obsessed1 Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 My family and I will be gone for vacation from Sunday am til the following Sunday pm. Where could we go? Well we are heading down to the cabins at Matoaka of course. My kids asked if we were going there just so I could fossil hunt. "Of course not" I told them. I picked the cabins so we could all fossil hunt!!!! I hope to be back online Monday evening with some cool new finds. Until then hunt hard and be safe! Oh yes if you see a mad man in an old Astroglass bass boat running it full speed towards the shore don't be afraid it's just me!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Have a great time, and come back with as many kids as you started with! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metopocetus Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Have fun and good luck! Never been to Matoaka but I have been to Western Shores...community just North of the cabins. A lot of nice snaggle tooth and mako teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ordovicious Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Good luck, Obsessed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maryland Mike Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 It was good to see you down at Flag Ponds. Good luck and enjoy the vacation! Carpe Diem, Carpe Somnium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terphunter Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 You need help LIFE IS SHORT...HUNT HARD!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 gl hope you do good, got injured fossiling on saturday, im all cut up and broke 2 fingers, hope you all stay safe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 gl hope you do good, got injured fossiling on saturday, im all cut up and broke 2 fingers, hope you all stay safe Jeeze, Bmore, you OK? What'd you do? "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Hey OBS, have a great time and hope you find a lot of new and/or larger specimens. Bmore... what happened? Someone bigger and stronger outrun/push you to get ahead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ordovicious Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Sounds like Saturday was a bad day for fossil hunters! It was a lucky day for me, though, because I actually ran into a professional trilobite paleontologist on the site. I sniffed out one of his spots. And, Obsessed, your kids will probably look back at your "obsession" as fond memories long from now. My dad never once took us on a trip of any kind--and was hardly ever around. When he was he was drunk and/or stoned. So you are being a great dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cris Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Can't wait to see your finds... Next time I'm visiting family in Maryland, I'm gonna be all over those beaches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorman Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Yeah and i'm going with you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsessed1 Posted August 24, 2008 Author Share Posted August 24, 2008 Well we just got back and I had to see what everyone has been up to since we left. Everyone got a Meg except me... But I have something even better! Pics to follow soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Teaser!! What did you find? Inquiring minds want to know!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 How bout this for a new contest: Guess that Find! IT'S A BIRD! IT'S A PLANE! IT'S, IT'S, BETTER THAN A MEG??? "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 My guess is porpoise skull or whale skull or maybe even Jimmy Hoffa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsessed1 Posted August 25, 2008 Author Share Posted August 25, 2008 Ok here is what I saw from the beach........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metopocetus Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Is the rest of the skull beyond that in the slump or was that already eroded away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsessed1 Posted August 25, 2008 Author Share Posted August 25, 2008 I was able to get it all out, but am not sure if the top of the skull is there. The beak was broken in three pieces when the bigger chunk fell on it. But most of it seems to be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metopocetus Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Yeah, that shelly matrix is a pain to work in. We resently took out a dolphin skull out of a similar layer at Sci. Cliffs. Did you have a chance to put a plaster jacket around it or just take it out in a big chuck of matrix? Looking forward to picture after prep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsessed1 Posted August 25, 2008 Author Share Posted August 25, 2008 I didn't have any plaster with me, but even if I did there hasn't time to use it. The tide was coming in fast and would have taken at least 6 inches or more of the beak off of the skull. So I used what I had with me, and dug around the skull until I could flip it into a tee shirt and then into one of the dry storage compartments from my boat. Oh did I mention how sharp those shells are and how easily they slice your fingers? .....As soon as I get it preped I will post pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metopocetus Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 I didn't have any plaster with me, but even if i did there hasn't time to use it. The tide was coming in fast and would have taken at least 6 inches or more of the beak off of the skull. So I used what I had with me, and dug around the skull until I could flip it into a tee shirt and then into one of the dry storage compartments from my boat. Oh did I mention how sharp those shells are and how easily they slice your fingers? .....As soon as I get it preped I will post pics. Those shells are brutal...I always wear leather gloves working in those layers. The tide is the biggest problem with excavating fossils along the cliffs. It usually has to be a one day project or you will start to lose pieces...not to mention other collectors will come by and snatch things up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsessed1 Posted September 9, 2008 Author Share Posted September 9, 2008 Well I finally got that skull re-assembled. It was alot of long nights but was definately worth it. I am taking it to Calvert Marine Museum for them to hopefully ID it tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 sweetest thing i have seen since i started hunting!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorman Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 Awesome job! Did it have any teeth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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