4 for m4!

Well, the long wait for a trip into Lee Creek was worth the wait for M4. Although no 4"+ megs made their way into my goodie bag, the pungo crawl that I implemented yielded the bounty I desired - Squalodon teeth – and nice ones!!! I’m confident that at least one of the incisors is in fact a "tusk" tooth – the very last tooth that sticks straight out of their jaw. The molar is missing both of its roots but the crown is complete and in great shape. The crawl also yielded my best pungo mako ever. You know it’s got to be a good tooth when the wife admits it’s even hard for her to stop admiring. I wish that I had a "money shot" of it before I picked it up but the fossil euphoria was just overwhelming... The species tally for the trip was extensive. The only things that seemed to be missing were bramble, whale, and paratodus shark teeth. Size does matter, but no teeth this trip were over the 3" mark. Many teeth over the 4" barrier left the mine that weekend, just not with me. Maybe next time. No long story for this trip but I did think of the BRFC crew when on the way to the mine… I saw a NC trooper had a fossil hunter pulled over on Rt. 33. I just couldn’t help but think of da f0ssZ when I drove past. When asked in the parking lot, the offender stated that she admitted her past speeding tickets to the cop and was let off with a warning. Lucky girl. I guess not asking to pay by credit card pays off!! Actually, since I was only 5 minutes behind her, I’m glad she took the bullet on that one or else it would have been me getting nabbed by the man. That would have meant HUGE trouble with porpoise girl (The Mrs.’s). I got a ticket on the trip down for the 2003 Aurora Fossil Festival and another would mean suffering her wrath.