Deltodus sublaevis

Thanks for posting more, Archie!

Very cool teeth. The P. serratus is a new one to me.

I had no idea there were so many different ones.

Fascinating.
Do they weather free of the matrix, or do you have to remove them, or some of both?

Regards,

Your welcome Fossildude19 glad you like them!

I think P. Serratus is only found in Europe.

I had no idea either till I started collecting them but I think that's what I like so much about them it makes them very collectible!

The carboniferous saw a huge radiation in shark diversity because the placoderms had just died out leaving a lot of ecological niches unfilled so there's a huge number of species to be found!

Luckily the lower carb marine limestone teeth seem to weather out of the matrix (although I only have limited experience of hunting for these) but unfortunately the teeth in the coal measures need a lot of prep and are very easily damaged when splitting the matrix!

Archie,...

That's why there is superglue!

Oh, and you can call me Tim.

Thanks for your comments.

Nice to hear about how you collect.

It always amazes me the different types of collecting approaches that different sites require.

And the Carboniferous is an extremely interesting time period with the diversity of plant and animal life then.

Looking forward to seeing more, and hearing about your hunts.

Regards,

Tim

Haha exactly!

Thanks Tim I'm Sam =]

Yes me too its fascinating!

Thank you I'm looking forward to posting more stuff, I wish I had joined TTF years ago!

I had a look at your Jurassic fish and they're fantastic! Looking forward to seeing more of your finds too.

Sam =]

Thanks, Sam!

Tim