tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500247109010734075.post1543740762322336907..comments2024-03-15T03:20:54.442-04:00Comments on Fossils and Other Living Things: A Scientific Patina to an Unscientific EndeavorTony Edgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11636818323982123697noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500247109010734075.post-53114504846032333172012-09-30T20:32:18.704-04:002012-09-30T20:32:18.704-04:00A sieve can be useful. Unless you're getting ...A sieve can be useful. Unless you're getting serious, a kitchen colander with a small mesh works fine. Any of the sites mentioned by the Maryland Geological Survey will produce some shells.Tony Edgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636818323982123697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500247109010734075.post-34103071589497868022012-09-30T19:38:39.576-04:002012-09-30T19:38:39.576-04:00Tony-
Thanks. I may try Brownies.
Is it worth t...Tony-<br /><br />Thanks. I may try Brownies.<br /><br />Is it worth trying to build/bring some sort of sieve?<br /><br />Are there also inverts to find at Brownies? Last time I was at Matoaka, a big chunk had come down that was full of Isognom and lots of other great stuff.<br /><br />Thanks again,<br /><br />Ken.<br />Kennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500247109010734075.post-59981265457467518832012-09-28T10:16:16.062-04:002012-09-28T10:16:16.062-04:00Ken:
Thanks for the comment. I have to admit it ...Ken:<br /><br />Thanks for the comment. I have to admit it was a particularly good day (even though chosen at random). I went out on the one year anniversary of this hunt to do it again and found very few teeth. Fossil gods give and take away.<br /><br />You mention the "cabins at Calvert Cliffs" -- I assume you're speaking of the cottages at Matoaka. I don't know their status since one of the owners died in the past couple of years. Also, the one time I collected from there, I had very little luck. For public access points, you're pretty much limited to the Calvert Cliffs State Park (long hike to an unproductive beach), Flag Ponds Nature Park (short hike to an unproductive beach), and Brownies Beach, just below the town of Chesapeake Beach at the northern end of the Calvert Cliffs. You are likely to find something at any of these beaches, but Brownies Beach, or Bayfront as it is officially named, is probably your best bet to find teeth. <br /><br />Here's the address to the Maryland Geological Survey's discussion of several of these sites: http://www.mgs.md.gov/esic/fs/fs10.html<br /><br />If you're going with younger children, I'd recommend Brownies and just inspecting the wet sand at the edge of the beach there. Keep an eye on what the small waves might churn up. Little teeth will show up around you if you pay attention.<br /><br />TonyTony Edgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636818323982123697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500247109010734075.post-16328453976030645452012-09-28T09:31:23.575-04:002012-09-28T09:31:23.575-04:00I just found this and really enjoyed your thoughts...I just found this and really enjoyed your thoughts. I am a science teacher and reformed paleontologist, and have visited the cabins at Calvert Cliffs several times- and have never found a shark tooth. So, I was amazed that you could find 150 in a single day. Can you explain your process? I am taking some kids there in November and I would love to help them bring back a few. Thanks.Kennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500247109010734075.post-20632385031747768012010-03-14T20:28:04.590-04:002010-03-14T20:28:04.590-04:00Glad you liked it. I had fun putting it together....Glad you liked it. I had fun putting it together.Tony Edgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636818323982123697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5500247109010734075.post-36114588265456763182010-03-14T15:35:03.251-04:002010-03-14T15:35:03.251-04:00Fantastic post! I love the citizen science approac...Fantastic post! I love the citizen science approach. . .Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16171447306687358664noreply@blogger.com