WAHAMA90 Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 I had the chance to hunt a few different places the past two days. Yesterday morning I went to Brownies Beach on the way to work. Then I headed to Virginia to pick up a $15 pair of chest waders from Craigslist. From there I headed to Purse State Park. I found a bunch of interesting things between the two spots. I averaged over 100 teeth per hour at Purse, and 95% of them were from the beach. I didn't have time to search the water for more than the quick walk back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAHAMA90 Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 Purse State Park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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WAHAMA90 Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 Brownies Beach yesterday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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WAHAMA90 Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 The 4 verts on the top were within 20 feet of each other. The 3 items in the middle were within 3 feet of each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Got some nice finds! 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...
WAHAMA90 Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 4 minutes ago, ynot said: Got some nice finds! tony Thanks Tony. I was running out of room to carry everything today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAHAMA90 Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 Is this a bite mark? I know absolutely nothing about any of the bones and verts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAHAMA90 Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 I didn't even have to move to pick these two up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Looks like a bite mark to me. You got some nice teeth in these trips. I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sharks of SC Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 First, very nice finds. Always amazed at the overall preservation of those MD, VA teeth. Second, I think your vert gouge is absolutely a predation mark. Which is very, very cool. Ive found many small rib sections with similar marks, but never a vert. Crazy to imagine the last minutes of that whale's life all those millions of years ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCW3D Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Awesome day! You really did a number at both spots, some very nice Otodus from Purse...those croc teeth are sweet too! Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vasili1017 Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 That vert is awesome. Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCG DAWG Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Great finds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailingAlongToo Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 22 hours ago, Sharks of SC said: First, very nice finds. Always amazed at the overall preservation of those MD, VA teeth. Second, I think your vert gouge is absolutely a predation mark. Which is very, very cool. Ive found many small rib sections with similar marks, but never a vert. Crazy to imagine the last minutes of that whale's life all those millions of years ago... The gouge could be the result of predation as @Sharks of SC suggested, or it could also be from scavenging. Extant sharks (and many toothy fish) rarely pass up a "free" meal now, so I suggest extinct sharks could/would have done the same. No way to really tell, though it's very cool when it appears "something gnawed on the bone." :-) Don't know much about history Don't know much biology Don't know much about science books......... Sam Cooke - (What A) Wonderful World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ropterus Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Nice finds! You did well in both locations. Hoping to get down there soon too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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