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Rare Sperm Whale fossil found during search for GoPro from Alligator attack

Written by Cape Coral Mortgage Syndicated User on June 4, 2021. Posted in Cape Coral Mortgage, Mortgage Cape Coral.

They say fortune favors the bold, but you have to have nerves of steel to go diving in the exact spot where a man was viciously attacked by an alligator just days before. You might remember amateur fossil hunter Michael Staab from his discovery of a dire wolf tooth a few weeks ago, but what he found while searching for a lost GoPro blows that out of the water. When diving for fossils, Michael Staab knows you have to be careful. “Everytime you enter the water, you are taking a risk. This is not the season to be in the water with Gators.” So when fellow fossil hunter...

Florida fossil hunter finds set of Dire Wolf teeth

Written by Cape Coral Mortgage Syndicated User on May 13, 2021. Posted in Cape Coral Mortgage, Mortgage Cape Coral.

FLORIDA– A Florida fossil hunter found a set of Dire Wolf teeth (no, not the animal featured on Game of Thrones). Believe it or not, 12-thousand-years ago, the distant cousin to modern canines used to call Florida home. When first meeting amateur fossil hunter Michael Stab, it’s obvious his hobby is more like a passion. Inside his home, he has display cases filled with his finds. He has collected treasures ranging from Mammoth tusks to Megalodon teeth. “It’s pretty endless what you can find in this area,” He said. Still, he was surprised...