mrieder79 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 So I'm cruising the bottom in really, really strong current. We're talking get-out-your-screwdriver-and-hang-on-for-dear-life strong. I've got a butt-load of lead on me, though, so I'm able to make some headway with my screwdriver. I find a few smaller teeth and put them in my pouch--a real trick with the current hammering you. So the next small tooth I run across, a pretty little lower mako, I have a little argument with myself before picking it up. Finally I figure, what the hell, and grab it. While I'm putting it in my bag, a big, ghostly white triangle appears right under my nose. As I look, I realize it's a megalodon blade, half-buried in the sand. Darn thing is almost pure white, I only noticed after staring right at it for about ten seconds. If I hadn't stopped to grab that mako, never would've even noticed. So I put a finger under the blade, thinking, "there's no way this thing is whole, that would just be too perfect." I lifted. And whaddaya know, darn thing was all there! It dried beautifully. My first white meg. It comes in right at four inches. Luck is the most important skill of a fossil diver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 That's a real beauty! Good size to it, too. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Wow! Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Gorgeous! “...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...
Peat Burns Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Holy schneikies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 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...
RJB Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 yeah, nice tooth man! RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macrophyseter Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Woah! That meg is just pristine! And the white-brown color combination makes it look even cooler. Such goodies 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...
ynot Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 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...
sixgill pete Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Great tooth. Especially being white. 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...
Gizmo Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Very nice tooth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinoMike Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 I've never seen a white meg tooth before! That's awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil-Hound Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 @mrieder79 that is one nice tooth. Congratulations!!! Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Excellent tooth,congrats 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...
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