!

It really was, and considering I found it right a way everything else was just an added bonus.

57 minutes ago, RuMert said:

Great tooth! so they had carinae like crocodiles?

Yes they had a cutting edge on both sides of their teeth. The name Squalodon is Greek for shark toothed due to their serrated teeth.

 

15 minutes ago, Jeffrey P said:

That is a remarkable day! Great finds, especially the Squalodon tooth, but a number of excellent finds there. Congratulations and thanks for sharing. 

It really was a great day from start to finish. Obviously the Squalodon takes the cake, but the Meg and the Hastalis are both trip makers in their own right as well.

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Correctly ID'd above - a bit on the small side for S. whitmorei, though I think there's evidence of additional Squalodon species aside from S. calvertensis. S. calvertensis is fine for the time being though.

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2 hours ago, Boesse said:

Correctly ID'd above - a bit on the small side for S. whitmorei, though I think there's evidence of additional Squalodon species aside from S. calvertensis. S. calvertensis is fine for the time being though.

Awesome! Very cool, thank you!

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Theose are some nice trip makers! Congrats on a nice hunt!

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13 hours ago, Parker Brown said:

I love the himi's that you found! Congratulations!!

Thank you, I have found some really great hemis off that beach. I’m hoping for a 2” hemi one day!

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I wonder if we can identify the different layers....

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57 minutes ago, Shellseeker said:

I wonder if we can identify the different layers....

 

 

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1 hour ago, Bjohn170 said:

Thank you, I have found some really great hemis off that beach. I’m hoping for a 2” hemi one day!

That would certainly be a dream tooth!

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2 hours ago, Al Dente said:

 

 

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Thank you,  Whenever presented with a photo of a marine mammal tooth,  I always think about the directional lines in the enamel or dentin,   just in case I happen to see it again...

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Nice Squalodon!

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