dinodigger Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Heres a really wonderfully scary maxilla from a Dimetrodon grandis from a few days ago. Maxillary fang is killer... This one is nicknamed Annie. She's an isolated specimen. This is one maxillae of 6 were working on, the rest in the field currently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Wow! Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Nice find! Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Can't wait to see more of Annie, she's a scary one from the looks of that! “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snolly50 Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Enjoyed seeing that, thanks for your posts on those exciting finds. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, also are remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Wow! Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macrophyseter Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Cant wait to see the rest If you're a fossil nut from Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Redondo Beach, or Torrance, feel free to shoot me a PM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 That is just so cool. I read that this D species has small serrations (denticles) on the teeth. From this view they look nonserrated--guessing just way too small to see. Are they visible on this specimen? Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinodigger Posted September 24, 2017 Author Share Posted September 24, 2017 15 hours ago, Plantguy said: That is just so cool. I read that this D species has small serrations (denticles) on the teeth. From this view they look nonserrated--guessing just way too small to see. Are they visible on this specimen? Regards, Chris Hey man, yeah the serrations are a bit to small to see on the photo, but they are quite nice. They are much coarser than other species present at the site. D loomisi has finer serrations. Secodontosaurus has none at all. Quite a fascinating difference in all the dimetrodonts to have such varying dentitions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haravex Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 That is an amazing find congratulations Also if you zoom in you can see the serrations on at least 3 of the teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyc Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 That's wicked cool! Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted September 24, 2017 Share Posted September 24, 2017 Really Impressive!!.. Anything that looks this good after 280mya is spectacular, especially if you can see the serrations on the teeth. Congratulations and thanks for sharing. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 Very cool jaw section. Are the first two teeth behind the maxilliary normally bunched together like that or is that unusual? -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinodigger Posted September 25, 2017 Author Share Posted September 25, 2017 1 hour ago, Shamalama said: Very cool jaw section. Are the first two teeth behind the maxilliary normally bunched together like that or is that unusual? This is really cool- Dimetrodon grandis known for having a wicked smile, its post canines in chaotic bunches. Dimetrodon loomisi, Secodontosaurus, and a new species were describing has very evenly spaced, well behaved PC's. Grandis is the largest of the genera and the apex of ddon evolution. No other species of ddon will get as big and robust. The entire genus will be gone in a few million years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flx Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 Wow, that's a very cool find. I do not really have a sense for the scale. What is the size of this fossil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinodigger Posted September 28, 2017 Author Share Posted September 28, 2017 4 hours ago, Flx said: Wow, that's a very cool find. I do not really have a sense for the scale. What is the size of this fossil? Thanks- its about 8 inches lateral length Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil Claw Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 that is awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil-Hound Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 The great apex predators of the Permian. Only one predator comes close in size and might to this monster and that's the Gorgonopsid. Very impressive find. Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieira Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stagmooser Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Fantastic specimen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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