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I don't have one to get things started, but would love to see some. So get posting folks ;) I have found thousands of hemipristis, just none that big. I hope to find or acquire one someday.

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Do they get that big?

. They do, but few and far between. I have seen one over 2", and have one of about 1 3/4 in my collection.

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I am the publisher of my fossil club newsletter and we have a section on FOTM. In September this outstanding hemi was submitted for consideration. It is a land find from a Southwest Florida construction site!!! Repeating. my personal largest hemi is 1.6 inches so I am a long way from that magic 2 inch club. Enjoy. SS post-2220-0-67335700-1385732656_thumb.jpg

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Yes, two inches is the magic number for Hemipristis. Even a 1 3/4 inch tooth is very rare. From what I've seen the 2-inchers tend to come from Late Miocene to Pliocene sites (especially Bone Valley), apparently the time it reached its largest size. The collectors who find them tend to keep them.

Do they get that big?

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Well, I must admit I found a two incher once. It was a little damaged, so not much of a looker. I sold it not realizing how rare it was...Live and "Maybe" Learn :faint:

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Well, I must admit I found a two incher once. It was a little damaged, so not much of a looker. I sold it not realizing how rare it was...Live and "Maybe" Learn :faint:

Don't feel too bad Jason, some years ago I passed on a 2 1/8" hemi because I thought it was over priced at $20 so I sent it back. DUMB move!

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My biggest Hemi from Calvert Cliffs is approx 1 7/8", and from Lee Creek I have one at 1 3/4". Both of these are upper laterals. That 2" mark sure seems to be the magic number for hemi's. I wonder what some of the biggest ever found are? Could you imagine a 3" Hemi? OMG, it would look ferocious!

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My largest Hemi is 1 7/8 inch. I love Hemi's, hence my name.

I just saw one on ebay the other day at, or just over 2". It was going for big bucks.

If I had it to spend, I would have bought it.

Yeah, a 3" Hemi would be absolutely awesome.

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The largest I have seen was 2 5/8" from Bone Valley.

That, my friend, is too cool.

Was it in good shape?

Have a pic?

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Yes, two inches is the magic number for Hemipristis. Even a 1 3/4 inch tooth is very rare. From what I've seen the 2-inchers tend to come from Late Miocene to Pliocene sites (especially Bone Valley), apparently the time it reached its largest size. The collectors who find them tend to keep them.

In 17+ years of collecting Calvert Cliffs I have never found a 2" hemi. As mentioned previously, I believe the largest I have is an upper lateral at 1 7/8", and then a few at 1 3/4". Given that I have found probably well over 7,000 hemi's from the cliffs, a large hemi at or near 2" must be extrememly rare; at least for the area/material that I have been collecting.

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Here are some Hemis from the Pliocene Yorktown formation at Lee Creek, NC. The largest lateral is exactly 2 inches, the largest anterior 1.95 inches. I can't even imagine one over 2.5!post-12754-0-25753600-1386170196_thumb.jpg

Here are some more from the same age and location, with several over 1.5 Inches.

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I have about 3 times that many from the Miocene Pungo River formation, but none over an inch and a half.

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Here are some Hemis from the Pliocene Yorktown formation at Lee Creek, NC. The largest lateral is exactly 2 inches, the largest anterior 1.95 inches. I can't even imagine one over 2.5!attachicon.gif100_4175.JPG

Here are some more from the same age and location, with several over 1.5 Inches.

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I have about 3 times that many from the Miocene Pungo River formation, but none over an inch and a half.

Gary

Nice!!!! I have thousands of Hemis from Maryland and Virginia. A good number around 1.5 inches but only a few larger. My largest from Virginia is only 1.625.

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This one is about as close as they get.. just under 2 inches on two calipers.. it's 1.98 inches.

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Ok Jason, here ya go, I know you've been wanting to eye this butter yellow hemi, oh and here is a nice black one too, both are SC teeth.

The yellow one has super sharp serrations, I know..............I cut my thumb on it lol

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Here are some from the Yorktown Formation at Lee Creek. The boxes are 2 inches long. The three inside the boxes are slightly shorter than 2 inches, the one outside the box at top is slightly over 2 inches and the broken one comes close to being 2 inches wide (1 and 14/16 inches).

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Hi here are some of my Hemis from the Yorktown Formation at Lee Creek Mine, sorry no photos but shark57 & MarcoSr have both seen theses in my collection #1 is 1 13/16" #2 & 3 or 1 7/8" #4 & 5 or 1 9/16" # 6 is 2 1/8" & # 7 is 2 3/16". I also have 10 more between 1" & 1 1/5".

George definitely has a lot of real nice, real big Hemis in his collection from the Lee Creek Mine. His two big Hemis are awesome teeth.

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Thanks Marco you are very kind to say that. I have been very lucky to collect so many nice fossils over the years.

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Ok Jason, here ya go, I know you've been wanting to eye this butter yellow hemi, oh and here is a nice black one too, both are SC teeth.

The yellow one has super sharp serrations, I know..............I cut my thumb on it lol

Mike, your pics don't do that yellow hemi justice! That's an awesome tooth. Thank you for letting me hold it!

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Daryl,

Is the 1 7/8-inch tooth from the Calvert Formation? If so, your tooth is truly huge for an Early-Middle Miocene Hemipristis. As noted by shark57 above, 1 1/2 inches is sort of a magic number for teeth in that age range. To add another example, it is very unusual to see one over that size from the Sharktooth Hill Bonebed. The largest I've seen from there is about 1 5/8 inches.

Jess

My biggest Hemi from Calvert Cliffs is approx 1 7/8", and from Lee Creek I have one at 1 3/4". Both of these are upper laterals. That 2" mark sure seems to be the magic number for hemi's. I wonder what some of the biggest ever found are? Could you imagine a 3" Hemi? OMG, it would look ferocious!

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Back when I worked at LACM, way back in the pleistocene, I can remember them sending a reconacence party down to baja calif for fossil sh th. I believe it was around Santa Rosario somewhere . And I can remember seeing the trays of teeth they brought back. along with MANY other sweet pliocene teeth and other vertebrate fossils. I remember specifically the eye popping, at least a dozen, giant hemipristis. ALL were that beautiful yellowish color and, close to or over, two inches each. To this day I can still see those magnificent teeth when I close my eyes. Never saw them again. And who knows where they went.

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Not the magic 2 inch mark but my best hemi at 1.84.

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