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Interesting Little Meg


gwbh

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Finally made it back to the coast for a short time this summer and got one good fossil hunt in. Most notable find of the trip was this small meg, at only 2.3 inches, it makes up for its size with its strange coloration. It has a very interesting combination of dark blues, gray and cream color tones. Its the first meg I have found with an all cream color root also. The bourlette is only half present but it too has the same coloration as the blade. I am used to finding mainly grey to blackish teeth, so this one is a rarity.

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Here I sampled some of the colors on the blade and bourlette at random spots to show them better

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Pretty little dagger!

Your color sample swatches really help to see the variations; good technique :)

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That is a very nice tooth, congrats!

Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there!

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Pretty little dagger!

Your color sample swatches really help to see the variations; good technique :)

Thanks all, as people often say on this forum : "the pictures don't do it justice"

it looks more blue than gray in person

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