zachj Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Well this was my 5th time going to GMR and GMR has never been to good to me. Everytime I went i would find broken, worn, and just terrible teeth. This time was just pure Awesome! I woke up at 7 sharp and my mom was on the computer looking at the forcast......NOT GOOD. But eventually we left and it cleared up! As we arrived we checked 5th street and wow....Not good it was deep! then we drove over to 10th street and it was still bad. Mom was afraid of the water and the trash on the bank so she decided to sit in the car I put on my leg waders and jumped in! It was up to my thighs and was not a bad temperture. i Build a make-shift sifter stand in the water out of cement blocks and bricks in the stream because I did not have pool noodles on my sifter. I was excited and put my first shovel in my screen and saw the usual gmr broken goblins and belemites. After a couple of screens later i found a nice porbeagle shark tooth, then after an hour of nothing good at all i found a mosasaur tooth (i think). Then about 30 minutes later i scored my first great white shark tooth ever! When i was digging i saw a huge tooth on the side of my shovel and it was so close to falling off! luckily I put the shovel full of gravel in my sifter and yanked it out. Wow it was a complete, all serations intact, tip intact, and a full root. The root is choclate brown, And the blade is blue with some tan stained into it. what a day. Thanks gmr! one day i will find a tooth over 3 inches in good conditon haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 You got into them this time, Zach! Congratulations! "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...
Tarheel59 Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Congrats Zach on the GW and Mos tooth like to see a better pic use a dime to focus it up looks like a nice tooth from what i can tell. Jeff/Tarheel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCFossils Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Great finds! GMR is like that, some days are hit and some are a bust. Looks like yours was a hit today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachj Posted March 25, 2012 Author Share Posted March 25, 2012 thanks guys! i dont have a good quality camera so those pictures will have to do. one day i will find a tooth over 3 inches in good conditon haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Great finds. Gratz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 way to go~~ looks like a very nice GMR great white. the color is very nice for there, being it is not the standard black. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC George Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Looks like you had the day you were looking for. Great teeth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeloiVarden Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Good job, sounds like you worked for it! And eventually you can get some higher resolution shots and post them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickNC Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 That's a good one. A mos tooth in perfect shape is an even better find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martijn Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Congrats Zach! Qua patet orbis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Hamilton Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Nice finds Zach! I'm glad to see the weather didn't stop you from having a good hunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachj Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 thanks guys for all your comments! but is that a mos tooth? one day i will find a tooth over 3 inches in good conditon haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Hamilton Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 thanks guys for all your comments! but is that a mos tooth? Yes it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachj Posted March 27, 2012 Author Share Posted March 27, 2012 woo hoo! just making sure one day i will find a tooth over 3 inches in good conditon haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossils4U Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Nice find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Good job, and nice report Zach! Persistence paid off. Thanks for posting. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpaleo Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Nice white. I've got to try out GMR someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaeVA Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Congratulations! Nice finds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachj Posted March 28, 2012 Author Share Posted March 28, 2012 thanks guys for all your comments! I also forgot to mention that i found a little hemi, i hear there rare at gmr. I also found some broken worn megs, worn otodus, a HUGE goblin shark root and i found at least 20-30 iron nails one day i will find a tooth over 3 inches in good conditon haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickNC Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 thanks guys for all your comments! I also forgot to mention that i found a little hemi, i hear there rare at gmr. I also found some broken worn megs, worn otodus, a HUGE goblin shark root and i found at least 20-30 iron nails They're quite uncommon for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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