JustinFL Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Found some great stuff yesterday. Not sure what the long bones are from. I appreciate the help in advance. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Sweet meg, not sure about the bones but the black piece is a partial mammoth tooth 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...
Miocene_Mason Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Epic haul! Awesome little meg and great mammoth tooth! “...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...
Macrophyseter Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Like jcbshark said, the black specimen is probably a mammoth tooth. The rest I believe are certain parts of limb bones, but I don't know for sure what type exactly since I'm not an expert in that type For shark teeth, the big, complete, serrated, and heart-like tooth can be no other than the legendary Carcharocles megalodon itself. And a near-perfect one too, no seen damage, pristine tip, nice serrations, you've just hauled a beautiful meg! The smallest shark tooth with a serrated curved (can I use the term "hooked" for this?) crown is from a snaggletooth shark Hemipristis (serra, I believe) The shark tooth with a broken root, assuming that there are no serrations (because the image at that point is a bit blurry, so it's possible that serrated details can be blurred out), I believe it is from a broad-tooth mako Cosmopolitodus hastalis (Or Carcharodon hastalis, so its actually a great white relative instead of a mako despite its common name). If it is serrated, then I believe that it is then from a great white. Great haul, keep it up! If you're a fossil nut from Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Redondo Beach, or Torrance, feel free to shoot me a PM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Great finds- it's always nice to find different fauna in one trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimTexan Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Great finds. Beautiful teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinFL Posted October 9, 2017 Author Share Posted October 9, 2017 Thanks to all. This was just a few of the highlights. The little Meg is just over 2" I found 3 Hemi's in the 2" range and a huge whale vertebrae that has to weigh 15lbs. The long bones are what really threw me. It's the first time I have found anything like that at this location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shel67 Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Awesome finds!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Maybe @Harry Pristis can help with the long bones. “...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...
Harry Pristis Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 The two long bones look to me to be horse cannon bones. They appear to be too small to be Equus bones. http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinFL Posted October 13, 2017 Author Share Posted October 13, 2017 I think I'd have to agree with you. Thank you for the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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