Ludwigia Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Yippee! The weather was nice enough today that I could finally go off for an extended ride on my bike. And of course I decided it would be best to make the hour's trip out to my favorite Miocene shark tooth site. So I packed my trusty Estwing hammer, a ziplock bag and my kneepads into the saddle bag. I even thought to take along my camera, so I can show a few pics. I however stupidly oversaw my water bottle which I had just put aside for a moment before I took off and didn't notice it until I got there, but my tongue didn't get all that dry and there was a nice little restaurant on the way home where I could wet my whistle. I spent about 2 1/2 hours chopping away at the outcrop and came up with a few nice ones. Here's what my dig looked like about halfway through. And here are a few in situ photos. There were a lot of uncomplete ones missing the roots or tips, so I just left a pile for the next group of locals that come along. I ended up packing 12 of them away and as is usually the case with shark teeth, I already had them all cleaned up just a half an hour after I arrived home. I decided to give most of them to my friend who lets me use his workshop and just hung onto the last 2 pictured below for the collection, since I already have a very good selection from this spot. The Carcharodon hastalis at the very bottom was one of the largest I've ever found there and despite the fact that it's missing the root and a bit of the tip, I got so excited when I found it that I forgot to take an in situ photo. Mitsukurina lineata Carcharias sp. Carcharias sp. Sparus aurata Carcharias (or Araloselachus, take your choice) cuspidata Carcharodon (or Cosmopolotidus, take your choice) hastalis 1 20 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praefectus Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Nice finds! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balance Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Thanks for taking us along! I truly enjoyed your report! Knee Pads! Great idea. I always overlook stuff like that. Jp 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPrice Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Eye drops....never forget the eye drops. Yesterday's excursion was in Nevada 220 miles from home and 1.5 hours away from the nearest store. Guess what I forgot? Why eye drops? - think low humidity, high altitude, windy, dusty, desert conditions. I was red eyed and dirty when I got home 16 hours later. I did have bottled water as a substitute. More on the excursion to come. Knee pads are definitely in my bucket/chair plus two bandanas and cm scale cards amongst the tools. Great teeth finds, Roger, it looks like a sandy beach buried under a forest. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun-DFW Fossils Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 5 hours ago, Ludwigia said: Yippee! The weather was nice enough today that I could finally go off for an extended ride on my bike. And of course I decided it would be best to make the hour's trip out to my favorite Miocene shark tooth site. So I packed my trusty Estwing hammer, a ziplock bag and my kneepads into the saddle bag. I even thought to take along my camera, so I can show a few pics. I however stupidly oversaw my water bottle which I had just put aside for a moment before I took off and didn't notice it until I got there, but my tongue didn't get all that dry and there was a nice little restaurant on the way home where I could wet my whistle. I spent about 2 1/2 hours chopping away at the outcrop and came up with a few nice ones. Here's what my dig looked like about halfway through. And here are a few in situ photos. There were a lot of uncomplete ones missing the roots or tips, so I just left a pile for the next group of locals that come along. I ended up packing 12 of them away and as is usually the case with shark teeth, I already had them all cleaned up just a half an hour after I arrived home. I decided to give most of them to my friend who lets me use his workshop and just hung onto the last 2 pictured below for the collection, since I already have a very good selection from this spot. The Carcharodon hastalis at the very bottom was one of the largest I've ever found there and despite the fact that it's missing the root and a bit of the tip, I got so excited when I found it that I forgot to take an in situ photo. Mitsukurina lineata Carcharias sp. Carcharias sp. Sparus aurata Carcharias (or Araloselachus, take your choice) cuspidata Carcharodon (or Cosmopolotidus, take your choice) hastalis Great finds, Ludwigia! I’ve only found 3 shark teeth, it’s a big missing category in my collection..you’re motivating me to go out and find a few. Good advice on self-care in the field, too..I have a few newer scars on my legs from some clumsy falls in rocky creeks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Looks like you had a good day. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 6 hours ago, Shaun-DFW Fossils said: Great finds, Ludwigia! I’ve only found 3 shark teeth, it’s a big missing category in my collection..you’re motivating me to go out and find a few. Good advice on self-care in the field, too..I have a few newer scars on my legs from some clumsy falls in rocky creeks! Then good luck! I had also been dreaming about that well into my fossil collecting career until a fellow collector indulged his secret spot to me. That was a good start, but not stupendous, so I started exploring an area where I had just heard that teeth could be found until I finally discovered a relatively productive outcrop. Then one day someone walked by, saw what I was doing and mentioned another spot not too far away. That's the one I now visit. I've been doing that every once in a while for 6 years now and it's never let me down. The kneepads also help save my wife from doing too much laundry 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 6 hours ago, SPrice said: it looks like a sandy beach buried under a forest. You got it. This was an old arm of the Tethys before the Alps pushed it back. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 5 hours ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Looks like you had a good day. It certainly was. Not only for the teeth, but also for the extra vitamin D I tanked while on the bike 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 5 hours ago, Shaun-DFW Fossils said: Great finds, Ludwigia! I’ve only found 3 shark teeth, it’s a big missing category in my collection..you’re motivating me to go out and find a few. Good advice on self-care in the field, too..I have a few newer scars on my legs from some clumsy falls in rocky creeks! Have you been to Post Oak Creek in Sherman, Texas or Wilson’s Claypit in central Texas? 2 My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun-DFW Fossils Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 21 minutes ago, DPS Ammonite said: Have you been to Post Oak Creek in Sherman, Texas or Wilson’s Claypit in central Texas? Not yet, but Post Oak keeps coming up in Discussion so I’ll have to pay it a visit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Just now, Shaun-DFW Fossils said: Not yet, but Post Oak keeps coming up in Discussion so I’ll have to pay it a visit! Also look for colonial corals and ramose bryozoans growing on the oysters. 1 My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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