caldigger Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 The temperatures finally behaved today and dipped into the 80's. I just had to take advantage of that since it has been triple digits all Summer up until now. I quickly threw my backpack and shovel into the car and away I went. The morning started out very slow. It takes a few hours of digging and moving overburden just to clear a space to begin some actual hunting. I had been finding real small teeth for about the first two hours of digging. Then it happened! I loosened a chunk of matrix and this just fell into my hand. I have been digging in Bakersfield for a good 5 years and had never even found a trace of Megalodon tooth, not even a sliver! Today was the day. Not only that, but about 30 minutes later I found another partial broken tooth. Two rarities within an hour. Ya, I know you East coast guys are saying "big whoop". Well Megs don't come round these parts too often and certainly don't show themselves to me. It isn't the prettiest, but it is a Bakersfield first for me. I'm going to guess and say it's between the 4.5" - 5" range. 7 Link to post Share on other sites
caldigger Posted October 1, 2018 Author Share Posted October 1, 2018 The broken one. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ynot Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Congratulations Doren! Bet it looks much better when cleaned. Link to post Share on other sites
FranzBernhard Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Thanks for sharing your find and excitement and congrats to this spectacular find! Would you mind posting some field photos or posting a link to the general area? I am always interested what the hunting grounds of others look like. Thanks! Franz Bernhard Link to post Share on other sites
Nimravis Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Great find Doren, congrats. Link to post Share on other sites
Ludwigia Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Yay! I dunno why, but in my experience it often happens that you strike paydirt twice. Maybe the teeth come from the same animal? Link to post Share on other sites
caldigger Posted October 1, 2018 Author Share Posted October 1, 2018 Just confirmed at 5"!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
DanKurek Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Nice Meg! Link to post Share on other sites
Monica Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Congratulations, Doren - well-deserved find!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Bobby Rico Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Fantastic Doren and a big tooth as well as from a rare location for Megs. Very cool additions to your Bakersfield collection . Looking forward to seeing them prepped . Link to post Share on other sites
WhodamanHD Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Awesome, congrats on the finds! Better than all the megs this east coast guy has found! Link to post Share on other sites
Darktooth Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Congratulations Doren! Glad that you finally found a couple megs! Link to post Share on other sites
Vieira Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Congratulations. Amazing find Link to post Share on other sites
FossilDAWG Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Congratulations, that is a fantastic find! Don Link to post Share on other sites
Walt Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Hmmmmm doesn't resemble the pictures in wiki..... Congratulations! Very impressive find! Link to post Share on other sites
Fossildude19 Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Excellent find, Doren. Congratulations! Persistence pays off! Link to post Share on other sites
Archie Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Concratulations! That will look fantastic prepped! Link to post Share on other sites
Walt Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Oh my gosh.....I can't let this opportunity go by! Ah hem, @caldigger, I think those are worthless pieces of chert and you should send them to me so you don't have to store them! Link to post Share on other sites
lcordova Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Very nice!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
ynot Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 19 hours ago, caldigger said: Just confirmed at 5"!!!! Where is the picture? No picture = it did not happen! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
caldigger Posted October 2, 2018 Author Share Posted October 2, 2018 1 hour ago, ynot said: Where is the picture? No picture = it did not happen! OK Buckaroo, Here ya go! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ynot Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 1 minute ago, caldigger said: OK Buckaroo, Here ya go! Thanks. Looks good! Link to post Share on other sites
caldigger Posted October 2, 2018 Author Share Posted October 2, 2018 Unfortunately, the section that was buried in matrix concealed a missing section. But I am still happy to have found my first STH Meg. This just means there is a higher quality whole one waiting for my discovery. However, at this rate, it might be found while they are digging my grave! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
fossilized6s Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Still a nice piece. Congratulations, Doren. Link to post Share on other sites
FranzBernhard Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Don´t be sad, nothing is perfect. But your specimen is nearly so: your first one; rare for the locality; big; very attractive color; serrations still there; matrix specimen - have I missed something? Again: Congrats to this awesome find! Franz Bernhard Link to post Share on other sites
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