Ropterus Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 The wife and I spent our anniversary weekend in Chesapeake Beach hunting shark teeth and fossils at Bayfront Park. We had a great time! Most of the teeth were small, with the biggest being a decent Mako about 1.25". After Saturday, we ended up with 405 shark teeth, a couple small porpoise teeth a handful of small shark verts, a few porpoise verts, a fishtail vert, a small stingray tail, ray plates and several pieces of bone that look like ribs. As soon as I figure out how to get my pics under 2MB, I will put them up for everyone to see. You guys were right. Going around that first point was the key. Also learned to never stop looking. My biggest tooth was found out in the open, after at least 20 people walked past it. Couldn't believe it!!! Thanks again for all the help and suggestions everyone gave me in my last post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ropterus Posted March 13, 2016 Author Share Posted March 13, 2016 Forgot to add, that we had to leave today (Sunday) to come home but we were able to stay till around lunch, and although it was a high tide, still managed to find quite a few teeth, a few small verts and ray plates, and some more bone fragments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Sounds like you had a great time and came home with quite a haul. Looking forward to seeing some pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 The easiest way to resize your images is to email them to your self. You should be asked to resize or have an option for it. Best regards, Paul ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ropterus Posted March 14, 2016 Author Share Posted March 14, 2016 (edited) Here's a few pics from what we picked up on Saturday. I resized them so hopefully they turn out ok. Teeth aren't really in groups. It was a long day and this was the best we could do. Haha. Hotel room light wasn't the best either. One of the verts isn't fossilized and we picked up a few other interesting pieces as well. Edited March 14, 2016 by Ropterus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Looks like a productive trip for you! I like the fish Hypural bone, and the vertebral epiphyses. 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...
Ropterus Posted March 14, 2016 Author Share Posted March 14, 2016 Thanks Tim. It was a very productive trip and we had a great time. Can't wait to go back again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Sweet finds and soooo many! congratulations! Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Nice mix of teeth you should be very happy. Love those cliffs, if you hit the wave action just right and tide it's a good day, like yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMUFossil Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 What a way to spend an anniversary weekend!! Great variety, lots of excellent finds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ropterus Posted March 16, 2016 Author Share Posted March 16, 2016 The first time we went, we only found a few dozen teeth, so this last time more than makes up for it. Takes a while to "get the eye" for it. I also must say that we talked to and met so many nice people from many different places. Everyone was friendly and willing to offer advice and tips on what works best for them. Really was a great weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beth180202 Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Wow! I would love to go there someday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthracite31 Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Happy anniversary! Great finds. We can't wait to get back there again with the zodiac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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