eddie Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Here are my two biggest. Pictures don't do big hemis justice! Tooth on left is 2 1/8". The other tooth is 1 15/16". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRK Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Sure they do. Hold them in your hand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 PRK, Yes, LACM used to go to a site called "Corkscrew Hill" in English; "Loma del Tirabuzon" in Spanish near Santa Rosalia. Shelton Applegate described the site in his 1978 article, "Phyletic Studies: Part 1: Tiger Sharks. I have seen a partial tooth from there that would have been around 2 inches when it was complete. Jess 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 When I came looking for this thread, you know I had good news. I did not realize how very rare Hemipristis serra teeth over 2 inches actually were. A good friend waxed eloquently about the fantastic finds at this new Bone Valley creek site he had discovered and suggested we would do well. On the 2nd shovel of the day, a black leaf turned out to be a Hemi... It was a Large Hemi, 2.05 inches. and colorful. A little bruised, but this one seems to confirm Bone Valley large Hemipristic teeth with yellow or golden colors.. I am really fortunate to have many good friends. 2 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Shellseeker said: When I came looking for this thread, you know I had good news. I did not realize how very rare Hemipristis serra teeth over 2 inches actually were. A good friend waxed eloquently about the fantastic finds at this new Bone Valley creek site he had discovered and suggested we would do well. On the 2nd shovel of the day, a black leaf turned out to be a Hemi... It was a Large Hemi, 2.05 inches. and colorful. A little bruised, but this one seems to confirm Bone Valley large Hemipristic teeth with yellow or golden colors.. I am really fortunate to have many good friends. what a beautiful find Jack, CongratsWell earned I'm sure Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Here is my entry. from Pliocene sediments in Craven County N.C. 2.03 inches long; 1.81 inch wide. It's wider than most of the larger hemi's I have found are long. 2 Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailingAlongToo Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Lovely! Don't know much about history Don't know much biology Don't know much about science books......... Sam Cooke - (What A) Wonderful World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 On 6/14/2019 at 5:27 PM, sixgill pete said: Here is my entry. from Pliocene sediments in Craven County N.C. 2.03 inches long; 1.81 inch wide. It's wider than most of the larger hemi's I have found are long. Sweet!! I love the color combos... The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 @jcbshark I had forgotten about this thread. Obviously (from your post about Jacks tooth) you did too. 2 inchers are obviously very rare shown by the very small handful posted here that actually make that magical mark 1 Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 37 minutes ago, sixgill pete said: @jcbshark I had forgotten about this thread. Obviously (from your post about Jacks tooth) you did too. 2 inchers are obviously very rare shown by the very small handful posted here that actually make that magical mark Thanks Don Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatWhiteMac Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Love Hemis! One of my all time favourite species for sure. Bone Valley, FL and Lee Creek, NC seem to have the best odds of hitting the magical 2" mark. But like others were saying anything 1.75+" is a real monster of a Hemi. I am lucky enough to own one 2" Lee Creek Hemi and about 15-20 1.75"+ Bone Valley Hemis (biggest BV is 1.96"). Must have been one scary shark that's for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 On 12/29/2019 at 10:53 AM, GreatWhiteMac said: Love Hemis! One of my all time favourite species for sure. Bone Valley, FL and Lee Creek, NC seem to have the best odds of hitting the magical 2" mark. But like others were saying anything 1.75+" is a real monster of a Hemi. I am lucky enough to own one 2" Lee Creek Hemi and about 15-20 1.75"+ Bone Valley Hemis (biggest BV is 1.96"). Must have been one scary shark that's for sure! Hi GreatWhiteMac, I have seen a couple of Venice Beach Hemipristis at around 1 3/4 inches so someone might have a 2-incher from there too. In the old days collectors found some large Hemopristis around Cabo San Lucas, Mexico too. You can't legally export fossils from there anymore (Mexico started cracking down on that in the 90's) but back in the 60's and 70's (and maybe earlier) some rockhounds brought back teeth from there. Jess 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praefectus Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Here is my biggest snaggletooth. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 2 hours ago, Praefectus said: Here is my biggest snaggletooth. Nice tooth. Plus it looks like the shark bit into the tooth when shedding it. Marco Sr. 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...
Praefectus Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 21 minutes ago, MarcoSr said: Nice tooth. Plus it looks like the shark bit into the tooth when shedding it. Marco Sr. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark57 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 It has been 4 years, so I thought I would revive this topic to see if any other big Hemipristis have been found. I'm including a pic of the largest one I have ever seen. Unfortunately, I did not find it; but I was present when it was found at the Lee Creek mine. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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