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I have hunted teeth for years in Texas and elsewhere and have found thousands of teeth. Last week while walking my dog in my neighborhood, my dog lost her ball in the creek. I slid down to look for it and of course couldn’t help but look in the gravel at my feet and found a horse tooth. Not really that uncommon for a Texas creek and I had found one in this creek before. Once we finished our walk I decided to head back and see if there was anything else to be found. 
 

I have tried to hunt this creek before but found nothing. It was getting late but the exposed gravel bar was calling me. I saw something sticking out that resembled the root of a Ptychodus tooth but it was huge. So huge that I almost didn’t pick it up because it was so large that I thought it was impossible to be a tooth. When I flipped it over and saw the ridges of a Ptychodus tooth I still could not believe it. Ptychodus are one of my favorite teeth to collect and this tooth though broken is something special and to be found literally in my hood. This is the largest Ptychodus I have found or even seen in person for that matter. Ptychodus marginalis. Measures just shy of 50mm With a broken edge. 

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A crowning jewel in the pytchodus collection! They were a cool creature. Thank your dog with an extra long walk or treat :D

"Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine

"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else."

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They are my favorite shark teeth. I can't imagine the size of the beast who owned that! Absolutely fabulous. And a great collection as well. :)

 
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3 hours ago, Ash said:

A crowning jewel in the pytchodus collection! They were a cool creature. Thank your dog with an extra long walk or treat :D

Thank you. My dog always gets long walks but now gets additional time in this creek. 

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2 hours ago, old bones said:

They are my favorite shark teeth. I can't imagine the size of the beast who owned that! Absolutely fabulous. And a great collection as well. :)

Thank you.

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1 hour ago, digit said:

New hunting partner? ;)

 

Killer find!

 

 

Cheers.

 

-Ken

For sure!

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Even broken, I sure wouldn't mind having it in my collection either....  Wonderful find.

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7 hours ago, deutscheben said:

Wow, quite impressive! 

 

7 hours ago, fossilus said:

Wow! Congrats!

 

6 hours ago, jpc said:

That looks really cool among all the regular Ptychodi.

 

5 hours ago, Ludwigia said:

Now that is really humungous!! Congrats!

 

5 hours ago, Al Tahan said:

Always love a great story behind a great fossil find!! 

 

3 hours ago, Ruger9a said:

Even broken, I sure wouldn't mind having it in my collection either....  Wonderful find.

 

2 hours ago, BudB said:

Great find.

Thank you all.

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Wow! Amazing tooth. Congrats on a great find.

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behind the trailer, my desert
Them red clay piles are heaven on earth
I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt

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John S. Regular Member

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Yuuuuuuuge! Congrats!

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Eagle Ford Group / Ozan Formation

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On 5/25/2020 at 7:52 PM, sixgill pete said:

Wow! Amazing tooth. Congrats on a great find.

Thank you!

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