Rappahannock creek and beach

[Rowboater]

More of the same.  Mostly sand tiger (our most common), a few cow sharks (my favorite; one missing serrations, but possibly a weird chip specific to that area.  I'm starting to think the ones I am chasing are more fragile), gray shark, lemon, thresher, mako.  The beach is attractive but tooth hunting uneven: a few teeth one day, a dozen the next, a few more the next (two or three hours around low tide each day).  Coastal flooding (must be lots of rain upriver).  Wind from the north (I hunt the south shores) brings in teeth but a lot of sand; south and west lowers water and uncovers teeth (although unpredictable).  I cannot see well and stay near the water edge; most seem to look in the sand. Some days lots of small fossil bone chips and old glass.  Minnows schooling and the beach is active (yet most fishing is a month away).

 

Lots of people on the beach who come over to me to ID finds ("the blind leading the blind").    I find more teeth than most on the beach, but overall they seem to find nicer beach teeth.  Have seen a beautiful glossy jet-black big sand tiger with cusps, many makos including one perfect one near 2" (5 cm), mostly sand tiger and "gray" shark teeth, and of course a few beautiful cow shark teeth (a big upper tooth and a nice lower lateral with six points and root).   The weather has been usually warm (~80 F several days) and local beaches over-run with adults and toddlers (no teenagers who were the big teeth hunters 35 years ago; school closed this week).

 

 

 

 

[Fossildude19]

Nice little haul, Rowboater!

Thanks for posting.

Glad to see you getting out there on the regular. 

Appreciate seeing your reports and finds.

[trilobites_are_awesome]

Love the cow shark teeth!

[automech]

What is that fragment in the top left??

[Rowboater]

@Fossildude19, @trilobites_are_awesome, @automech  Thanks for stopping by!  Not sure what that thing is; possibly an odd Tilley bone?