Caleb and family brought us to another island-
this one they call Shark Tooth Island!
It was much smaller than the other island we explored
but there were cedar trees in the center of the island
and a lot of trees have become beach wood where trees have fallen as the beach has eroded.
Eli chipped away at some of the branches and the cedar smell was released--such a good smell!
There was a good variety of shells and shark's teeth!
Bill found his very first shark's tooth!!!
Cassandra found a prehistoric horse tooth fossil and that was very exciting! (a museum quality tooth btw at 2 1/2" x 1 1/2")
But Eli found the fossil of the lifetime--an Allosaurus claw!!! It was amazing to think of the journey this piece of history has taken! There is a local museum where Cassandra and Eli will take their finds for authentication!
And another family first happened---Ella has officially passed me by in height and in the four months since I last saw her!!!! (She is hoping to be as tall as her Aunt Marsel who is 6' !)
What a beautiful place! That big tooth is stunning. My mom spent a lot of time looking for fossils for the marine museum down here. She would have been thrilled to see that.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun day. Wonderful finds!!
ReplyDeleteDays at a beach always heal what ails you. I've never found teeth, though!
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures and great fun was had by all! Please let us know what the museum says about the special finds! How exciting! xo
ReplyDeleteI want to come visit you one day and go hunting for cool things on the beach!
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