shark57 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 (edited) My son and I went out to my favorite Eocene/Miocene Maryland site to continue an excavation (more on that in the future) and do some collecting. My best Miocene find was this porpoise humerus with some really nice feeding damage. Looks like a small shark raked the bone a couple of times. On the way back I checked the lower sections (Eocene) and saw a small piece of bone sticking out of the cliff (pic below) Couldn't tell what it was, but any bones or teeth in this section are quite rare. So I dug it out, and it popped out before I was ready for it and fell in some leaves at the base of the cliff. Rummaged around for a few seconds and found it, and when I turned it over, this is what I saw: Here it is cleaned off. A real nice little 1.25 inch early Eocene C. auriculatus. These are often considered to be late Otodus transitionals as the serrations become very fine then disappear toward the tip. Edited November 18, 2013 by shark57 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Gary Both real nice finds! It is very unusual to see anything in that Eocene layer. Marco Sr. "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busyeagle Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Still can't believe the way you pulled out that ric. Good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelemnBlues Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Congratulations on those very nice finds. I always like to see those transitional teeth and a great story to go along with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachj Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 nice!!!! one day i will find a tooth over 3 inches in good conditon haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Great finds! Thanks for sharing. Makes me more anxious to visit your area in search of vertebrate remains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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