Williamb55 Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Here's a handful of Otudus, Crocodile, and Sand Tigers from a recent trip to Purse State Park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Nice little haul! Congrats! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Nice. I’m starting to think purse is better than Douglas, can any one attest to that? “...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...
Williamb55 Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 10 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said: Nice. I’m starting to think purse is better than Douglas, can any one attest to that? Do you mean the Douglas Point areas? I have only been to Purse because I like the short walk to the beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 7 minutes ago, Williamb55 said: Do you mean the Douglas Point areas? I have only been to Purse because I like the short walk to the beach. Yeah. I’ve yet to find an Otodus after five trips and only one croc tooth. Wonder why... “...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...
Williamb55 Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 12 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said: Yeah. I’ve yet to find an Otodus after five trips and only one croc tooth. Wonder why... Yeah I used to head north from the beach at Purse state, but I hate climbing over all the trees. Decent walk south but once you get around the peninsula the collecting gets very good for Otodus and Croc teeth and I have had good success at both high and low tides 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 A good day at the park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Congratulations on some nice finds! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Great teeth. 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...
Jeffrey P Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 That one complete Otodus and those croc teeth are exceptional finds. Congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Excellent haul! I only have been able to visit the area once, and I elected to collect the Blue Banks area. I found lots of sand tigers and a couple of Cretalamna, but no Otodus or Paleocarcharodon (or others of the many species of sharks that occur in the Aquia) and only fragments of croc teeth. Perhaps I didn't get far enough south towards Purse? Also (for when I return, for return I shall) does anyone have advise regarding the micro teeth? Are they abundant enough that it would be worth hauling out a couple of buckets of beach to sieve at home? Or is there a better strategy to snag these little wonders? Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 5 minutes ago, FossilDAWG said: Also (for when I return, for return I shall) does anyone have advise regarding the micro teeth? Are they abundant enough that it would be worth hauling out a couple of buckets of beach to sieve at home? Or is there a better strategy to snag these little wonders? I did this, a majority of specimens at purse (or Douglas point) are micro. I found an angel shark, a Triakis, a ton of the regular teeth, and a few other goodies with about two quarts. Results may vary but worth it. I suggest going to the gravel and try to collect from areas with different gravel sizes (so that winnowing will work in your favor) “...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...
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