Haizahnjager Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Happy New Year everyone! I pose a challenge to every fossil tooth collector on this forum. Post a tooth that is rather large or unusual for it's type(i.e. exhibiting pathology, rare coloration, etc.). I will start the party. The only real "flaw" on this tooth is on the lingual side of the root. It looks as though the shark bit it's own tooth, possibly as it was losing it. Flaw or no flaw, I think this is a nice quality specimen of large size. I will be very interested to see what everyone else posts and will continue posting my own finds. I apologize in advance if this thread has been already started. Species: Isurus desori Size: 2.875 inches Formation: Chandler Bridge Age: Oligocene Location: Dorchester County, S.C. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Owens Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Happy New Year everyone! I pose a challenge to every fossil tooth collector on this forum. Post a tooth that is rather large or unusual for it's type(i.e. exhibiting pathology, rare coloration, etc.). I will start the party.The only real "flaw" on this tooth is on the lingual side of the root. It looks as though the shark bit it's own tooth, possibly as it was losing it. Flaw or no flaw, I think this is a nice quality specimen of large size. I will be very interested to see what everyone else posts and will continue posting my own finds. I apologize in advance if this thread has been already started. Species: Isurus desori Size: 2.875 inches Formation: Chandler Bridge Age: Oligocene Location: Dorchester County, S.C. Might not it be that the tooth was infected? -----"Your Texas Connection!"------ Fossils: Windows to the past Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorman Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 I wouldn't call that a flaw, and that is a huge tooth man I would love to find one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haizahnjager Posted January 1, 2008 Author Share Posted January 1, 2008 Might not it be that the tooth was infected? The cut looks pretty clean Mike, it's not pitted or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Sharks Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 That I.desori is an absolute monster . My album in the gallery "unusual shark teeth" has these three and more in it. Have a look and tell me what you think. 1 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...
Haizahnjager Posted January 2, 2008 Author Share Posted January 2, 2008 NS, those are some AWESOME teeth!!! I have personally found about 30 Carcharoides (all from SC), but I believe every single one of them is a catticus. Thank you very much for sharing those teeth and making me drool! -Rob C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy 55 Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Thats a real nice tooth in my book flaw or not. COOL!!!!!! :Thumbs-up: It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Fantastic teeth and I don't have any really huge ones but I do have a rare one so I will include it here. It's the schizorhea that I found while living in Arkansas on the banks of the Ouachita River. It is one of my favorites. I almost didn't post it on the CA forum for an ID (in the past) because I decided it wasn't a tooth. Sure glad I did. It is the two almost dead center Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Owens Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 The cut looks pretty clean Mike, it's not pitted or anything. The resoulation is not good on my TV, but on the back side of the tooth between the root & blade that area doesn't look normal to me. -----"Your Texas Connection!"------ Fossils: Windows to the past Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Owens Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 This is considered a large specimen. I have posted it before, but haven't had anyone give me an positive I.D. on it, as to the formation it may be from. I know it's Megalodon & It is "suppose" to have come from the Green River in South Carolina. I know that color is suppose to be able to tell you the formation it's from, as different formations have different type of mineraIs which produce the various colors. I have this one listed on the for sale forum with more photos. If any of you South Carolina folks are familar with megs from there, please add your comments & enlighten me. -----"Your Texas Connection!"------ Fossils: Windows to the past Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Fantastic teeth and I don't have any really huge ones but I do have a rare one so I will include it here.It's the schizorhea that I found while living in Arkansas on the banks of the Ouachita River. It is one of my favorites. I almost didn't post it on the CA forum for an ID (in the past) because I decided it wasn't a tooth. Sure glad I did. It is the two almost dead center Looks like some interesting teeth there, Roz! Can you post a larger image so that we can see some details? What is the full name of the shark you're highlighting? --------Harry Pristis http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Looks like some interesting teeth there, Roz! Can you post a larger image so that we can see some details? What is the full name of the shark you're highlighting?--------Harry Pristis Well, I think it is the fish, Schizorhiza stromi Here is another closeup pic. Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 This is considered a large specimen. I have posted it before, but haven't had anyone give me an positive I.D. on it, as to the formation it may be from. I know it's Megalodon & It is "suppose" to have come from the Green River in South Carolina. I know that color is suppose to be able to tell you the formation it's from, as different formations have different type of mineraIs which produce the various colors. I have this one listed on the for sale forum with more photos. If any of you South Carolina folks are familar with megs from there, please add your comments & enlighten me. WOW Mike, all these HUGE teeth and you others also, you need to give a drool warning :lol: Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorman Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Roz, those are very cool teeth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Owens Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 WOW Mike, all these HUGE teethand you others also, you need to give a drool warning :lol: Size isn't everything in fossils. I love those fish teeth of yours. I had some like it & didn't know what they were for years. They are neat! :cool: -----"Your Texas Connection!"