PrehistoricWonders Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Hi all, I was wondering if anyone had any of these fossils they’d trade? - Eremotherium, I’m mainly looking for partial teeth, but I’d be open to more complete ones also. - Megalonyx. I’m looking for colorful teeth from this species, larger teeth (2 1/2”+), or Caniniform. - Paramylodon. Would love some larger (2 1/2”+) and/or colorful teeth of this species. I would also be interested in claws or the rarer species of sloth (I.e; Glossotherium, Megatherium, etc.), but I don’t know I could give enough value to get one of those. It highly depends on what you’d want in return, but I’ve got a of shark teeth, some dinosaur bones, some invertebrates, and will most likely have some nice fish soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 6 hours ago, Familyroadtrip said: Megalonyx. I’m looking for colorful teeth from this species, larger teeth (2 1/2”+), or Caniniform. Those can be on the rare side... In 15 years, I have seen one Megalonyx and one Eremotherium, each found by the guy I was hunting with. Here is the Megalonyx (not for sale or trade). http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/113566-blue-jefferson/&tab=comments#comment-1255534 If you manage to acquire one, please post a photo. 1 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricWonders Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 Will do! In my experience at least, Paramylodon is Rarer than Megalonyx. I’ve seen probably 20-30 Megalonyx teeth (most bargain) for sale, while I’ve only seen probably 10 Paramylodon teeth. By far the rarest on that list is Eremotherium, that’s why I specified Partial teeth. Here are a couple sloth teeth I’ve had or have coming:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricWonders Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 I may have misunderstood, were you talking about Caniniform teeth being rare or that species in general? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Sloth material in general is rare (at least in Florida). In 14 years of hunting the Peace River I've found precisely one molar from Harlan's Ground Sloth (Paramylodon harlani) which I've donated to the FLMNH collection. If you've found a site online for purchasing sloth teeth at a bargain price I'd suggest you go for it. I don't know anybody who has an abundance of sloth material so that they'd be interested in trading for other fossils. The few long time Florida fossil hunters who are lucky enough to have sloth material proudly display it on the top shelf of their fossil displays. You'll likely not be able to tempt any to trade unless you had some really prize materials to swap. Cheers. -Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_17 Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 1 hour ago, digit said: Sloth material in general is rare (at least in Florida). In 14 years of hunting the Peace River I've found precisely one molar from Harlan's Ground Sloth (Paramylodon harlani) which I've donated to the FLMNH collection. If you've found a site online for purchasing sloth teeth at a bargain price I'd suggest you go for it. I don't know anybody who has an abundance of sloth material so that they'd be interested in trading for other fossils. The few long time Florida fossil hunters who are lucky enough to have sloth material proudly display it on the top shelf of their fossil displays. You'll likely not be able to tempt any to trade unless you had some really prize materials to swap. Cheers. -Ken Hahah it's funny you say that digit because that's exactly what my glass case top shelf is comprised of. I have more coming as well. But i also agree with you , any of my pieces are pretty special and i seriously doubt id trade for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 4 hours ago, Familyroadtrip said: I may have misunderstood, were you talking about Caniniform teeth being rare or that species in general? I think neither. I find Megalonyx and Paramylodon is somewhat equal frequency. I even have a few P. garbani and M. leptostomus fossils. My problem genus is Eremotherium. I find my fair share of Caniniforms, given their lower occurrence in sloth jaws. I was specifically thinking about "colorful teeth over 2.5+ inches" as being exceedingly rare. With that definition, I only have the one above. It is 2.8 inches long. In general , sloth material is not common. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricWonders Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 5 hours ago, digit said: Sloth material in general is rare (at least in Florida). In 14 years of hunting the Peace River I've found precisely one molar from Harlan's Ground Sloth (Paramylodon harlani) which I've donated to the FLMNH collection. If you've found a site online for purchasing sloth teeth at a bargain price I'd suggest you go for it. I don't know anybody who has an abundance of sloth material so that they'd be interested in trading for other fossils. The few long time Florida fossil hunters who are lucky enough to have sloth material proudly display it on the top shelf of their fossil displays. You'll likely not be able to tempt any to trade unless you had some really prize materials to swap. Cheers. -Ken I know it’s uncommon, but I figured I’d ask because they pop up from time to time. I’ve seen plenty, but I’m only really looking for larger teeth. Most of what I see is 1 1/2” or under. 