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We were finally able to get out Sunday for a nice walk on the beach on a beautiful day. We went to a new spot to check things out and investigate an area that we’ve heard a lot about. My fiancé was able to find a huge ray plate and I found quite an epic tooth for myself! The first paleocarcharodon!!

 

Hopefully the picture does it justice. It’s not a large tooth but definitely pretty cool. Those serrations are nasty!!

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that ray plate is amazing for Purse! Like epic epic amazing! The paleocarch is awesome to! Nice job:dinothumb:

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That ray plate is MASSIVE! Like the biggest one I've ever seen. That, along with your paleocarcha, makes this trip more than decent if you ask me. Congrats!

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Marvelous finds !

 

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That ray plate as others have said is amazing for Purse or anywhere for that matter.  Maybe 1 or so a year from what I've seen come from that location in that condition and that is probably a stretch.  It might be closer to every 5 years.  Congrats.  Get that sucker into FOM.  I'd vote for it.

 

Also, can you take a picture of the other side please and post it.

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Thanks everyone and the nice comments. Here’s the other side of the epic ray plate. Looks a bit beat up on this side but the size is still incredible! I found one myself a couple weeks ago at Purse but this one my fiancé found just embarrassed mine D561545B-1651-47B8-A300-84A7531BD23D.thumb.png.24c76f9af3b6f8664084fc25fe29b7e7.pnglol

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On 2/19/2018 at 5:53 PM, bmitchell887 said:

My fiancé was able to find a huge ray plate and I found quite an epic tooth for myself! The first paleocarcharodon!!

Congratulations to You both!

Wonderful finds!! As others have said the ray plate is hugh. 

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Wow, excellent finds! Not sure which one I like best lol:fistbump:

Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there!

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That ray plate is incredible! I've got a huge jar of ray pieces from Purse, but to see an intact ray plate like that..... Jaw drop here! What a find!

 

The teeth are nice finds as well!

 

 

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Congratulations.I would have been happy with just the fine Otodus. Add the paleocarcharodon and that enormous ray plate. That's one amazing day! Thanks for sharing. 

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That ray plate is ridiculous, what a great find. But, I really really like that Paleocarcharodon.

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Nice finds! 

I cropped and brightened the tooth picture for you. 

 

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Rumor has it, they each now have a Paleocarcharodon. :fingerscrossed:

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