On 4 Oct 2001, at 2:39, Krazy Kiwi wrote:

> One thing I would like to try .. such a shame I don't leave near Mike
> Wallace .. is black water diving. I have no experience with that,
> especially with a current on top of that .. so Mike would have to hold my
> hand .. errr babysit me .. but, looking for shark teeth sounds novel :-)
> What plans are there for these pearly whites? Going to make up a shark
> tooth necklace once you have collected enough for your son or?
> Actually are they a particular type of shark?
> Viv the kurious kiwi kat

So come a little early for the CAV fest and we'll run up the road from
Bob's and dive the Cooper! It's really a fun dive if you are not too
tweaked about less than Coz or Oz vis. :-)

As for the teeth, I will be donating mine to several of the area
schools science departments for the kids to enjoy and learn
something about hopefully. All of these teeth are fossilized and from
what I have read and been told are between 10 to 15 million years
old. They are from several varieties of sharks that are cousins of our
current versions. Mako's, Tiger's, Sand Tiger's, Great Whites and
the grand daddy of them all, the Megladon. The Megladon's are the
choice finds with some of them being in the six inch range. You can
also find scraper plates from rays and teeth from Mammoths. There
are other artifacts to be found also as this river has some historical
significance and has been a highway for folks since we were here.
I'll send ya a couple if I get lucky. :-)




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Mike Wallace
Huntsville, Alabama