Rock Hound Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rock Hound Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 Sorry, I never could get it in focus well. Beautiful, in person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Hound Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 The Meg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Hound Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 Otodus Obliquus pays homage, to The Meg. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Wrangellian Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Is that a Eucalyptocrinus/-ites(?) with a trilobutt in it? From Waldron? I like it. BTW you posted that tooth case already, above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Hound Posted June 3, 2022 Author Share Posted June 3, 2022 (edited) On 5/30/2022 at 7:32 AM, Wrangellian said: Is that a Eucalyptocrinus/-ites(?) with a trilobutt in it? From Waldron? I like it. BTW you posted that tooth case already, above. Sorry. I re-identified the Hastalis Mako tooth, as such; because there are no serrations present. It's smooth, so it's not really a Great White. Someone else stepped in and identified the Crinoid fossil. It's so much nicer than what I've found in Mississippi. It's a Calyx, of a Eucalyptocrinites Crassus, with a Trilobite Pygidium attached. Edited June 3, 2022 by Rock Hound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Hound Posted June 7, 2022 Author Share Posted June 7, 2022 More Otodus Obliquus teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Hound Posted June 10, 2022 Author Share Posted June 10, 2022 (edited) Every Otodus Tooth I have so far; viewed from the Prey-Facing side. I wish I had a few really nice large ones, but I appreciate the ones I do have. I would have been such an excited teenager, back in the day. Edited June 10, 2022 by Rock Hound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Hound Posted June 21, 2022 Author Share Posted June 21, 2022 I decided, that i "needed" a nice Ammonite; so I looked around online for a couple of weeks, and finally decided upon this polished one. The price was very reasonable, too. Now I'm waiting through a holiday weekend, for it to ship and deliver..... About 3" x 3.5" in the pictures. It will definitely, be my most attractive fossil. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Hound Posted June 25, 2022 Author Share Posted June 25, 2022 Be aware that lighting makes a huge difference, with polished Ammonites. In the seller's website pictures, it looked more Green; but I bought it anyway, because it had great preservation. Then when it arrived, it doesn't really look green; it's more of the color I prefer on these. Compare these pictures, to the picture in my previous post. Weird? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Hound Posted August 28, 2022 Author Share Posted August 28, 2022 I haven't gotten much new stuff lately, but I did arrange some Otodus Obliquus Shark Teeth, in a simulated dentition; to show to kids, who show interest in Sharks. Most of these teeth, measure 1.25 inches to 1.5 inches. Nothing superb, but when you help someone envision what a mouth full of medium size shark teeth actually looks like; it can be a little bit impressive to them. It inspires interest it Sharks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Hi, It seems to me that your teeth are upside down (interior views of shark mouth) : we see their lingual face, whereas we should see the labial face on a dental simulation. That said, it’s a nice job and I don’t know the dental formula of Otodus, are there symphysar or parasyphysar positions? What do very lateral teeth look like ? @MarcoSr Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 On 8/28/2022 at 2:49 AM, Rock Hound said: I haven't gotten much new stuff lately, but I did arrange some Otodus Obliquus Shark Teeth, in a simulated dentition; to show to kids, who show interest in Sharks. Most of these teeth, measure 1.25 inches to 1.5 inches. Nothing superb, but when you help someone envision what a mouth full of medium size shark teeth actually looks like; it can be a little bit impressive to them. It inspires interest it Sharks. 4 hours ago, Coco said: Hi, It seems to me that your teeth are upside down (interior views of shark mouth) : we see their lingual face, whereas we should see the labial face on a dental simulation. That said, it’s a nice job and I don’t know the dental formula of Otodus, are there symphysar or parasyphysar positions? What do very lateral teeth look like ? @MarcoSr Coco You have some really nice teeth. You have both anterior and lateral teeth in your dentition, but no posterior teeth. Also, you have upper and lower teeth in the wrong jaw and have anterior and lateral teeth misplaced. Check out elasmo.com for a reconstructed O. obliquus dentition to use as a guide. On the elasmo.com home page click on the "Fossil TOOTH-SETS" icon. Then select O. obliquus from the drop-down menu, which is top-right. You should see the below dentition. If you click on each individual tooth in this dentition, you will see a blow-up with different views of that tooth. Also, as Coco states you are showing your dentition in the lingual view instead of the labial view. Coco is also correct that O. obliquus has both upper and lower symphyseal/parasymphyseal teeth, which aren't shown in the elasmo.com dentition. Marco Sr. 2 1 "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Hound Posted September 2, 2022 Author Share Posted September 2, 2022 On 8/29/2022 at 7:30 AM, MarcoSr said: You have some really nice teeth. You have both anterior and lateral teeth in your dentition, but no posterior teeth. Also, you have upper and lower teeth in the wrong jaw and have anterior and lateral teeth misplaced. Check out elasmo.com for a reconstructed O. obliquus dentition to use as a guide. On the elasmo.com home page click on the "Fossil TOOTH-SETS" icon. Then select O. obliquus from the drop-down menu, which is top-right. You should see the below dentition. If you click on each individual tooth in this dentition, you will see a blow-up with different views of that tooth. Also, as Coco states you are showing your dentition in the lingual view instead of the labial view. Coco is also correct that O. obliquus has both upper and lower symphyseal/parasymphyseal teeth, which aren't shown in the elasmo.com dentition. Marco Sr. Thanks, to both of you; for your input. I was aware that I was showing the internal view, and not the prey facing view. I also knew, that I was just guessing at the placement, and trying to arrange a "mouthful of shark teeth" that kids could actually touch; vs something in a museum display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatasaurus93 Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 On 5/6/2022 at 2:39 AM, Rock Hound said: An unknown Vertebra, from an unknown location. It was part of a deceased person's collection. No documentation. Definitely a fossil. Heavy like a small brick. The only suggestion I've received, is that it's possibly from an unknown reptile. It looks like the centrum of a Mosasaur vertebra. Some examples for reference: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Hound Posted September 2, 2022 Author Share Posted September 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Meatasaurus93 said: It looks like the centrum of a Mosasaur vertebra. Some examples for reference: Thank you. Your input on that fossil, is most appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Hound Posted September 3, 2022 Author Share Posted September 3, 2022 I want to say, that I have appreciated all the input people have offered. I have zero people to discuss this hobby with locally, aside from my own father. I am probably also; the only person he can share this hobby with locally, as well. We do not have good fossil hunting nearby, and i mean within 50 to 75 miles of us. My father has encouraged me, to just buy fossils at this point in our lives. It is certainly the quicker way, to grow a collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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