dinodigger Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Hey gang, quick post from the field. currently working on a few complete dimetrodon skeletons and found this beautiful pre canine. shed tooth with very nice serrations, growth rings, and feeding wear. he did some chewing... Link to post Share on other sites
ynot Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Sweet tooth! Link to post Share on other sites
CBOB Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Wow! Thanks for posting! Sweet! Link to post Share on other sites
digit Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Nice! Cheers. -Ken Link to post Share on other sites
FossilDudeCO Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Thanks for sharing! Great tooth there! Link to post Share on other sites
Fossildude19 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Incredible find, Chris! Thanks for the update. Regards, Link to post Share on other sites
mmaley Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 That is a beauty! Thanks for sharing. Link to post Share on other sites
-Andy- Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Great find! Such sweet, sweet serrations on that tooth. Any idea of the species? Link to post Share on other sites
Spinosaurus Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 nice one! Link to post Share on other sites
Vieira Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Amazing tooth. Congratulations Link to post Share on other sites
dinodigger Posted December 27, 2016 Author Share Posted December 27, 2016 11 hours ago, -Andy- said: Great find! Such sweet, sweet serrations on that tooth. Any idea of the species? Hey Andy, This tooth is pretty slender with fine serrations- D. loomisi has this feature. Some of the bigger, more advanced ddons have very robust teeth with a bit coarser serrations. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Plantguy Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Wow what a tooth! congrats. Maybe you already mentioned it in another post but I was reading in some 2014 article tonight that said these guys actually ate sharks occasionally. Is there any evidence of that with the specimens you all working with there? Regards, Chris Link to post Share on other sites
dinodigger Posted December 28, 2016 Author Share Posted December 28, 2016 44 minutes ago, Plantguy said: Wow what a tooth! congrats. Maybe you already mentioned it in another post but I was reading in some 2014 article tonight that said these guys actually ate sharks occasionally. Is there any evidence of that with the specimens you all working with there? Regards, Chris Hey Chris, yes! We have an abundance of the fresh water shark, orthacanthus and ABUNDANT evidence of shark bites on dimetrodon bones. Also have a lot of shark cartilage that has been munched by ddons, and occasionally we'll get a chunk with a dimetrodon tooth jabbed in neatly. The research site is a fascinating story- an oxbow lake that survived as a habitable ecosystem for probably a few thousand years. Many many many layers deposited season after season. Some years the water was good, with abundant sharks and other years much drier, and sharks were few. As the water became too shallow we see sharks stranded and ripe for the taking by big bull dimetrodons. One good shark will feed a dimetrodon for a few months. Chris 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Plantguy Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 9 hours ago, dinodigger said: Hey Chris, yes! We have an abundance of the fresh water shark, orthacanthus and ABUNDANT evidence of shark bites on dimetrodon bones. Also have a lot of shark cartilage that has been munched by ddons, and occasionally we'll get a chunk with a dimetrodon tooth jabbed in neatly. The research site is a fascinating story- an oxbow lake that survived as a habitable ecosystem for probably a few thousand years. Many many many layers deposited season after season. Some years the water was good, with abundant sharks and other years much drier, and sharks were few. As the water became too shallow we see sharks stranded and ripe for the taking by big bull dimetrodons. One good shark will feed a dimetrodon for a few months. Chris Thanks for the response Chris. Fascinating and a brutal but surviving in life is much that way-couple times I've felt like I've been in an Oxbow too. Really appreciate the info. Continued collecting success! Regards, Chris Link to post Share on other sites
Max-fossils Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Wow, you're really finding a lot here! I'm so impressed, but in also jealous I'm not there with you at the same time, it seems like you're finding so many cool things... Thanks for posting, and keep on finding more awesome ddon material! Best regards, Max Link to post Share on other sites
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