obsessed1 Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 We arrived a few days early for the festival and were able hit a couple spots before the activities started. The day of the festival started out rainy but that didn't seem to slow down the folks digging in the Pungo material piled in front of the museum! But by noon the sun was shining and the crowds rolled in. Everyone seemed to be having a great time and most were exhausted by 3:00 when the fossil auction started. This is a great place to get those hard to find fossils that have been eluding you and a great cause as well! The next day we were lucky enough to participate in the hunt that PCS provides for some of the people who work at the festival. Many thanks to PCS and all those people who work so hard to make this a possibility. The highlights of the week were a couple of firsts for us. We found (I guess I should say she found) our first Auriculatus. While I found our first section of Dugong rib, a White tip reef shark tooth and a Bottlenose dolphin tooth. I also found a Nice 2 3/4" Meg and a couple of whale teeth. Some teeth from a local quarry I love those colors Dugong rib section Some nice Croc teeth Nice White Tip Reef Shark tooth from one of the plies of Pungo Aurora Fossil Museum Entrance to the display areas The Jaw room..filled with dentitions of many kinds of sharks There were also fun activities for the kids The fossil auction..good place to spend all your extra cash!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsessed1 Posted May 30, 2008 Author Share Posted May 30, 2008 Some more photos... The nicer teeth from the mine Assorted other fossils My Meg of the trip Meg ground shot A Pungo Mako Bottlenose dolphin tooth Large chunk of coral A nice Pectin Whale teeth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ Mary Ann Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Wow, great photos, as well as some great additions to your collection! Thanks for sharing... -Mary Ann ********* "There is nothing like geology; the pleasure of the first day's partridge shooting or first day's hunting cannot be compared to finding a fine group of fossil bones, which tell their story of former times with almost a living tongue." Charles Darwin, letter to his sister Catherine, 1834 ********* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 finally the pictures, it ws worth the wait. great finds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maryland Mike Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Looks like it was a great trip. Thanks for the pictures. Carpe Diem, Carpe Somnium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megalodon1 Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 That larger Meg is a killer!!!! Congrats on such an awesome find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 I love the variety of your finds... As they say... variety is the spice of life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorman Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Looks like it was a great trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Can anyone answer what makes those teeth a blue color? -cody Lowes Farm Krew For Life! ~C*J*J*D*D*G*P~ My Shark Teeth Website.MANSFIELD EXCLUSIVES!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Can anyone answer what makes those teeth a blue color?-cody Generally, minerals in the soil. As to the chemical composition of that particular suite of minerals, I have no clue. (If you want to grind up a few teeth and subject them to gas-spectrometer analysis, it could probably be determined). Anecdotally, a lot of old marine clays run rather blue themselves. "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...
FossilMick Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 You seem to have the Mine's Number. 2 perfect Megs Back-to-Back. Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Someone sure cleaned up on the trip! Great to see! Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy 55 Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Man I have got to get there some day. Nice pictures and some really nice finds also . It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terphunter Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Nice teeth...say haven't I seen those teeth somewhere?? Kevin thanks for putting me on to this site pretty cool!! LIFE IS SHORT...HUNT HARD!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Teeth are often turned blue by Vivianite, hydrous Iron Phosphate. KOF, Bill. Welcome to the forum, all new members www.ukfossils check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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