Rowboater Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Had a southwest wind and a slight blowout tide (wind southwest). Found lots (30+) of small teeth in the 'wash' but nothing else but small whale bone pieces and some pottery shards (lots of rusted metal and glass as well along with glass and wood and leaves). Water was really cold. One decent (1 1/2") mako; although numbers were unusually good for the beach, nothing all that interesting or spectacular. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Tahan Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Nice mako tooth! I’m not savvy with shark teeth but I’m becoming a fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 14 minutes ago, Al Tahan said: Nice mako tooth! I’m not savvy with shark teeth but I’m becoming a fan We will turn you to the "Shark" side! 1 I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Tahan Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 29 minutes ago, Darktooth said: We will turn you to the "Shark" side! Hahah!! Never heard that one hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 2 hours ago, Rowboater said: Had a southwest wind and a slight blowout tide (wind southwest). Found lots (30+) of small teeth in the 'wash' but nothing else but small whale bone pieces and some pottery shards (lots of rusted metal and glass as well along with glass and wood and leaves). Water was really cold. One decent (1 1/2") mako; although numbers were unusually good for the beach, nothing all that interesting or spectacular. I disagree - any day that you can fossil hunt, and find things is a spectacular day. Sometimes, we take our finds for granted. There are those who would give their right arm to be able to walk along a beach, and find shark teeth! Very cool finds, in my book. 2 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...
FossilsAnonymous Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 12 hours ago, Darktooth said: We will turn you to the "Shark" side! Yes all us shark tooth lovers will convert him On The Hunt For The Trophy Otodus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Imagine the heavy breathing... "Come with me my son, join me on the Shark Side"! *sorry for the cheesy Darth Vader reference. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Amateur Paleontologist Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 (edited) 13 hours ago, Darktooth said: We will turn you to the "Shark" side! 56 minutes ago, FossilsAnonymous said: Yes all us shark tooth lovers will convert him @Al Tahan No! Never! Don't turn to the shark-ness! Stick with your Paleozoic New York cephalopods those are also quite cool, dare I say.... -Christian P.S. Actually, "you do you" - I'm not gonna prevent you from getting into shark teeth don't worry Edited December 1, 2018 by The Amateur Paleontologist 1 Opalised fossils are the best: a wonderful mix between paleontology and mineralogy! Q. Where do dinosaurs study? A. At Khaan Academy!... My ResearchGate profile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailingAlongToo Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 11 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: I disagree - any day that you can fossil hunt, and find things is a spectacular day. Sometimes, we take our finds for granted. There are those who would give their right arm to be able to walk along a beach, and find shark teeth! Very cool finds, in my book. I agree with you. I know people who hunt an 8 hour day and are happy to find a few broken teeth. I on the other hand prefer fossil "collecting" to fossil "hunting." 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...
Al Tahan Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 1 hour ago, The Amateur Paleontologist said: @Al Tahan No! Never! Don't turn to the shark-ness! Stick with your Paleozoic New York cephalopods those are also quite cool, dare I say.... -Christian P.S. Actually, "you do you" - I'm not gonna prevent you from getting into shark teeth don't worry Hahaha I’ll always be eyes deep in the Hamilton group with trilobites and associated fauna (brachs,cephalopods)!! I’m mostly a fanboy of meg teeth lol. Typical right? Lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowboater Posted December 1, 2018 Author Share Posted December 1, 2018 As I noted NUMBER-WISE this was by far my best hunt at the beach this year, so can't really complain. I've had many days in the last month where I found none or just a few. However, most days when I find a lot of teeth (5-10 qualifies!) on the beach, there are usually lots of other fossil stuff -- bones, skate teeth (still looking for a plate), vertebrae, shrimp coprolites-- deposited along with the teeth. No digging or screening, and the tide didn't quite get out to the last visible layer of shells/ debris (and the cold water even made just over my ankles painful). When small teeth are plentiful like this trip, I feel like I must have over-looked and missed something more interesting on the beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Sweet mako congrats! 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...
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