------ Fossils: Windows to the past Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Roz, those are very cool teeth! Thanks, Anson. The rostral teeth I have found are some of my favorites and the nurse shark (more common, but I have only found one ever) I love all the teeth I find, have a fascination with them the same with echinoids, ammonites, bone..dang, guess I like all fossils! Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Size isn't everything in fossils. I love those fish teeth of yours. I had some like it & didn't know what they were for years. They are neat! :cool: Yes, I agree with you but I would still like to find a giant tooth one day. I think they are so awesome. Yes, I see why you didn't recognize your schizorhiza teeth. They are not very standard teeth-looking. Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Well, I think it is the fish, Schizorhiza stromiHere is another closeup pic. Too cool for words! Thanks for the image, Roz. These are rare teeth, indeed. The specimens used to illustrate Welton & Farish's book on Texas sharks and rays are from another paper. Here's what they say: Dunkle (1948) reported on the occurrence of a rostral tooth of Schizorhiza cf. weileri Serra 1933 in the Escondido Formation, Maverick County [Texas]. Rostral teeth of this genus are known only from isolated teeth, and the type species, S. stromeri Weiler 1930, was described from the Late Cretaceous of Egypt. Dunkle considered the rostral tooth from Texas to be more closely comparable with S. weileri Serra 1933.... Sooo....If we can assume that your Arkansas teeth are more closely related to the Texas teeth than to the Egyptian teeth, here's a label for your specimens: Order RAJIFORMES Berg 1940 Family SCLERORHYNCHIDAE Cappetta 1974 Genus Schizorhiza Weiler 1930 Schizorhiza cf. weileri Serra 1933 Late Cretaceous (Maestrichtian) Nice finds! -----Harry Pristis 1 http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Too cool for words! Thanks for the image, Roz.These are rare teeth, indeed. The specimens used to illustrate Welton & Farish's book on Texas sharks and rays uses illustrations from another paper. Here's what they say: Dunkle (1948) reported on the occurrence of a rostral tooth of Schizorhiza cf. weileri Serra 1933 in the Escondido Formation, Maverick County [Texas]. Rostral teeth of this genus are known only from isolated teeth, and the type species, S. stromeri Weiler 1930, was described from the Late Cretaceous of Egypt. Dunkle considered the rostral tooth from Texas to be more closely comparable with S. weileri Serra 1933.... Sooo....If we can assume that your Arkansas teeth are more closely related to the Texas teeth than to the Egyptian teeth, here's a label for your specimens: Order RAJIFORMES Berg 1940 Family SCLERORHYNCHIDAE Cappetta 1974 Genus Schizorhiza Weiler 1930 Schizorhiza cf. weileri Serra 1933 Late Cretaceous (Maestrichtian) Nice finds! -----Harry Pristis WOW, thanks for that ID cause I can copy and paste it and put it with the teeth! You made my day! YIPPEE Harry, if you ever find yourself heading in the Malvern, Arkansas area, let me know and I can guide you to the spot. Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 WOW, thanks for that ID cause I can copy and paste it and put it with the teeth! You made my day! YIPPEE Harry, if you ever find yourself heading in the Malvern, Arkansas area, let me know and I can guide you to the spot. Good deal, Roz! http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 On January 3, 2008 at 8:07 AM, Roz said: Fantastic teeth and I don't have any really huge ones but I do have a rare one so I will include it here. It's the schizorhea that I found while living in Arkansas on the banks of the Ouachita River. It is one of my favorites. I almost didn't post it on the CA forum for an ID (in the past) because I decided it wasn't a tooth. Sure glad I did. It is the two almost dead center Just in case someone is looking for posts about this sawfish, I am bumping this thread it with the correct spelling, Schizorhiza. This is a sawfish better known from Morocco and Niger (presumably other parts of Africa as well). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Wow, somebody has been digging in the archives. The last post was from 10 years ago. Always great to revive with new input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone guy Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Ill throw in my two cents just to revive this topic a bit. Here's a unique shark tooth from Lee Creek, NC. It looks pretty normal; serrations are nice, color is a cool blue. But the root is missing. I had to do a double take when I recovered this from the matrix. Does anybody know what may have caused this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anomotodon Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 On 7/24/2018 at 4:10 AM, Bone guy said: Ill throw in my two cents just to revive this topic a bit. Here's a unique shark tooth from Lee Creek, NC. It looks pretty normal; serrations are nice, color is a cool blue. But the root is missing. I had to do a double take when I recovered this from the matrix. Does anybody know what may have caused this? The root seems undeveloped rather than broken, so this might be a tooth from the back tooth rows The Tooth Fairy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anomotodon Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Here is my favourite tooth pathology - ?Striatolamia crown with split main cusp from Kyiv Eocene. Although various pathologies are not very rare - bent or too compressed cusps or roots, this type of abnormalities is much rarer - it is my only specimen. 1 The Tooth Fairy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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