Meganeura Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 (edited) So had a couple VERY productive diving days towards the end of last month, and I’m finally getting around to posting. Went out with a couple of off-forum friends. So I’ll post the finds, and then a little story at the end with the best find. Starting off with teeth - Paramylodon harlani M2, dire wolf canine tip, beaver molar, 2 capybara molar chunks, a partial tapir tooth, 2 raccoon jaws, one with a tooth: Bison premolar, camelid premolar, tapir incisor, partial Dugong tooth, dolphin tooth, and a modern (ish) pig symphysis with an unerupted canine: All my horse stuff, including a thoracic vert, proximal phalanx, astragalus, a carpal/tarsal, 2 incisors, 2 upper teeth, and 3 lower teeth: Bison proximal and medial phalanx, and a bison scapula: Gator stuff - 2 verts, 7 large teeth, 5 scutes including one MASSIVE one: Deer stuff, including multiple big chunks of antler, an astragalus, a proximal and a distal phalanx, many teeth (2 premolars, and my first incisor!): All my Glyptodon and Holmesina osteoderms: Turtle Shell: And finally before the big reveal… here’s some big tusk chunks, including the tip of a tusk: ….WHICH WE FOUND MOST OF THE REST OF! It has since been consolidated and preserved and put back together - coming an inch shy of 5 feet! Going back out this weekend and you can bet there’s gonna be much more to come. Edited March 9, 2023 by Meganeura 18 Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fin Lover Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 Awesome finds! Wow, that tusk is huge! 1 Fin Lover My favorite things about fossil hunting: getting out of my own head, getting into nature and, if I’m lucky, finding some cool souvenirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Congratulations, Daniel! 1 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 (edited) What gleeful finds! Edited March 9, 2023 by Pagurus 1 Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Excellent finds, congrats. That’s the most glyptodont osteoderms I think I’ve seen in one day ashamed ivory is so fragile. I found a large tusk a few years ago but unfortunately it was in a million pieces Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted March 9, 2023 Author Share Posted March 9, 2023 4 minutes ago, jcbshark said: Excellent finds, congrats. That’s the most glyptodont osteoderms I think I’ve seen in one day ashamed ivory is so fragile. I found a large tusk a few years ago but unfortunately it was in a million pieces Thank you! It was over 2 trips - but yeah, I found a whole bunch of glyptos. It was great. We got the tusk consolidated and put back together though, sans tip, with minimal losses, thank god. The tip for whatever reason hasn't flaked at all. I'll be consolidating it still, but it doesn't strictly need it. Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Great finds Daniel, great Trips ... Always feels great when you're rolling !!!! 1 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parker Brown Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Beautiful tusk! Hopefully I can find one like that one day! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted March 9, 2023 Author Share Posted March 9, 2023 7 hours ago, Parker Brown said: Beautiful tusk! Hopefully I can find one like that one day! This is the second one I’ve been around when it’s been found - the first I’ve actually found. They’re absolutely out there! Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted March 9, 2023 Author Share Posted March 9, 2023 8 hours ago, Shellseeker said: Great finds Daniel, great Trips ... Always feels great when you're rolling !!!! Thanks Jack! It really does feel amazing! Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Daniel-great finds as usual. Your going to need a bigger kayak if you start finding the big stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Fantastic finds, Daniel! All those lovely goodies in one trip! I love that tusk! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted March 9, 2023 Author Share Posted March 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Nimravis said: Daniel-great finds as usual. Your going to need a bigger kayak if you start finding the big stuff. I need a bigger kayak anyway! One that doesn’t inflate… 1 Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted March 9, 2023 Author Share Posted March 9, 2023 Thank you! The tusk was awesome - but I think the sloth tooth was my personal fav, just cause it was my first one I’ve found, and it looks absolutely gorgeous. That, or the associated bison toes. Almost articulated - but they’re from opposite digits. Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Would love to see the tusk when finished and the entire story behind it. RB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted March 9, 2023 Author Share Posted March 9, 2023 3 minutes ago, RJB said: Would love to see the tusk when finished and the entire story behind it. RB I totally thought I had posted it - but apparently not! There’s not toooooo much of a story there - one of my buddies saw it poking out, about ~7 feet deep, we started excavating it, I uncovered the second chunk as we were excavating the first. They had fallen in a “V” shape interestingly enough! Got em zip tied, took em back out to the boat! All finished up: 5 Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 2 minutes ago, Meganeura said: I totally thought I had posted it - but apparently not! There’s not toooooo much of a story there - one of my buddies saw it poking out, about ~7 feet deep, we started excavating it, I uncovered the second chunk as we were excavating the first. They had fallen in a “V” shape interestingly enough! Got em zip tied, took em back out to the boat! Maybe i missed the post? and how in the world did you just happen to have zip ties with you? Or have you run across this problem before RB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted March 9, 2023 Author Share Posted March 9, 2023 2 minutes ago, RJB said: Maybe i missed the post? and how in the world did you just happen to have zip ties with you? Or have you run across this problem before RB Nope I apparently typed out the original bit in my first topic up top, and then forgot to edit it in. Oops. We’ve run into the issue before. Zip ties have become a staple now since I’ve learned just how fragile tusk is when it’s out of the water. 1 Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjohn170 Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Great finds! I love the osteoderms! I can’t wait to come back to down to Florida! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemipristis Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 On 3/9/2023 at 11:41 PM, Meganeura said: I totally thought I had posted it - but apparently not! There’s not toooooo much of a story there - one of my buddies saw it poking out, about ~7 feet deep, we started excavating it, I uncovered the second chunk as we were excavating the first. They had fallen in a “V” shape interestingly enough! Got em zip tied, took em back out to the boat! All finished up: Wow! 1 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted March 19, 2023 Author Share Posted March 19, 2023 4 hours ago, hemipristis said: Wow! But have you seen the tooth i've found since? Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemipristis Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Meganeura said: But have you seen the tooth i've found since? No, I missed that post. I'll look 1 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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