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Otodus Aksuaticus Shark Tooth from Maryland

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 17:11:43 +0000

2.4 inch Otodus aksuaticus shark tooth from the Eocene Nanjemoy Formation of Maryland. This is a good example of the transition from obliquus to auriculatus, with serrations extending about halfway down the crown.

Eocene Phyllodus Toliapicus Tooth Plate from Virginia

Sun, 03 Mar 2024 03:40:39 +0000

A nicely preserved one inch Phyllodus toliapicus crushing tooth plate from the Eocene Nanjemoy Formation of Virginia.

Two Cow Shark Symphyseal Teeth from the Virginia Miocene

Sun, 25 Feb 2024 16:18:56 +0000

Two Notorynchus symphyseal teeth from the Miocene Calvert Formation in central Virginia. Both have a funky center tooth and are about .65 inches wide.

Yorktown Formation Hexanchus griseus Tooth

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 20:09:29 +0000

This is a 1.6 inch blue-enameled Hexanchus griseus (aka gigas) from the famous Lee Creek mine. It is from the Pliocene Yorktown Formation sediments.

Shark Vertebra (possibly Otodus/Carcharocles auriculatus or angustidens) from the New Bern Quarry in North Carolina

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 05:48:54 +0000

1.5 inch lamnid type shark vertebra in matrix from the New Bern quarry. Not sure if this is from the Oligocene River Bend Formation or the Eocene Castle Hayne Formation. If you think you recognize which formation this is from, leave a comment.

Yorktown Formation Seal Jaw

Sun, 18 Feb 2024 23:37:14 +0000

One of my favorite Lee Creek finds, a nice seal jaw with 5 teeth. This must have been a fairly young individual because there is almost no wear on the teeth.

Paleocene Aquia Formation Otodus obliquus

Sun, 18 Feb 2024 23:15:41 +0000

This is the first Otodus I ever found. It is from the Aquia Formation along the Potomac River and measures 1.15 inches. Only the root was sticking out of the indurated matrix and it took several hours of chiseling with a sharp screwdriver to reveal the crown.

Large Colorful Virginia Megalodon

Thu, 15 Feb 2024 03:39:46 +0000

This is my largest megalodon. It measures 5.17 inches slant height. I found it on the James River and from it's appearance I believe it is from the Pliocene Yorktown Formation.

Large Lee Creek Mako/White Shark

Wed, 14 Feb 2024 15:17:02 +0000

This is my largest mako (now considered an extinct white shark). It measures 3.16 inches and was found in the Lee Creek Mine Pliocene Yorktown Formation.

Large Hemipristis serra Shark Tooth

Mon, 12 Feb 2024 20:16:14 +0000

This is my largest Hemipristis tooth. At 2.001 inches it just barely gets me into the 2 inch snaggletooth club! I found it in Yorktown Formation sediments in the Lee Creek Mine, North Carolina.