The overwhelming majority of this Ammonite fauna is preserved as limestone molds. But they can nevertheless make very pretty pets. There is a seemingly unendless amount of sites which can be visited since a great expanse of these layers is exposed from the north of Switzerland over the Swabian Alb up into the Franconian Alb in Bavaria. The forms and variations of this fauna are also manifold and the species and genera are being continually moved about or renamed, so I can't guarantee that my IDs are up-to-date.
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By bthemoose · Posted
@Fin Lover, this ID is based on input that @siteseer provided here:
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By Fin Lover · Posted
Based on the enamel "shelf" on the labial side, I would have IDed this as a retroflexus. May I ask what features indicate desori?
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By Samurai · Posted
Oh! I am so sorry for the late reply as I never got the notification. Sadly I have not, besides a familial (mostly superficial) resemblence to the modern ratfish (probably from the same diet) I have not gotten any clear answers.
Jokes aside, a true Id may never come unless far into the future. I still have hope one day someone can help with this ID.
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By Balance · Posted
Bucket list… only half of one so far. That’s just lovely. It’s absolutely still, “delicate”. I don’t know if that makes sense. Of course it’s delicate, but I just mean its vibe is still contained. The broken pieces, even if large and visibly pretty, are missing the delicacy of a sand dollar. So they feel like a piece of fossil instead of what they are.
Sorry for rambling. Currently looking through your awesome pictures to try and find a new tooth I found.
Jp
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By Fin Lover · Posted
I enjoy finding these teeth because every one of them has had a different variation of the cusps.
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By Notidanodon · Posted
Interesting tooth, cusps remind me of araloselachus from germany
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By Jaybot · Posted
Beautiful tooth! I really like the contrast between the root/enamel.
Also, great photography throughout your album
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By ThePhysicist · Posted
The cusplets are present in all great whites, they are an ontogenetic feature and not geographically restricted. Nice tooth, it looks like a juvenile lower lateral. See below for an idea of the neonate dentition.
^ Tomita, Taketeru et al. “Dental ontogeny of a white shark embryo.” Journal of morphology vol. 278,2 (2017): 215-227. doi:10.1002/jmor.20630
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