paxhunter Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Well the last few storms have not been kind to the fossil hunters of the Chesapeake Bay. The summer sand has really piled up over the past few weeks not to mention vibrio. I decided to venture out yesterday and I was luck enough to find it was calm and the water was clear enough that you could just barely see the bottom in knee deep water. Well I walked almost 3 miles in the water and i managed to sneak out one 2" meg dont know how many i walked over being unable to see but alas that is part of the game. I then met up with @VAfossilguy and got to show him the cliffs at Willows and found some nice stuff I always like showing people around if I can all in all it was a great day! Quote 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Nice finds! Thanks for sharing! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 That's a beautiful meg, and other beautiful teeth! I really gained more respect for all serious hunters at Calvert Cliffs last time (first time) I was there, I walked out with no sharks teeth and 1 1/2 chesapectans. Good luck on future hunts! “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMUFossil Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Nice haul! Looks like the meg has nice serrations as well. Despite the sand I will take it over winter hunting any day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darko Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Nice finds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paxhunter Posted August 18, 2017 Author Share Posted August 18, 2017 30 minutes ago, JMUFossil said: Nice haul! Looks like the meg has nice serrations as well. Despite the sand I will take it over winter hunting any day! I love winter hunting im a cold weather guy im too fat for summer lol 46 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said: That's a beautiful meg, and other beautiful teeth! I really gained more respect for all serious hunters at Calvert Cliffs last time (first time) I was there, I walked out with no sharks teeth and 1 1/2 chesapectans. Good luck on future hunts! Hey if you wanna come down again i have access to some private areas that produce a lot more teeth than the public access points and im always looking for excuses to walk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailingAlongToo Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 We were there this past weekend for the high, high water levels and no beaches at The Willows. 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...
Elena919 Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 WhodamanHD DID BETTER THAN i DID THERE...I SPENT HOURS AND CAME UP WITH ONLY ONE LITTLE CLAM SHELL AND NO TEETH.....I IMAGINE THAT IT IS THE LUCK OF THE DRAW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 1 hour ago, paxhunter said: Hey if you wanna come down again i have access to some private areas that produce a lot more teeth than the public access points and im always looking for excuses to walk Sure, love to do that sometime! 24 minutes ago, Elena919 said: WhodamanHD DID BETTER THAN i DID THERE...I SPENT HOURS AND CAME UP WITH ONLY ONE LITTLE CLAM SHELL AND NO TEETH.....I IMAGINE THAT IT IS THE LUCK OF THE DRAW In your case yeah. I didn't know much about the geology and I think I accidentally strayed to north and was caught up in the Choptank which is mainly chesapectans and oysters, few sharks teeth. “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ropterus Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Nice finds! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paxhunter Posted August 18, 2017 Author Share Posted August 18, 2017 18 minutes ago, Ropterus said: Nice finds! Congrats! The tooth in ur pic reminds me of the solar eclipse the way it is backlit very appropriate love it lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ropterus Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 1 hour ago, paxhunter said: The tooth in ur pic reminds me of the solar eclipse the way it is backlit very appropriate love it lol Lol, thanks! Never thought about it that way, but you're right, it does! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 That little meg is fantastic. Great finds. How big is that hemi at the bottom right of the picture? 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...
paxhunter Posted August 19, 2017 Author Share Posted August 19, 2017 35 minutes ago, sixgill pete said: That little meg is fantastic. Great finds. How big is that hemi at the bottom right of the picture? a little over an inch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 Just now, paxhunter said: a little over an inch Nice hemi! Anything at or above that one inch magic mark is awesome! 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...
jcbshark Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 Nice finds, that's a sweet meg you scored 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...
Ludwigia Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 Very nice well-preserved specimens. It certainly was worth being patient and observant on your long wade. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 Beautiful finds- thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth929 Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 How do you guys tell apart modern shark teeth from fossil ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 1 minute ago, Beth929 said: How do you guys tell apart modern shark teeth from fossil ones? Location is a big factor in most finds. If You are not near a shark habitat then it is safe to think the teeth are fossilized. Color is the best indicator if You are on a beach. A modern tooth will be very white including the root. Fossil teeth are seldom white, especially the root. 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...
Beth929 Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 Thanks very much! Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paxhunter Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 6 hours ago, Beth929 said: How do you guys tell apart modern shark teeth from fossil ones? Like ynot said definitely the coloring is a dead give away any tooth that is almost white is most likely modern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil-Hound Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 Solid Makos! Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailingAlongToo Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 2 hours ago, Fossil-Hound said: Solid Makos! Did you mean C. hastalis? 1 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...
Fossil-Hound Posted August 30, 2017 Share Posted August 30, 2017 1 minute ago, SailingAlongToo said: Did you mean C. hastalis? Yes that's exactly what I meant! Good catch! I refuse to accept the theory that they were Makos to begin with. 1 Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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