Guest N.AL.hunter Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Well several of you have heard/read me complaining that I just never seem to find larger teeth of Makos or Megs. Well also, I once said something in a forum post or on chat about finding some shark teeth when I was a kid, perhaps 10 years old, down in Florida. Near New Port Richey to be exact. While unboxing my collection recently, I came across the small box of those very teeth. They had been boxed for some 20 years or more. These were found in a pile of sand/dirt from them dredging a canal. While not giants, and the longest one is a partial (at least I think it is a mako, 2.25"), but they are not tinny like the ones I have found recently. And the "patterned" one is really blue and white. The photo doesn't show the colors properly. Wonder what else I have, hmmmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 that's funny. twenty years is a long time to not know you have something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkdentist Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Well several of you have heard/read me complaining that I just never seem to find larger teeth of Makos or Megs. Well also, I once said something in a forum post or on chat about finding some shark teeth when I was a kid, perhaps 10 years old, down in Florida. Near New Port Richey to be exact. While unboxing my collection recently, I came across the small box of those very teeth. They had been boxed for some 20 years or more. These were found in a pile of sand/dirt from them dredging a canal. While not giants, and the longest one is a partial (at least I think it is a mako, 2.25"), but they are not tinny like the ones I have found recently. And the "patterned" one is really blue and white. The photo doesn't show the colors properly. Wonder what else I have, hmmmm. yep that is a mako nice teeth love the colors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmorefossil Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 those poor teeth couldnt breathe!!!! Well at least they are out now and they have some really nice color to them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoRon Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Nice colors on that mako. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megateeth Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 those poor teeth couldnt breathe!!!! They probably thought they had been donated to a museum. (sorry, I could not resist) BTW Congrats. It is not often that we find the same tooth twice. Megateeth Fossils - Megalodon Teeth, Other Shark Teeth and Info about Megalodon shark tooth collecting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreekCrawler Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Congrats on the finds That largest one looks like a Lower! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefootgirl Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Cool! Glad you got to find them twice! In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat: but in the evolution of real knowledge, it marks the first step in progress toward victory. Alfred North Whithead 'Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenixflood Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 That white mako has beautiful colors! The soul of a Fossil Hunter is one that is seeking, always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Now if only you could find the box with that perfect 5" Meg in it... "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...
mommabetts Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Nice find, even if you didn't know you had it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkdentist Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 They probably thought they had been donated to a museum. (sorry, I could not resist) BTW Congrats. It is not often that we find the same tooth twice. haha donated to a museum now thats funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bj aurora Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Congrats on your "re-finds", sadly I know how you feel - and I have only been collecting 11 years or so and forget what I have until I open that box again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Hey Del, are you closing in on the point where you'll be able to hide your own Easter eggs? (I've been there for 5 or 6 years; it's a real time saver!) "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...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Hey Del, are you closing in on the point where you'll be able to hide your own Easter eggs?(I've been there for 5 or 6 years; it's a real time saver!) Who are you? Have we met? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Who are you? Have we met? Yeah, I left a little box of New Port Richey teeth with you for safe-keeping, a little over 20 years ago. Don't you remember? "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...
tracer Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 you people aren't funny, whoever you are. you people aren't funny, whoever you are. hey, i bet you never found any fossils in your house that you'd forgotten about, have you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 TJ! Your Dad's wanderin' 'round the neighborhood again! "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...
sparkchaser Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I am loving the colors on that Mako. RAWR! I am zeee dead bobcat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordpiney Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 that mottled one on the bottom is beautiful. nice re-finds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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