Kray Gelder
Gold Member
- Feb 24, 2017
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- Detector(s) used
- Fisher F75
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
Close-up photo I took of one of my fossil tooth finds from a couple years ago. This site was a new housing development construction on dry land. They skimmed off the upper layers of soil, to reveal an undisturbed former seabed, that was loaded with fossils. Estimated age of this layer is around 20 to 25 million years old, based on fossil finds. The soil had not turned to stone, but was a yellow sandy clay.
The teeth found here had not been stream tumbled, or pounded in the surf. They had been undisturbed since the shark lost lost it, and it settled to the bottom of what then was a warm shallow part of the Atlantic, a few hundred feet deep. A few times, I seriously sliced my fingers picking them up, they were so sharp.
I thought this tooth might be of interest. It's actual size is just over an inch long.
Click to enlarge.
The teeth found here had not been stream tumbled, or pounded in the surf. They had been undisturbed since the shark lost lost it, and it settled to the bottom of what then was a warm shallow part of the Atlantic, a few hundred feet deep. A few times, I seriously sliced my fingers picking them up, they were so sharp.
I thought this tooth might be of interest. It's actual size is just over an inch long.
Click to enlarge.
