Potomac - 9/23/17

[RCW3D]

I helped take a trip out on the Virginia side of the Potomac today, and despite the high water, plenty was found. I finally got to meet @SailingAlongToo and Mrs. SA2...great people! The storms offshore have the water in the bay backed up to the point that there was never a true low tide, but thanks to the north winds, the waves stirred up plenty for the folks to find...I even took a couple of finds home as well!

 

High water didn't deter these fossil hunters!

 

One of the kids stepped on this in front of me...I quickly called him back and gave it to him after taking this picture.

 

 

Pretty Hemi got stirred up

 

 

A frag that was given to one of the fossil hunters

 

 

Another little Meg frag that I gave away.

 

 

I did find something I kept though...plenty of footprints around this gem, I'm surprised no one found it.

 

 

Also found my first upper cow shark tooth...always have to keep your first!

 

 

 

Here's the two I kept at home

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Miocene_Mason]

Nice report and haul, despite only coming home with two. Most people pass over Ray teeth for some reason, they probably just saw the first layer and thought that was all it was!

[RCW3D]

I could have come home with plenty of stuff, I was there for others though. I came back with a pocket full of teeth that I gave away. 

[Miocene_Mason]

4 minutes ago, RCW3D said:

I could have come home with plenty of stuff, I was there for others though. I came back with a pocket full of teeth that I gave away. 

I salute your generosity sir!

[gavialboy]

awesome finds 

[Castle Rock]

I would like to ask WHERE you went?  Most of what I ever read about here is private access only.  I will be in Springfield, VA the middle of October and I would LOVE to get together with somebody LOCAL and visit a couple of places.  BTW, I also have a couple of spots that I would be willing to SHARE with a friend!  Dave 

[RCW3D]

8 minutes ago, Castle Rock said:

I would like to ask WHERE you went?  Most of what I ever read about here is private access only.  I will be in Springfield, VA the middle of October and I would LOVE to get together with somebody LOCAL and list a couple of places.  BTW, I also have a couple of spots that I would be willing to SHARE with a friend!  Dave 

 

This was on private property, it was a Mid-Atlantic Fossil and Nature Adventures trip to Stratford Hall. If you are interested in an older formation, Purse State Park and the adjacent BLM lands have excellent Paleocene fossil hunting and it is 100% public. You'll mostly find Sand Tigers there, but Otodus, Cretalamna, Goblin, croc teeth, and some other older species can be found there as well.  

[Ropterus]

Nice finds! Really like that ray plate. Have yet to find one that intact but I definitely want one. Congrats!

[Fossil-Hound]

@RCW3D solid finds. I really hope I can get out there early next Spring to go hunting with you all. @SailingAlongToo really knows his stuff. I'm envious that you had a chance to go hunting with him. That's a gorgeous ray mouth plate and a very rare find. Usually you'll find plate sections rather than a bunch of stacked teeth. Also congratulations on the upper Cowshark (Sevengill). These are rare and it's not easy to find an upper tooth.

[cowsharks]

The cowshark tooth is actually a lower position tooth with all of the accessory cones broken off.  The result is a tooth that superficially resembles an upper.  Another identifying feature of lower teeth is the notch in the mesial edge of the root (the indentation); uppers do not have that characteristic.

 

Daryl.

[RCW3D]

On ‎9‎/‎26‎/‎2017 at 9:47 PM, cowsharks said:

The cowshark tooth is actually a lower position tooth with all of the accessory cones broken off.  The result is a tooth that superficially resembles an upper.  Another identifying feature of lower teeth is the notch in the mesial edge of the root (the indentation); uppers do not have that characteristic.

 

Daryl.

 

Thanks Daryl! I really appreciate the input...guess the search continues!