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Last week I visited the quarry Kromer near Holzmaden (Lower Jurassic) for about 4 hours and I found many cool things !
Beside of some belemnits I also found some nice teeth. Mainly they are very small but this time I found a nice one.

Its a Temnodontosaurus tooth, a large Ichthyosaur, which mainly hunted ammonites. The teeth had robust roots so that they could withstand the stresses of cracking shells without breaking off.‭

The tooth is about 2.1 cm long and I am very happy about this one. In the past I also found some nice Temnodontosaurus teeth but such teeth in a good condition are very rare.

 

You will maybe wonder now about the negative title but as you can see at the pictures the tooth isnt perfect. A part of the root is missing and the surface is a bit damaged.

 

Here are some impressions:

 

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Thanks for viewing ! :D
 

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Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils :)

Regards Sebastian

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Sweet find!

"Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another."
-Romans 14:19

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Nice! :envy:

“...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

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4 hours ago, Foozil said:

Awesome tooth! :wub:

Thanks :D

 

4 hours ago, Spinosaurus said:

:drool: jaw dropping!

Thanks @Spinosaurus !

 

4 hours ago, Ropterus said:

Nice find!

Thanks :)
 

 

3 hours ago, WhodamanHD said:

Nice! :envy:

Thanks !

 

3 hours ago, Ludwigia said:

Nice find, Sebastian. Getting better all the time.

Thanks for the kind words Roger :)

 

Here is another one:
 

Also an ichthyosaur tooth but a bit smaller (1.3 cm long).

 

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Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils :)

Regards Sebastian

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On Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 9:55 PM, JohnBrewer said:

Feel free to send me your imperfect icthy tooth Sebastian :D

:D You have to visit the quarry Kromer in Holzmaden one day. Then we can search some beautiful teeth for you :D

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Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils :)

Regards Sebastian

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2 hours ago, belemniten said:

:D You have to visit the quarry Kromer in Holzmaden one day. Then we can search some beautiful teeth for you :D

I promise one day I will hook up with you Sebastian and I know it will be a fun hunt. And I believe beer in your country is exemplary so another reason :D

John

 

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