Phoenixflood Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 I would like to see some of those fossils we label as heartbreakers. So many times I find a wonderful tooth, except for the fact that it's broken! I was wondering if there was anyone else out there than can commiserate? Here is my biggest heartbreaker! Would have been a 6 incher!!!! And it was pathological!!!!! The soul of a Fossil Hunter is one that is seeking, always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 For the want of a tip... "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...
Nicholas Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Perfect but one eye... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmorefossil Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 boy have i come across my share of heartbreakers, most of them i didnt even think were going to be untill i had the whole thing dug out or in my hand, im not at my computer right now but you will get some pictures from me in around 2 hours, most of them you guys have already seen but i guess since the topic is set out for this that i should post them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Menser Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 I found this 9" chunk of (Mammoth?) tusk along with hundreds of fragments in a construction site in WPB Florida. There were dozens of broken Mammoth teeth in the mix and one Mastodon tooth of which only two of the crowns and part of the root were found. Be true to the reality you create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmorefossil Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 ok ill just post a few a day because it would be to much of a heartbreak to give them all out at once.... so here are a few Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megalodon1 Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 If it was not for a big portion of the tip missing, this would have probably been close to a 7 incher. Hands down, it's the heaviest, and chunkiest tooth that I have ever held in my hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmorefossil Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 yea i can see a little something wrong there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Here is my heartbreak. It would be the largest in my collection and by far the coolest. Found at the edge of a man made pond in a neighboring golf course development. Pentax Optio W60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmorefossil Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 to bad.... but hey you can tell that it broke before it was fossillized, so you found as much as one could! if that cheers you up any Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 ...you can tell that it broke before it was fossillized... It never occurred to me that it was possible to do that; how can you tell? "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...
micropterus101 Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 You guys and your heartbreakers. Try collecting concretionary fossils. heartbreak is a way of life. Alot of these will turn out ok if I ever get another scribe But it still sucks to get a bad break! fossil crabs website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmorefossil Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 well i think most collecting is, you always hope for perfect complete teeth when you hunt the cliffs but most are far from that, i have thousands of broken teeth but i wouldnt really call them heartbreakers just because its so common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jax Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 a 1/4 of what would have been a 2 in + Ptychodus tooth . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoRon Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 These two pieces were found in the same hole months apart. I'm still looking for the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmorefossil Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 yea that would be a good one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 that meg found by the man-made pond probably got broken when they were making the pond. the sharp edges and dark areas where the break was indicate little weathering or exposure to the elements since the break occurred, relative to the rest of the fossil. as for feeling bad over broken fossils that you were smacking with a hammer, um, that's kinda like those gags on tv where the guy says, "doc, it hurts when i do this" and the doctor says, "well, then don't do that." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmorefossil Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 No only a small part is missing near the top of the tooth the large section looks like it has been that way for a very long time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmorefossil Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 At most the other root lobe was broken off but the tooth had some severe feeding damage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilsrock Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Here's a root from what would have been a 6+ incher. Note how small that root part is on the 3-incher here. From Maryland, so I KNOW they're out there waiting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoRon Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 At most the other root lobe was broken off but the tooth had some severe feeding damage The only feeding damage on that tooth is the tip and a small area along the side. I would call it minor feeding damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmorefossil Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 are you sure your looking at the same tooth, you see how this side of the tooth is broken but is not recent, the core of the tooth has faded and is not fresh as the break to the root is, i find this in many of the teeth i dig out where the tooth is just not there plain and simple its sad to find such nice teeth and they end up being broken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmorefossil Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 here is one for today, i know yesterday i posted a bunch but im going to take this tooth from how i found it to what it looks like right now, i still need to find some paint for it but for right now its looking good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmorefossil Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Here's a root from what would have been a 6+ incher. Note how small that root part is on the 3-incher here.From Maryland, so I KNOW they're out there waiting! yea that would have been a big one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoRon Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 are you sure your looking at the same tooth, you see how this side of the tooth is broken but is not recent, the core of the tooth has faded and is not fresh as the break to the root is, i find this in many of the teeth i dig out where the tooth is just not there plain and simple its sad to find such nice teeth and they end up being broken. It's the same tooth. There is a lot of difference between mechanical (non-feeding) damage and feeding damage. The tooth was broken after the shark lost it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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