3”+ seems to be very rare. I’ve been able to find four 3” or over, and have bought three of them haha. I didn’t know there was scientific significance in sloth teeth, was it a pathology or something like that? Do you have any pics? I’d love to see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricWonders Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 4 hours ago, Joe_17 said: Hahah it's funny you say that digit because that's exactly what my glass case top shelf is comprised of. I have more coming as well. But i also agree with you , any of my pieces are pretty special and i seriously doubt id trade for them. Nice!! Got pics? I’d love to see em even if you don’t want to trade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricWonders Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 3 hours ago, Shellseeker said: I think neither. I find Megalonyx and Paramylodon is somewhat equal frequency. I even have a few P. garbani and M. leptostomus fossils. My problem genus is Eremotherium. I find my fair share of Caniniforms, given their lower occurrence in sloth jaws. I was specifically thinking about "colorful teeth over 2.5+ inches" as being exceedingly rare. With that definition, I only have the one above. It is 2.8 inches long. In general , sloth material is not common. Ehh, at least from what I’ve seen For Sale, Paramylodon teeth seem to be rarer than Megalonyx. Could be different when hunting, that’s just what I’ve noticed. Yeah, Eremotherium teeth are extremely rare. I’ve seen about seven of them for sale, and two were partials. They’re hard to find for sale, and Extremely rare to find. Nice! Got pics of any of your Caniniforms? I’ve been considering getting one but I’m not sure. Ahh, I was meaning one or the other, I’d love the combination, but those are pretty rare, so I doubt I could find many people that would be willing to trade, unless it was something of equal rarity, like Proboscidean or Carnivore teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 46 minutes ago, Familyroadtrip said: Nice! Got pics of any of your Caniniforms? I’ve been considering getting one but I’m not sure. I keep most of my best photos on the forum. Here are some links that have Caniniform Sloth teeth... http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/41295-time-to-drool/page/2 http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/72445-sloth-tooth/ http://www.thefossilforum.com/inhttp://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/60493-sloths-and-3toed/ http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/60288-sloth-teeth/ http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/78062-small-sloth-tooth/ 1 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Familyroadtrip said: didn’t know there was scientific significance in sloth teeth, was it a pathology or something like that? Do you have any pics? I’d love to see! Here's the trip report from back in 2015 that has photos of the sloth tooth. I had it in my collection for 6 years till I found out the FLMNH was trying to fill out mammal teeth for the Peace River Paleo Project. http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/54599-end-of-season-trip-to-the-peace-river/ https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/vertpaleo/amateur-collector/pripp/ Cheers. -Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_17 Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Nice links guys, I need to make it out to the peace river one day . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricWonders Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 (edited) 39 minutes ago, Shellseeker said: I keep most of my best photos on the forum. Here are some links that have Caniniform Sloth teeth... http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/41295-time-to-drool/page/2 http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/72445-sloth-tooth/ http://www.thefossilforum.com/inhttp://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/60493-sloths-and-3toed/ http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/60288-sloth-teeth/ http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/78062-small-sloth-tooth/ Those are awesome!! That jaw is killer & the Caniniform teeth are crazy!!! btw- that Smilodon tooth is insane! Glad Hulbert came to that conclusion, I was thinking that but wasn’t positive. 35 minutes ago, digit said: Here's the trip report from back in 2015 that has photos of the sloth tooth. I had it in my collection for 6 years till I found out the FLMNH was trying to fill out mammal teeth for the Peace River Paleo Project. http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/54599-end-of-season-trip-to-the-peace-river/ https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/vertpaleo/amateur-collector/pripp/ Cheers. -Ken That tooth is awesome!!! Edited May 22, 2021 by Familyroadtrip 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_17 Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 On 5/22/2021 at 5:08 PM, Familyroadtrip said: Nice!! Got pics? I’d love to see em even if you don’t want to trade! Top shelf is all Sloth material and one tooth on the bottom left . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 These are surplus: 1 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricWonders Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 8 hours ago, Joe_17 said: Top shelf is all Sloth material and one tooth on the bottom left . That Eremotherium Claw is insane!! 7 hours ago, Harry Pristis said: These are surplus: Nice! Is there anything in particular you’d be looking for? What are the Species? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Familyroadtrip said: That Eremotherium Claw is insane!! Nice! Is there anything in particular you’d be looking for? What are the Species? Just the typical Paramylodon and Glossotherium. http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricWonders Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 Can I see the which one is Glossotherium? That’d be a new species for me, so I’d be interested in that one especially! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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