RCW3D Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 I was able to head to the Paleocene area of the Potomac for a few of hours today, glad I did. I was heading to work, I was quite shocked to see the water was already extremely low even though low tide was supposed to be 6 hours later, I confirmed the tides when I got to work...a strong west wind had pushed the water out and I was set to have some prime time beach time with extra low tides. By the time I was able to slip out of work, I made it to the river about 2 hours before low tide...the water was already lower than I had ever seen it before; this is when I realized that I had too much of a good thing! I kept zigzagging back and forth between the waterline and the old waterline. I finally gave up the zigzag approach and decided to walk the waterline going and the old waterline coming back. The finds were less than what I was expecting but I'm not complaining either, I wish I cold have spent a few more hours out there. My trip maker was my second ever Paleocarcharodon orientalis, worn and much smaller than my first one, I almost discounted it when I originally spied it because I thought it was a broken tooth. A little voice inside my head told me to check it out and I was pleasantly surprised when I picked it up. Total haul. Paleocarcharodon orientalis and Otodus obliquus Close up of the Paleocarcharodon orientalis 2 Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Nice finds. Lucky you checked! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Lots of nice black needles and blades! 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 March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Nice! Is that Paleocarch posterior? “...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...
bmitchell887 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Very nice! Nice size otodus too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Congratulations. Paleocarcharodon is high on my shopping list for the next time I visit the Aquia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCW3D Posted March 16, 2018 Author Share Posted March 16, 2018 3 hours ago, WhodamanHD said: Nice! Is that Paleocarch posterior? That's what I assessed it to be as well...when I first saw it, it looked as though the tooth was broken due to the slant. I was extremely happy that I bent over and saw what it actually was and it would make sense that it is a posterior. 1 Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailingAlongToo Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 1 hour ago, RCW3D said: That's what I assessed it to be as well...when I first saw it, it looked as though the tooth was broken due to the slant. I was extremely happy that I bent over and saw what it actually was and it would make sense that it is a posterior. @MarcoSr can tell you if it is a posterior. Don't know much about history Don't know much biology Don't know much about science books......... Sam Cooke - (What A) Wonderful World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 25 minutes ago, SailingAlongToo said: @MarcoSr can tell you if it is a posterior. Definitely a Palaeocarcharodon. Tooth is an upper posterior. Marco Sr. 4 "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoppeHunting Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Great finds! The Otodus is in good condition; not every day you find one like that in the Aquia Formation. Congrats on a productive hunt The Hunt for the Hemipristine continues! ~Hoppe hunting!~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Very nice. Great Otodus, and any Paleocarcharodon is a good find. Do you ever collect any micro matrix to search from there? The Aquia had some great micro's. 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...
RCW3D Posted March 24, 2018 Author Share Posted March 24, 2018 On 3/22/2018 at 8:32 AM, sixgill pete said: Very nice. Great Otodus, and any Paleocarcharodon is a good find. Do you ever collect any micro matrix to search from there? The Aquia had some great micro's. I actually have 6 gallon bags of matrix from an area that Marco recommended for me to collect micros from, I just haven't gone through it yet. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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