infocalypse1 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Decided to take the family to Calvert Cliffs since the weather looked great, high in the mid 50s, low tide at ~10AM and a west wind. We weren't disappointed. The tide was as low as I've ever seen it there, with exposed sand bars 100 yards out. We were the only fols there until about noon. Not many shark teeth (a dozen small, mostly hemis and a couple of makos) but the shell collecting was as good as I've seen in a long time. Lots of fresh cliff falls to pick through, and the recent freeze and thaws made it easy to pick thru. Got many ecphoras, various snails, and a pile of other species including entire geoducks. A good time was had by all, although hauling a drywall bucket full of stuff did get kinda old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Hauling a five gallon bucket for the whole family got heavy i bet, hope you were not very far from the car. It definitely was a nice day to be out collecting. Please post some Pictures, everyone likes them, I would like to see some pics of the collecting area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy1971 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 sounds like a great family outing! Post some pics of your finds when you get a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 welcome to the forum sounds like you had a nice day, cant wait for pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infocalypse1 Posted December 31, 2008 Author Share Posted December 31, 2008 I will post some pics as soon as I finish cleaning off some of the excess grunge. Cleaned a bunch up today. Will take pics as soon as they're dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infocalypse1 Posted January 1, 2009 Author Share Posted January 1, 2009 photos attached. The whole panopeas are the first I've ever found intact. I don't plan on removing the matrix from the inside; it's nicer to look at and it holds the shell together. I try to collect intact shells of bivalves whenever possible. The moon shells were found in a group in the cliff fall pile. That has been the pattern in the past. Shark teeth are OK, nothing special, but we weren't focusing on teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 What a Miocene clam bake; the complete Chesapectin is wonderful! The popularity of shark's teeth so overshadow the shells; I'm happy we have a couple members who value, collect, and post them. Maybe, with some of the information making its way onto the Forum, more will pay attention to these ephemeral beauties. "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...
infocalypse1 Posted January 1, 2009 Author Share Posted January 1, 2009 I've got a lot more mollusk species, including a bunch from Aurora that aren't seen in MD. If there is interest I can post pics and species names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infocalypse1 Posted January 1, 2009 Author Share Posted January 1, 2009 re location, started at Matoaka and went north ~1 mile to the cliffs just north of Kenwood Beach. That's the best pickings in that vicinity. Matoaka used to be very good right at the cottages 10 years ago, but the combo of erosion and beach stabilization has resulted in a wide beach with very little fossil content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metopocetus Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Great finds. You are right about the North end there. I've never actually collected at Matoaka. Looks like you found some pieces of sand dollar. There is a fall along where you walked that has produced some nice whole ones. Great bi-valves. The largest one in the second picture, Chesacardium...those things are hard to find without being full of cracks and broken apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 I've got a lot more mollusk species, including a bunch from Aurora that aren't seen in MD. If there is interest I can post pics and species names. Yes please! The Forum is my surrogate for a vast and varied collection. Due to lack resources (such as time and space), my collection and field of study is rather specialized, but I love fossils! The richer and more diverse the postings, the better. "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...
grampa dino Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 The beach this time of year you Ba$$, why don't you rub it in up here we get four hours of sun if we are lucky and then it my be - 15 c: But still I hope you have good hunting and don't get to cold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 The beach this time of year you Ba$$, why don't you rub it in up here we get four hours of sun if we are lucky and then it my be - 15 c: But still I hope you have good hunting and don't get to cold hey its cold here, just not that cold, sometimes you have to break ice to get to the fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Boy Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 On the morning of January 2, 2+ hours due South of Matoaka, I had to use a screwdriver to pry teeth out of the frozen sand in the high tide zone during low tide... Ain't it fun? Oh yeah, welcome to the forum! Kevin Wilson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 On the morning of January 2, 2+ hours due South of Matoaka, I had to use a screwdriver to pry teeth out of the frozen sand in the high tide zone during low tide... Ain't it fun?Oh yeah, welcome to the forum! Sometimes when im alone on the beach I mark the stuff and come back when it gets warm, but if its anything important ill dig that thing out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Welcome to the forum. Great finds thanks for posting. Hope to see more of your finds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Great shells. I had no idea that many were in the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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