Ropterus Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Finally found my first meg down at Bayfront Park this weekend! Just laying there at the edge of the water looking up at me. Tip and one side are damaged and it's not the biggest by any means but it looks perfect to me! Does have really nice, sharp serrations, and the root is in great shape. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Auspex Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 "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...
jcbshark Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Very nice! And here's to many more 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...
sharko69 Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Nice! Still waiting for my first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrieder79 Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 YEAAAAH! That's fantastic! Colors are great! Luck is the most important skill of a fossil diver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDudeCO Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Great find congrats! I still don't have a meg! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustdee Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Congrats on that fine tooth! I am curious, however, I noticed the cusps and am wondering if it is a C. chubutensis instead of a meg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ropterus Posted April 11, 2016 Author Share Posted April 11, 2016 Thanks everyone! Still excited! Every time I go I seem to find something different. Found a nice dolphin vert as well as a nice Mako and my first crocodile tooth as well. darctooth, I think it may have only been 2 weeks ago you and several others were telling me it was just a matter of time. Rustdee, you could be right. I guess it depends on what you read. By no means am I an expert so I've read it could be C. chubutensis or it could be a juvenile meg or something in between as the shark evolved. Either I'm happy with it and it made a trip to remember for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrieder79 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 It looks to be a chubtensis based on the broad flattened cusps. Chubs are common at calvert. Luck is the most important skill of a fossil diver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Could you post a pick of the croc tooth? I have not found one of those yet. I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ropterus Posted April 13, 2016 Author Share Posted April 13, 2016 Here you go darctooth. Hopefully they aren't too blurry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I'm fairly certain that your tooth is cetacean and not croc. It looks like a nice one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I'm fairly certain that your tooth is cetacean and not croc. It looks like a nice one. I agree. "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...
Ropterus Posted April 14, 2016 Author Share Posted April 14, 2016 Man, I can't get anything right! I was going by what I saw in the book I got from the Calvert marine museum. Bear with me, I've lots to learn! I still saw pics online that are similar to what I have and they are calling them croc teeth. Perhaps they are incorrect as well. This tooth looks like it has a "shell" around it. Should that stay on or should it come off? It looks as if it really is part of the tooth. I really do appreciate all of the input from everyone, even when you tell me how wrong I am. Lol. Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallingfossils Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Great finds! Congrats That is part of the root of the tooth, you wouldn't want to remove it. It's in darn good condition, a nice find Croc teeth can look similar, but just keep collecting and you'll be able to tell the difference in no time. Plus it's a good excuse to find more 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Thanks for the pics Ropterus. And hey, even if its not a croc, it is still a tooth and its still a fossil. I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Nice teeth! Congrats. ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boneheadz Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Great colors on that meg! Although its a little damaged it would sure make my day. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boneheadz Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Finally found my first meg down at Bayfront Park this weekend! Just laying there at the edge of the water looking up at me. Tip and one side are damaged and it's not the biggest by any means but it looks perfect to me! Does have really nice, sharp serrations, and the root is in great shape. IMG_20160410_115111266.jpgIMG_20160410_184703095.jpg I told you it would be starring at you haha thats always how it feels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ropterus Posted April 16, 2016 Author Share Posted April 16, 2016 I told you it would be starring at you haha thats always how it feels Haha! You were right! And as soon as I saw it, I thought about that too! Well, after the HOLY S@#T part! Haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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