32fordboy Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 So, this just came in today, a bunch of associated Mastodon stuff from Florida. They were found in the 70s. If the two missing portions of the tusk were set in place, I assume it would be about 4' from base to tip, not including the missing base portion. The tusk is about 6" in diameter. Question 1: I know the rear portion of Mastodon tusks were hollow. A bit of that hollow section is remaining. Is there an average ratio of solid to hollow so I can estimate the total length the tusk would have been in life? Question 2: Can anybody PM me a rough value based on what little info you have? All the pieces are very solid. Both sides of the tusk are in the same general condition. Thanks! Nick www.nicksfossils.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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32fordboy Posted February 9, 2011 Author Share Posted February 9, 2011 By the way, I'm thinking of restoring the missing sections of tusk. There will be no mods to the fossils, though, so they can be left in their natural state. www.nicksfossils.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Beauties Nick! Selling or Keeping? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32fordboy Posted February 9, 2011 Author Share Posted February 9, 2011 Anything is for sale for the right price. Actually, I've been looking for a large section of Mammoth tusk for a while, but this Mastodon material is even better, so I'll keep it for a while. www.nicksfossils.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foshunter Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 So, this just came in today, a bunch of associated Mastodon stuff from Florida. They were found in the 70s. If the two missing portions of the tusk were set in place, I assume it would be about 4' from base to tip, not including the missing base portion. The tusk is about 6" in diameter. Question 1: I know the rear portion of Mastodon tusks were hollow. A bit of that hollow section is remaining. Is there an average ratio of solid to hollow so I can estimate the total length the tusk would have been in life? Question 2: Can anybody PM me a rough value based on what little info you have? All the pieces are very solid. Both sides of the tusk are in the same general condition. Thanks! Nick I have a partial tusk found in the NSR, the hole tapers to a flatened point if that makes sense, the one I have is 5 inches deep but don't know how much is missing.--Tom Grow Old Kicking And Screaming !!"Don't Tread On Me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 i feel like i can't pm you a value because an assemblage like that is not offered commonly enough to have an established value. my thought is that it's worth whatever someone will give you for it. since the association seems anecdotal and the pieces of the puzzle don't fit to comprise a whole, i might would proceed just by aggregating what i perceived to be the individual value of the pieces. and just from my opinion as a student/collector of fossils, whatever value it currently has would completely go away were fabrication to be done on it. things like houses and cars may become superficially worth more and flippable when purchased as "fixer uppers" and "freshened", but many other things are not. a lot depends though on to whom you wish to sell stuff. if scientific and collector value is of no interest due to a perception that an interior decorator will buy something for a restaurant or office decoration, then the situation becomes no different from the other antiques drilled through and bolted high up on the wall in those sorts of venues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwin Ahoy Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 I'm going to side with tracer against doing any restoration, especially since it seems the restoration would be significant. Perhaps an alternative would be to build an armature to hold the pieces of the tusk at where they would be, would the tusk have been whole, and leave the gaps blank. Since they are all associated, you could always incorporate the rest of the material into the display as well, if you wished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32fordboy Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 Just to clarify--I was going to build an armature-the restoration would not be attached to the bones in any way-it would also be held to the armature. It would just be there to bridge the gaps. Indeed I agree making any resto permanent/attached would be way overkill. With the restoration being it's own seperate units, there's no drop in value. I've also seen people do a background with a full-size drawing on it-that may be the way to go just because of the time involved. www.nicksfossils.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Nick.... Great aquisition.... Make sure you let us see how you display it once you decide... Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32fordboy Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 Okay. It'll be a long way off from now, unfortunately. There's no time and no place to put it. www.nicksfossils.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Okay. It'll be a long way off from now, unfortunately. There's no time and no place to put it. I'm sure I kind find somewhere around here for it. Nice grouping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter16 Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Hi, was wondering how far along you came with your Mastodon fossils, what is their status. Have you collected any new pieces since your last post? I've recently been interested in collecting Mastodon fossils, so far I have a piece of a skull, and some tusk ivory. However the piece I have from the skull which i purchased, I've been trying to find exactly where this piece fits in, or which part of the skull it originates from. Are you well versed on the American Mastodon? Or can you refer me to somebody that is? Also, in reading your earlier posts, did you ever finish working on that Mastodon tusk you found? Do you have any mastodon ivory you are willing to part with? Well have to run now, have a great day and hope to hear back from you soon. Thanks Again - Leo Aguirre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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