RCW3D Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 Thanks to Facebook I realized the 1 year anniversary of this hobby obsession was on July 2nd. I haven't been out in the past couple of weeks due to overdue chores around the house...I hate it when adulting gets in the way of having fun! Anyway, after 5 days off for the holiday weekend, I really wasn't looking forward to going to work today...especially since I had to cross the river to the Maryland side to take care of some things at my home base. As I was getting ready to leave this morning, I decided to throw a pair of shorts and my water shoes in the car just in case...I wasn't expecting to get out early but you never know. Well, I was glad I did since I was out of there within 3 hours...off to the river I went! I showed up just before low tide and quickly headed out. I wasn't expecting much after the holiday weekend, in fact, I was expecting a crowd when I showed up. I was shocked to find out that I was the only one on the beach...and the low 80s temperature and overcast conditions made it quite nice for collecting. Within 20 minutes I had found a croc tooth and an Otodus, I was pleasantly surprised. I kept moving along and in a particularly silty area, I spied a piece of a tooth. I reached down and grabbed it and was shocked to see that it was a Paleocarcharodon Orientalis! My first one! Happy dance!!! I walked a couple of miles and was pretty happy with the finds, it truly is a great place to take kids as everyone finds teeth there. Some in situ shots: I wish I would have taken a picture of this in situ...but I quickly took a picture when I saw what it was! Total haul: Paleocarcharodon Orientalis, front and back. Couple of Otodus. Croc tooth I'm thinking turtle on this...front and back pictures. 3 Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 Nice finds. Glad You made the hunt. 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...
Fossil-Hound Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 @RCW3D I have never hunted on the Aquia but very much regret not doing so. @gavialboy tells me about it all the time and he trades me for stuff I have found at Bayfront. Perhaps some day I'll get to come back and personally collect some of those older teeth. I wonder why crocodile teeth seem so predominant there as opposed to Bayfront. I know they can be found at Bayfront or so I've been told but in all my years of collecting I've never found one. Otodus are not found there as those are older transitional sharks and the Aquia is much older than the formations at Calvert Cliffs. Excellent finds you have there. After living here for years I seriously regret never going there to collect. 1 Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 That paleocarcharodon is a great find,congrats I believe you're correct with turtle on the other piece as welll 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...
Fossildude19 Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 Wonderful pics and report! Thanks for posting this. Regards, 1 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...
doushantuo Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 Ditto 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAHAMA90 Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Congratulations on finally finding a Paleo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ropterus Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Sometimes the best trips are the ones you don't expect. Nice finds and pics too! I can never remember to take pics. I get too excited when I see something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boneheadz Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 pretty good finds for the summer time Rob! We should get together soon, its been a while. And one of these days I'm gonna find a perfect Paleo C, one of these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCW3D Posted July 27, 2017 Author Share Posted July 27, 2017 6 hours ago, Boneheadz said: pretty good finds for the summer time Rob! We should get together soon, its been a while. And one of these days I'm gonna find a perfect Paleo C, one of these days It has been a couple of weeks since I last went, and even that trip was more to check out an area than to search. I'm looking forward to some cooler temperatures before I start hitting it hard again. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abctriplets Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Huh. I need to start researching this area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailingAlongToo Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 12 hours ago, RCW3D said: It has been a couple of weeks since I last went, and even that trip was more to check out an area than to search. I'm looking forward to some cooler temperatures before I start hitting it hard again. Hey Rob @RCW3D, Hope you are surviving the heat OK. We guided a trip along the Paleocene and Eocene of the Potomac River a couple of Saturdays ago. Group did quite well with a plethora of shark and crocodile teeth found, though most were small. We (Mrs. SA2 and I) did very well personally, but we gave away everything we found that day except for 3 teeth. I found our very first Paraorthocodus clarki, so we added a new species to our personal collection. Mrs. SA2 found a really nice, complete 1 1/8 inch Otodus obliquus and a 1 3/8 inch croc tooth with just a little damage to the tip. Those are the only 3 teeth we kept from the days hunt. Another person in the group also found a Paraorthocodus and the other boat driver found his very first Palaeocarcharodon, on his birthday no less. Was a great day on the river and we celebrated the new species in our collections and his birthday at a local restaurant / Tiki Bar in Colonial Beach for several hours around dinner time. Hopefully, this weekend I can get around to taking and posting some photos. Hope to catch up with you sometime soon. Jack 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...
RCW3D Posted July 28, 2017 Author Share Posted July 28, 2017 11 hours ago, SailingAlongToo said: Hey Rob @RCW3D, Hope you are surviving the heat OK. We guided a trip along the Paleocene and Eocene of the Potomac River a couple of Saturdays ago. Group did quite well with a plethora of shark and crocodile teeth found, though most were small. We (Mrs. SA2 and I) did very well personally, but we gave away everything we found that day except for 3 teeth. I found our very first Paraorthocodus clarki, so we added a new species to our personal collection. Mrs. SA2 found a really nice, complete 1 1/8 inch Otodus obliquus and a 1 3/8 inch croc tooth with just a little damage to the tip. Those are the only 3 teeth we kept from the days hunt. Another person in the group also found a Paraorthocodus and the other boat driver found his very first Palaeocarcharodon, on his birthday no less. Was a great day on the river and we celebrated the new species in our collections and his birthday at a local restaurant / Tiki Bar in Colonial Beach for several hours around dinner time. Hopefully, this weekend I can get around to taking and posting some photos. Hope to catch up with you sometime soon. Jack Hey Jack, We slowed down some due to the heat, weekend family obligations, and a close family friend unexpectedly passing away that we had to travel for. My wife and I are working the pop-up trip next weekend, we are more than ready to get back out there, even if it is to guide others. Congrats on the Paraorthocodus clarkii, we found a few last fall over at Purse. I say "we" but I'm pretty sure it was my wife or daughters that found them. I like to cover ground and they prefer to park in an area and comb through everything. I'm positive that the best one that we have was found by my wife. I have to go to Indian Head for work next week so I'm going to try to sneak a trip in. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Nice finds. Neat to see the insitu photos. Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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