Bjohn170 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 I hit the beach early this morning hoping for a nice low tide and calm, clear water. That wasn’t the case, the water was choppy and murky and the tide was a lot higher than I expected. None the less I treaded on and stumbled on a little 1.32” meg tumbling in the wash. Continuing I found a small handful of little teeth and a nice epiphysis disk with a 2” diameter before turning around. With the water being rough I was still hopeful something nice would wash out in front of me. Then I spot my biggest heartbreaker of the season, the tip of what would have been a large meg. The tip alone was 1.62” with a gorgeous brown color; comparing it with my 4” meg back home it looks like the tooth could have been of similar size. I begin checking through the debris of fresh falls before heading back to the truck and I’m glad I did. I spot a pretty 1.9” meg sitting on top of a debris pile. Definitely pulled the trip together and made the most of non-ideal conditions. But regardless if what I find I always enjoy a walk along the shoreline looking for prehistoric treasures. Thanks for reading y’all until next time! 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted coulianos Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Nice finds! Brings back a lot of memories and makes me very homesick! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Looks like you had a great day. While your larger meg is nice, the smaller of the 2 looks like a nicer tooth to me. Could you post some individual pictures of it? Nice hemi's too!! 1 Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjohn170 Posted February 10 Author Share Posted February 10 1 hour ago, sixgill pete said: Looks like you had a great day. While your larger meg is nice, the smaller of the 2 looks like a nicer tooth to me. Could you post some individual pictures of it? Nice hemi's too!! Thank you! Definitely a very pretty tooth that I was very happy with! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fin Lover Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 2 hours ago, sixgill pete said: Looks like you had a great day. While your larger meg is nice, the smaller of the 2 looks like a nicer tooth to me. I've definitely gained an appreciation for the smaller teeth over the last year or so. Very nice little meg! 1 Fin Lover My favorite things about fossil hunting: getting out of my own head, getting into nature and, if I’m lucky, finding some cool souvenirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dries85 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Those are some neat teeth! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 I will take a nice small meg over a worn large one any day. Nice little tooth. 1 Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andúril Flame of the West Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 What a fitting title to this topic! The luck does indeed continue! Those megs are beautiful as is that tip fragment - I could just feel the heartbreak as soon as I saw the picture. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjohn170 Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 (edited) 13 hours ago, Andúril Flame of the West said: What a fitting title to this topic! The luck does indeed continue! Those megs are beautiful as is that tip fragment - I could just feel the heartbreak as soon as I saw the picture. It took me a second to regain my composure and stop thinking about what could have been and just enjoy that fact that I at least found a nice fragment of it. Edited February 16 by Bjohn170 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybot Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 6 hours ago, Bjohn170 said: It took me a second to regain my composure and stop thinking about what could have been and just enjoy that fact that I at least found a nice fragment of it. Boy, do I know that feeling! 1 -Jay ''...science is eminently perfectible, and that each theory has constantly to give way to a fresh one.'' -Journey to the Center of the Earth, Jules Verne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDhunting1299 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 These are awesome, I was near there today. I love the colors on that Meg! When you hit up Calvert cliffs, do you go to the state park and stay within the boundaries or do you go somewhere else on the cliffs? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjohn170 Posted March 3 Author Share Posted March 3 8 hours ago, MDhunting1299 said: These are awesome, I was near there today. I love the colors on that Meg! When you hit up Calvert cliffs, do you go to the state park and stay within the boundaries or do you go somewhere else on the cliffs? I really don’t go to the state park much anymore. The walk is too long and the picking are slim. I normal kayak to beaches a long the cliffs, or more recently a resident lets me walk to the cliffs from their house! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDhunting1299 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 2 hours ago, Bjohn170 said: I really don’t go to the state park much anymore. The walk is too long and the picking are slim. I normal kayak to beaches a long the cliffs, or more recently a resident lets me walk to the cliffs from their house! oh that makes sense! How did you make that relationship with a resident? Did you just walk up and ask? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjohn170 Posted March 3 Author Share Posted March 3 1 hour ago, MDhunting1299 said: oh that makes sense! How did you make that relationship with a resident? Did you just walk up and ask? I had talk to them a few times while on the beach and they knew that I had to kayak there for access and one day they were nice enough to offer. I didn’t ask. I’m sure to bring them little gifts and thank you’d when I park there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Mud Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Great trip report thanks. Even the heart breaker would be a welcome site here. Teeth from the meg lineage are just so rare here. But we did get a generous helping of penguin and giant crab fossils here in New Zealand so it could be worse! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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