Ropterus Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Most of my fossil hunting to this point has been looking for shark teeth, mainly along the Calvert Cliffs or the Potomac. As I am looking, often I see a tooth brought in by a wave, and what looks like could be another tooth being taken back out by the wave. With the next wave, the tooth in front of you could be gone. Now obviously, if you have something special in front of you, that is what you are going for, but what if you aren't sure what is being washed back out? Do you go for the known, or try and grab the unknown before it gets washed away? Just things I think about while hunting. Was wondering if anyone else did as well. I typically go for the known, but usually second guess myself. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Been in this position, I go as quickly as possible, grabbing the known than go for the unknown hopefully before the waves take it, alas it sometimes takes it from me. “...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...
Fossildude19 Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Three words. Florida snow shovel. 2 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...
Ropterus Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 On 8/18/2017 at 7:08 PM, Fossildude19 said: Three words. Florida snow shovel. I do have and use something similar to this, and it does help most of the time but not always. I was just curious as to what others may choose to do. Thanks for the suggestion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Personally, I'd go for the one tumbling, and then try to get the other, and a long handled tool might make that possible. Why settle for one, when you can have both? 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...
erose Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 UNKNOWNS are always more interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 throw your body on them 1 "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ropterus Posted August 21, 2017 Author Share Posted August 21, 2017 9 hours ago, Herb said: throw you body on them Depending on what I see (or think I see), I would definitely do that! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 No. No. No. Bird or sharktooth in hand is worth two in the bush or wave washout. The number of triangular shell fragments, beer bottles or rocks that I have wasted time trying to rescue from being washed out to sea is 100's of times more than the number of shark teeth I have found that way. Don't get me wrong, go for it every other time, but never risk a sure thing tooth for that little glint of possibility flowing past in the wave. IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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