Florida fossil hunter Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Hello, new to forum. Found these over last 4 days just walking around wash out areas behind empty home lots on ponds that were close to rivers. Others have found much bigger stuff but the quality of these really surprised me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 I love the color of the top right one. Congrats on the nice finds! Thanks for sharring. ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Some really nice teeth, there. Hello, and a very warm welcome to TFF from Morocco! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 They are all great, the one on the top right is magnificent! Nice finds “...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...
jcbshark Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Awesome finds for sure 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...
Peace river rat Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 You lucky man you. I hunted the peace river TWO YEARS before finding my first meg (still my only one!) Welcome from beautiful Arcadia Fl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruitbat Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Welcome to The Fossil Forum! You have some real beauties there. Thanks for sharing! -Joe Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida fossil hunter Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 My wife and I hunted Brownsville station area. Pretty well megged out, I think. I heard some people jumping up and down about finding megs but we never saw them. We’ve only come up with a half and bra and pieces of megs there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Welcome to TFF! Nice finds. 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...
Peace river rat Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 41 minutes ago, Florida fossil hunter said: My wife and I hunted Brownsville station area. Pretty well megged out, I think. I heard some people jumping up and down about finding megs but we never saw them. We’ve only come up with a half and bra and pieces of megs there. I found two very good finds at Brownville last june. I was walking on an exposed rockbed about a mile downstream of the boat ramp. I saw it laying there from 20 ft, said to myself, "oh look, a mastodon tooth" Then, about 15 ft away was this vert (dugong?) solid as a rock. I was amazed, just laying exposed at the end of season in a well picked area. You do mean Brownville in Desoto county, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida fossil hunter Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 Yes, Brownsville camping area off of the peace river in Arcadia. We just went for the teeth but there are some really cool fossils there. We tried the place 4 times and I gave up trying to find megs there. Water levels are too high now that rainy season is here anyway. Those are AWESOME finds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Oh man .. those teeth are fantastic .. nice haul. Cheers, B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoRon Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Nice finds. I would definitely take a stroll there after the next good rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida fossil hunter Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 This is what got us thinking about trying a new way to look for megs. The guy who found this practically tripped over the thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace river rat Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 37 minutes ago, Florida fossil hunter said: Yes, Brownsville camping area off of the peace river in Arcadia. We just went for the teeth but there are some really cool fossils there. We tried the place 4 times and I gave up trying to find megs there. Water levels are too high now that rainy season is here anyway. Those are AWESOME finds. Never give up, high water always changes things. Key is, getting out there as soon as it gets diggable and walking a decent ways further than the average person that accesses the river from the park, is willing to hoof it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatehntr Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Wow, that top right meg, absolutely gorgeous tooth. What I would give for one of those! Where in Florida is this? Welcome to the forum! There is a wealth of knowledge here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida fossil hunter Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 Hi tatehntr, I’m in Sarasota. We’ve hunted around Venice, nokomis, Bradenton beach and peace river areas. Would like to try Myakka River when water levels go down (tons of BIG gators though). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 You did very well! Nice finds! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace river rat Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 5 hours ago, Florida fossil hunter said: Hi tatehntr, I’m in Sarasota. We’ve hunted around Venice, nokomis, Bradenton beach and peace river areas. Would like to try Myakka River when water levels go down (tons of BIG gators though). For sure, like a gator sanctuary! Gators in the Peace, but as a Fl native, I have NEVER seen so many gators in one spot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachbum Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Great finds!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazfossilator Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Those are beautiful teeth, fantastic finds! Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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