Calvin Jenkins Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 So with much reading of the helpful info here on TFF, I was able to put some of the knowledge into practice and finally found a whole megladon! Thank all you contributors very much, (esp ShellSeeker & Sacha for your reports & photos). Myakka is a bit closer to me than Peace River but I can see several reasons why this river is not as inviting. Much more wild life (3 Snakes & 1 gator), the river has drastic depth transitions (knee deep to over your head in 6"), it is usually turbid (tidal effects?). Much of the fossil material has become embedded in the limestone so they aren't as pristine. Below is about 6 hours total effort (about 3 hours heavy digging). Thank you TFF! Calvin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Lot of nice teeth there! Congratulations on the first meg! 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...
Sacha Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Calvin you did great! I am surprised that you saw only 1 gator in 6 hours though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace river rat Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 39 minutes ago, Sacha said: Calvin you did great! I am surprised that you saw only 1 gator in 6 hours though. When you go over the Myakka bridge on 72, it is nothing to see 20 gators. What a great haul! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Nice score! Congrats! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cris Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 1 hour ago, Sacha said: Calvin you did great! I am surprised that you saw only 1 gator in 6 hours though. That's because they're all congregated around "Deep Hole" in the Myakka River State Park right now. Excellent haul, Calvin. Congrats! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Looks like your hard work paid off! Congratulations! Thanks for the report and picture. 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...
Fruitbat Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 That's an impressive haul! Must have been FUN! -Joe Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Congratulations Calvin. I love the roots on those Megs - nice and fat. I went to the Myakka a couple of times with a friend, but just once by myself. It is a location with challenges. Take care of yourself. I recognize the lightening strike patterns on some teeth. The Myakka does produce some unique variations. Please provide a closeup and measurement on your largest Meg. Thanks The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBOB Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Really nice finds! Haven't read about too many people on here hunting that river. Good job for getting in there. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dsailor Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Looks like it was a great trip. Always nice to have a bit of adventure here and there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrieder79 Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Congrats! That's a great creek haul Luck is the most important skill of a fossil diver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharko69 Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Wow! Great haul. Not sure I would spend five minutes much less six hours in gator water even for a meg. Very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Hey Calvin, thanks for showing the great finds. Yep I've seen a bunch of gators around already and Ive not even been in the creeks fossiling. Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Is anyone familiar with the geology in which the teeth originate? Are they Lower Pliocene Bone Valley, Upper Pliocene Bed 11 Pinecrest, or a Pleistocene lag of older teeth? "A problem solved is a problem caused"--Karl Pilkington "I was dead for millions of years before I was born and it never inconvenienced me a bit." -- Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 That's a lot better than I've done out there, congrats it's a little spooky wading around in there 1 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...
RickNC Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Good haul. The wildlife is the next best thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharks of SC Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 The megs are beautiful, but that lower mako would've been my tripmaker, that thing looks positively massive. Great finds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Search4 Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Nice collection for your efforts. From the size and amount of gators roaming those waters it is daunting. Gators over 10ft are a common site according to boaters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 4 hours ago, Sharks of SC said: The megs are beautiful, but that lower mako would've been my tripmaker, that thing looks positively massive. Great finds! No doubt, that lower mako is the prize of the lot. big as the biggest meg. Looks like it is pushing three inches to me, and its complete. 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...
Therizinosaurus Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 That's a very nice haul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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