Extraordinary Common Teeth

[PaleoRon]

This is the largest of my Peruvian megs. In sunlight it looks more purple than it looks in the pic.

[isurus90064]

FS: EXCELLENT collection of STH teeth!!! very exciting material .. this topic is getting better every day.

Eddie: Some are some killer blues!!! That meg is something else!

[isurus90064]

PaleoRon; Sweet tooth!!

[PaleoRon]

Here's a blue-ish Lee Creek meg with a messed up tip. Unfortunately I didn't find this one.

[PaleoRon]

Another Lee Creek blue.

[isurus90064]

FANTASTIC patho!

[isurus90064]

Wow that's a killer LC tooth!

Here's a Peruvian meg from the Ocucaje area.

 

Otodus megalodon

 

~5.84" - 14.83cm

 

Late Miocene

Pisco Formation

Ocucaje desert area

Ica Region

Peru

 

 

[isurus90064]

That last one I will have to still shoot the other side because these teeth tend to have a beautiful purple color on some part of the tooth not unlike the one you posted.

Since this email was written I was able to get the previous post edited and have a picture of the labial side of the tooth added as well.

Edited August 30, 2015 by isurus90064

[PaleoRon]

You have a killer collection. I have some Bakersfield material including a posterior meg, but no large megs. Nice Peruvian meg. Some of the colors from there are incredible.

[PaleoRon]

Here's another Lee Creek blue, but it's not from Lee Creek. It is from the Yorktown formation of North Carolina but I found this in a natural exposure.

[fossilselachian]

Here's another Lee Creek blue, but it's not from Lee Creek. It is from the Yorktown formation of North Carolina but I found this in a natural exposure.

Ron:That second shot of the meg in "as found" condition is incredible! What a great reminded of that day in the field. It's one of my favorite pics in this thread!

FS

[fossilselachian]

Here's a blue-ish Lee Creek meg with a messed up tip. Unfortunately I didn't find this one.

That patho tooth is the "bottle opener" meg!

[fossilselachian]

Wow that's a killer LC tooth!

Here's a Peruvian meg (5.84") from the Ocujaje area.

Marcel

Are you sure that Peruvian beauty is not a "rack" tooth?

This is one super meg

FS

[isurus90064]

Marcel

Are you sure that Peruvian beauty is not a "rack" tooth?

This is one super meg

FS

Actually I had to shrink this one to make it fit in its display case ..

[isurus90064]

... a big blonde .. also Sharktooth Hill

 

O. megalodon

 

"Sharktooth Hill"

~15.5 Ma

Middle Miocene

Roundmountain Silt

Bakersfield, Kern County

CA

 

Roundmountain Silt ages:

~15.5-16.3 Ma - Roundmountain Silt strontium-isotope ages (Olson, 1988)

~14.0-15.5 Ma - Roundmountain Silt Luisian benthic foraminiferal fauna (Barron and Isaacs, 2001; Prothero, 2001)

~15.0-16.0 Ma - Roundmountain Silt Denticulopsis lauta A zone diatoms (Barron, 1981; Barron, in Bartow and McDougall, 1984)

~14.5-16.1 Ma - magnetic stratigraphy for the Roundmountain Silt (Prothero, Sanchez, and Denke, 2008)

~15.2-16.0 Ma - magnetic stratigraphy for the middle section of the Roundmountain Silt that includes the bonebed (Prothero, Sanchez, and Denke, 2008)

~15.5 Ma - magnetic stratigraphy for the bonebed itself (Prothero, Sanchez, and Denke, 2008)

~14.5-16.1 Ma - best correlation for the Roundmountain Silt (Prothero, Sanchez, and Denke, 2008)

 

 

[Megalodon1]

:o Hopefully my laptop doesn't short circuit because I drooled all of the darn thing. :o

[Sharktoothguy11222]

... a big blonde .. also Sharktooth Hill

HUGE protective nubs on that tooth. Fanatastic specimen.

[PaleoRon]

Absolutely awesome teeth!

[fossilselachian]

Carcharocles teeth from near "Las Tres Piramides", Ica River Valley, south of Ica, Peru

Marcel:

Some of those Peruvian teeth are indeed "flame throwers". Incredible colors.

[eddie]

Carcharocles teeth from near "Las Tres Piramides", Ica River Valley, south of Ica, Peru

Holy cow. These Peruvian teeth are unbelievable. The first (of the three you just posted)

is... beyond words, I'm speechless. Not sure I'd give up my first born (since he's now old enough

to mow my lawn) for it, but my youngest son might be available for trade. He's got good eyes and

is low to the ground, so he can help you find small teeth/fossils on future trips. Any interest?

Thanks,

Eddie

[fossilselachian]

Here is a pretty C. auriculatus from the Harleyville, SC limestone quarries.

[isurus90064]

As far as kids I already have 3, so I'll have to pass ... I have a couple to spare myself ...

[PaleoRon]

Here's one from Calvert Cliffs. It was found at Brownie's Beach in situ Zone 10 of the Calvert formation. I have very few light colored megs and this is one of the nicest colored non-red teeth that I have.

[Auspex]

Here's one from Calvert Cliffs. I have very few light colored megs and this is one of the nicest colored non-red teeth that I have.

There are times when Calvert equals or surpasses Aurora in the beauty contest, and this is one of them. Makes me proud!

[Northern Sharks]

While this one can't compete with megs and rics, it is extraordinary in it's own right. I have a soft spot for pathological teeth, and this one fits the bill quite well. It almost reminds me of a small Edestus.

And for those that are posting the megs and rics, keep 'em coming :applause: