Fat Boy Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 I had the pleasure of having a fantastic birthday as my daughter and I spent some quality time doing our favorite hobby, fossil collecting. That in itself makes it one of my best birthdays ever. OK, enough mushy stuff, on with the report. We spent the day collecting the Paleocene of Maryland along the Potomac River. I wasn't expecting much since we just had a long holiday weekend with lots of boaters out and probably lots of collectors from shore over the weekend. I was thinking that it would be pretty much picked clean. My daughter and I scoured the shoreline and found a fair amount of teeth with the usual mix of sand tigers, broken Otodus teeth, a few croc teeth, and some turtle shells. However, about half way through the trip prior to our lunch break she was sitting on a rock taking in the scenery during a little break. I was collecting behind her and just walked passed her and stopped to think about having lunch. I was wading in about knee deep water and happened to look down and around my feet. The water was calm, not much waves, and very clear, so visibility was good. I looked down and saw a weird banana shaped rock and thought it was odd looking, so naturally I had to check it out. I was hoping it was a root. Here is what I saw: Well, I had to pull it out, so here is the result: It measures about 2 1/4" high, slant is slightly over 2 3/8", by far my biggest Otodus ever! Here are my finds (145 of the usual teeth, one big tooth, a couple croc teeth, some stingray plates and turtle shell pieces: Here are my daughter's finds (I think I counted 361 teeth, some stingray plates, and some croc teeth: I had a blast! Kevin Wilson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy1971 Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 WOW! That is a beautiful tooth! congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemipitchis Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 I had the pleasure of having a fantastic birthday as my daughter and I spent some quality time doing our favorite hobby, fossil collecting. That in itself makes it one of my best birthdays ever. I'm glad ya had a great time dad, i did too Ugh, mushy stuff...lol, but yea, collectin w/ ya will always be awesome even if i don't find anythin. luv ya HAPPY BELATED B-DAY!!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Happy birthday Fat Boy ! Here is a very good day with a lot of shark teeth in your pocket ! The Otodus tooth is marvelous ! But both pictures are the same... Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemipitchis Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Happy birthday Fat Boy !Here is a very good day with a lot of shark teeth in your pocket ! The Otodus tooth is marvelous ! But both pictures are the same... Coco lol, holy cow...he uploaded the same pic twice...lol, thanks for noticin that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Boy Posted July 7, 2009 Author Share Posted July 7, 2009 lol, holy cow...he uploaded the same pic twice...lol, thanks for noticin that... Sorry, it's fixed now... Kevin Wilson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 OKAYYYYYYY ! Very nice findings ! Congrats ! Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Awesome finds, sounds like a great birthday to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 That's a birthday story that will be told for years to come...good stuff. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Terrific tooth! Did you do the Otodus Two-step? (More importantly, did you remember to eat lunch?) "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmorefossil Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 its a great tooth, very nice size for where you went Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeepinthemud Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Sounds like some amazing fun! What a great time with your daughter (and the tooth is nice, too....) maybe I should plan a hunting trip up there sometime..... hehe. "To do is to be." -Socrates "People are Stupid." -Wizard's First Rule "Happiness is a warm Jeep." -Auspex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Boy Posted July 7, 2009 Author Share Posted July 7, 2009 Thanks everyone. Yep, it was a special trip for sure. I wonder if I had any extra luck because I was wearing my The Fossil Forum t-shirt???? Kevin Wilson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeDOTB Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Awesome finds and happy birthday! I really wish I had this hobby when I lived a couple miles from the potomac river! DO, or do not. There is no try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
non-remanié Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 absolutely awesome Otodus from there! what a birthday surprise. ---Wie Wasser schleift den Stein, wir steigen und fallen--- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncjack99 Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 Nice finds! Looks like it was a great birthday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy 55 Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Well, looks like you had a great Bday all the way around. It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redlichia Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Happy Birthday and congrats for the finds!!!!! ->>>>> < Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big2th Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Hey that's SUPER! Happy Birthday and congratulations all in one! I've been to that site hundreds of times and never found one that big. :applause: :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreekCrawler Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 That tooth is a whopper! Great finds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Fat Boy..... Very nice tooth..... looks like you found it just in time as well, its not tumbled about its very crisp.... well done... !! Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Boy Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 Thanks Steve. It's cool to find something nice once in a while. In between those times I can come on this forum and drool over everyone's reports, like those ammonites prep jobs that you keep posting! Those are so awesome! If I don't get around to posting on your thread, take this compliment in advance! Kevin Wilson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cris Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Thanks everyone. Yep, it was a special trip for sure. I wonder if I had any extra luck because I was wearing my The Fossil Forum t-shirt???? They're magic! It always works for me. I am very jealous of that tooth. It's amazing. Good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorman Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Yup the shirts have a little magic in them Next time take a pic of yourself with it on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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