MeargleSchmeargl Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Remember the creek spot I hit in the summer in July? Went back there yesterday to Creek hunt, willing to brave the very (VERY) cold water to hunt for the shark teeth I knew were plentiful. Surprisingly, I only found a couple of teeth (probably because the water was absolutely freezing, and I wasn't crazy enough to swim in freezer water to get teeth). The best thing I found tooth wise was this decent (but tipless) little Angie: The highlight of this trip, however, is not the teeth, but my very first (and very, VERY big) whale vert: One end And the other end At 2 7/8" long and 2 5/8" wide, it's really heavy (If I wanted to I could probably even use it for weight training, lol). However, a good chunk of it is missing (though the veins where the bone marrow was is pretty cool)... The really cool part, however, is what I saw on this big guy after looking more closely: See the clean scratches? I dunno about you, but they look an awful lot like predation marks to me. If they are, then this definitely one of my coolest finds so far. Confirmation, anyone? Family photo for this trip. Yeah, it's not much, but the specimens weren't terrible either: Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Nice finds! I’d be hard pressed to come up for an explanation other than predation for the scratches. 1 “...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...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted January 1, 2018 Author Share Posted January 1, 2018 14 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said: Nice finds! I’d be hard pressed to come up for an explanation other than predation for the scratches. Thanks! Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ropterus Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Nice finds! Looks like predation marks to me as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Very nice finds to end 2017 with. Love predation marks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Nice finds, still have an angy on my list 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...
Tidgy's Dad Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Lovely finds, Happy new year! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 12 hours ago, jcbshark said: Nice finds, still have an angy on my list The one I found is decent, but it isn't the sharp steak knife it could've been. Still looking for a truly whole one... Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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