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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 3067522, member: 10461"]You can't get much more ancient than fossils, unless we stray into rockhound territory!</p><p><br /></p><p>That's a Great White shark fossil, unless I'm much mistaken. White shark teeth have the serrations, like the much larger and chunkier Megalodon teeth do, whereas the similar looking <i>Isurus</i> <i>hastalis</i> (extinct Mako) teeth usually if not always lack serrations, as I understand it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some snapshots I took while finding a 5-25 million year old <i>I. hastalis</i> fossil <i>in situ, </i>on a remote rural road near my house.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-walk-in-the-woods-on-an-april-morning-with-fossil-finds.295318/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-walk-in-the-woods-on-an-april-morning-with-fossil-finds.295318/">That outing</a> took place a year ago yesterday. I should go take another walk out there. The skeeters and gnats are getting more active now, but it has been gorgeous lately.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any of y'all wanna come visit the Golden Isles, I can take you out to some of these fossil sites. They're fun because no special tools, skills, experience, or equipment are necessary- the fossils are right there on dry land, and partially or fully exposed by the elements. All you need is a sharp eye to spot 'em peeking out of the sand. Some kids are quite adept at this, so it's a family-friendly pastime.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]770285[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]770287[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]770288[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]770289[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 3067522, member: 10461"]You can't get much more ancient than fossils, unless we stray into rockhound territory! That's a Great White shark fossil, unless I'm much mistaken. White shark teeth have the serrations, like the much larger and chunkier Megalodon teeth do, whereas the similar looking [I]Isurus[/I] [I]hastalis[/I] (extinct Mako) teeth usually if not always lack serrations, as I understand it. Here are some snapshots I took while finding a 5-25 million year old [I]I. hastalis[/I] fossil [I]in situ, [/I]on a remote rural road near my house. [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-walk-in-the-woods-on-an-april-morning-with-fossil-finds.295318/']That outing[/URL] took place a year ago yesterday. I should go take another walk out there. The skeeters and gnats are getting more active now, but it has been gorgeous lately. Any of y'all wanna come visit the Golden Isles, I can take you out to some of these fossil sites. They're fun because no special tools, skills, experience, or equipment are necessary- the fossils are right there on dry land, and partially or fully exposed by the elements. All you need is a sharp eye to spot 'em peeking out of the sand. Some kids are quite adept at this, so it's a family-friendly pastime. [ATTACH=full]770285[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]770287[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]770288[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]770289[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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