sharko69 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Was in California for work and hoped to meet up with a friend for an evening hunt after work but he unfortunately couldn’t make it. He was kind enough to map a location where I could possibly find a tooth. I only had about an hour and a half after getting finished with work for the evening and found the location. Access was pretty easy to get to which was nice on my knees which aren’t getting any younger. The area looked promising but having never hunted the area I was not optimistic I would find anything. There were areas that held some scattered broken fossilized mammal bone so I knew I must be in the right area. After looking for almost an hour I found a few fossilized fish verts that were very weathered and not in the best condition but that got me excited. Finally sitting right on the surface I spotted my first tooth. At first glance, I thought I had found a small hastilis but after wiping it off, I could see the serrations and knew I had found my first ever great white! It was small but complete and made my day. I looked some more and found a very worn, broken, sunbleached lemon shark tooth root and then a very broken small great white. As it became time to head back to the hotel, I decided to take the last ten minutes to go a little further down the hill. As I was walking I saw some serrations sticking out of the hill. There wasn’t much and I thought I might have found a nice tiger shark tooth. As I started pulling of the dirt and more of the tooth was exposed, I realized it was large. My hand was shaking as I pulled it out. It was complete and large. My second Great white and a beauty! It measures 2 3/16 inches. I am very thankful to the person who put me on this spot. Great way to end a week of work. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Glad you were successful! Great finds! Thanks for posting them. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Nice finds! Congratulations. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 That's a beauty. Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Beautiful teeth, congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 That's not just a Great White tooth, that is a "Daymaker" shark tooth! What a beauty!! This is just between you and me buddy, where exactly are we talking about? ( GPS coordinates if you please). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharko69 Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 5 minutes ago, caldigger said: That's not just a Great White tooth, that is a "Daymaker" tooth! What a beauty!! This is just between you and me buddy, where exactly are we talking about? ( GPS coordinates if you please). Same answer as last time... specifically between Sacramento and San Diego;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Ya, thought so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macrophyseter Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Could be Monterey Formation, but its outcrops are all over the place between Sacramento and San Diego so pinpoint is hard. Can you at least tell us how you found the fossil, or still a secret? (In the dirt, embedded in shale, in a river?) If you're a fossil nut from Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Redondo Beach, or Torrance, feel free to shoot me a PM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharko69 Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 15 minutes ago, Macrophyseter said: Could be Monterey Formation, but its outcrops are all over the place between Sacramento and San Diego so pinpoint is hard. Can you at least tell us how you found the fossil, or still a secret? (In the dirt, embedded in shale, in a river?) The fossil was exposed in the shale. Here is a picture. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoRon Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Nice!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Good friend to put you on to a site that yields such excellent fossils. Unfortunately I don't think Google Earth will give good enough resolution to match that field photo to a specific location. Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronzviking Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Great tooth and serrations! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Very nice finds. Not bad for a hour long hunt in an unfamiliar site. 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...
Ludwigia Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Bingo! Not one, but 2 Great Whites! This was your lucky day! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharko69 Posted September 18, 2018 Author Share Posted September 18, 2018 9 hours ago, Bronzviking said: Great tooth and serrations! Congrats! Thank you. I still can’t beleive it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharko69 Posted September 18, 2018 Author Share Posted September 18, 2018 4 hours ago, ynot said: Very nice finds. Not bad for a hour long hunt in an unfamiliar site. Wonder what a day would yield? Though, I have had too many days where I find something good only to be skunked on following trips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharko69 Posted September 18, 2018 Author Share Posted September 18, 2018 4 hours ago, Ludwigia said: Bingo! Not one, but 2 Great Whites! This was your lucky day! It really was. Still stoked! Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Awesome teeth congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Those are some awesome teeth..... GWs are one of my favorites to find. And a little local knowledge can certainly make all the difference in a successful hunt or picking thru discards. Congrats on some great finds 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...
caldigger Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 On 9/17/2018 at 6:40 PM, sharko69 said: Wonder what a day would yield? Though, I have had too many days where I find something good only to be skunked on following trips. Or you find something great the first few minutes you get on site and spend (waste) the next 7 hours pounding the ground only to not find another thing. Been there, done that!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Great teeth! Congrats! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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