Sharktoothguy11222 Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Here is the link to some pictures of Gordon Hubbell's collection. He is what got me started collecting shark teeth. I never met him in person, but I do remember the first time I ever saw him(on the July 1, 1998), of Shark Week's "Prehistoric Sharks". He has some nice associated sets of teeth. He has some nice BV Benedeni's too!!! and of particular interest, a LARGE meg from Japan. I'm like "Do those even exist(RARE). AWESOME COLLECTION!! Enjoy! And, as a sidenote, it was the same shark week where I first heard that accursed "Meow Mix Jingle". I still can't get the damned thing out of my head after 10 years. http://www.tellmewhereonearth.com/Web%20Pa...rks_Page_15.htm Some of my fav's from his collection! :shark::shark::shark::shark::shark::shark: Tha tighin fodham, fodham, fodham! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 I'm stunned; no way to get my mind around a collection like that! Drop that URL into the website forum, for future reference. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Sharks Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 I had the mop and pail ready just in case . A rerun of that episode is what got me into shark teeth as well, although I've had a fascination with fossils since kindergarden age. The stuff he has is out of this world. There are other posting on the forum with more of Dr. Hubbell's collection as well There's no limit to what you can accomplish when you're supposed to be doing something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilselachian Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Great post with the link to Hubbell's collection. I'd seen some of the pics previously but never all in one place like the website. Beyond words!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharktoothguy11222 Posted June 28, 2008 Author Share Posted June 28, 2008 Great post with the link to Hubbell's collection. I'd seen some of the pics previously but never all in one place like the website. Beyond words!! No problem. The collection is absolutely breathtaking. Maybe we could take a field trip there Of course, Northern Sharks will probably bring pants with BIG pockets Tha tighin fodham, fodham, fodham! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emtilt Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Those whorl-toothed shark (Helicoprion bessonowi) teeth-things are one of the most bizarre fossils I've ever seen. I've found them intriguing ever since seeing one (I suppose it was likely a cast) at the Florida Museum of Natural History a while back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 A useful new emoticon: "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megaselachus13 Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 I knew this link some time ago and it is impressive. Without wanting to offend anyone, is the best collection of shark's fossils that has ever met. Many unique specimens in this collection. I love the peruvian white's shark specimen. I don't understand as there isn't own website showing in detail something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 well i got to meet one of Mr. Hubbell's friends today, i have met before but never knew he was a friend of Gordon. He told me they use to fossil togeather and he sold Gordon a few megs over the years including a 5 1/4 inch meg from maryland!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilselachian Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 A useful new emoticon: The "Droolicon". I like it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Sharks Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 A useful new emoticon: Oh yeah. That one's definitely a keeper. It would come in handy a lot There's no limit to what you can accomplish when you're supposed to be doing something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isurus90064 Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Gordon's collection is without a doubt not only the largest but the most complete and impressive collection of elasmobranchs in the world. Great pics! Fossil shark teeth from all over: http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/2380-extraordinary-common-teeth/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 Fortunately for shark paleontologists, Hubbel is leaving his collection with the University of Florida... there are some scarily incredible (and important!) specimens in his collection that now await description. For example, there's the Carcharodon sp. skeleton that will more or less 'break' the "Carcharodon megalodon" advocates. I guess that it is already at UF, because a grad student there had a poster at SVP last year on that specimen... and Bob Purdy had a poster right next to him, trying to debunk the Isurus-Carcharodon anagenetic transition with his same old stale arguments. Bobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 I knew this link some time ago and it is impressive. Without wanting to offend anyone, is the best collection of shark's fossils that has ever met. Many unique specimens in this collection. I love the peruvian white's shark specimen. I don't understand as there isn't own website showing in detail something like that. Anyone thinking his collection is better would not be playing with a full deck! Some unbelievable specimens from an unbelievable number of locations! Great post with some great pictures! Thanks, Eddie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcondriver Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Sure would like to get the exact sizes of those verts in the first picture. Trying to determine the size of shark that belong to the verts I have. FD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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