Bone Valley Hemipristis?

[Mochaccino]

Hello,

 

So I've very recently learned about bone valley shark teeth, and thinking I might get a nice BV hemipristis serra tooth for my collection. Knowledgable members on this sub have been kind enough to show me examples and inform me that the classic, uniquely identifiable bone valley color is "solid white root + solid dark blade". As I'm still an amateur though, I wanted to ask TFF members to see if these following specimens that I found are indeed distinctively BV hemis, and which one is the nicest example of such? I've posted both lingual and labial surfaces of each.

 

Here they are:

 

1. Few chips and missing serration, dark blade

 

 

 

 

2. Bigger chip off, lighter blade

 

 

3. Sections of enamel chipped off near the root

 

 

 

 

 

4. Lighter blade, a few missing serrations

 

 

5. One edge of blade a bit worn, root seems not quite white

 

 

 

6.  Enamel a bit light, root not quite white

 

 

 

 

7. Enamel light, root not quite white

 

 

 

Thanks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 7, 2022 by Mochaccino

[Brett Breakin' Rocks]

Hi There,

 

You have some great looking teeth to pick from ... 

 

As an aside, Bone Valley teeth, land finds generally do have a very specific 'look' to them, but best not to discount teeth found in (Bone Valley) exposures that are frequently exposed to water which can stain the root/blade.

 

Or rather, the look of the tooth cannot always determine location. For example, these teeth are from South Carolina near Summerville. These are also land finds, and also exhibit the same kinds of colors and variety. The conditions for preservation and environment being similar.

 

Location information from the seller being correct is always key. Otherwise you are really making generalities that may or may not be true. Just wanted to get that out there. Just to confuse you a bit more.   

 

These teeth are all from South Carolina

1 hour ago, Mochaccino said:

Hello,

 

So I've very recently learned about bone valley shark teeth, and thinking I might get a nice BV hemipristis serra tooth for my collection. Knowledgable members on this sub have been kind enough to show me examples and inform me that the classic, uniquely identifiable bone valley color is "solid white root + solid dark blade". As I'm still an amateur though, I wanted to ask TFF members to see if these following specimens that I found are indeed distinctively BV hemis, and which one is the nicest example of such? I've posted both lingual and labial surfaces of each.

Edited February 7, 2022 by Brett Breakin' Rocks

[Mochaccino]

1 hour ago, Brett Breakin' Rocks said:

Hi There,

 

You have some great looking teeth to pick from ... 

 

As an aside, Bone Valley teeth, land finds generally do have a very specific 'look' to them, but best not to discount teeth found in (Bone Valley) exposures that are frequently exposed to water which can stain the root/blade.

 

Or rather, the look of the tooth cannot always determine location. For example, these teeth are from South Carolina near Summerville. These are also land finds, and also exhibit the same kinds of colors and variety. The conditions for preservation and environment being similar.

 

Location information from the seller being correct is always key. Otherwise you are really making generalities that may or may not be true. Just wanted to get that out there. Just to confuse you a bit more.   

 

These teeth are all from South Carolina

I see, and would you say the examples I posted have the distinct look of BV land finds Hemis? I'm aware that not all BV teeth have the white root+dark blade combo, but my reasoning was that looking for that particular coloration was the only way to get assuredly BV teeth as I assumed it to be unique to BV (and classically BV-like). 
 

The SC teeth you posted are beautiful though and the bottom-right one of the first image is starting to look somewhat similar to the white root+dark blade coloration, which starts to get confusing indeed.