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Yesterday I was again in the quarry Kromer near Holzmaden (Lower Jurassic) and I found a really nice tooth !

 

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The tooth is about 2 cm long and 1 cm wide ! I think its one of the biggest tooth I have ever found !

Its a Temnodontosaurus tooth, which is a large Ichthyosaur. In the "Schlacke" (a specific layer) you can sometimes find smaller teeth but such big teeth in a good condition are very rare.

I am really happy about this one :D:D Especially because there wasnt much material there, so it was a lucky find ! The prep took about 4 hours.

 

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The quarry, where I find this teeth will close during winter so the tooth is also a great completion of this year ! 

 

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

Regards Sebastian

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Congrautlations on the great find, Sebastian!

FotM contest worthy. ;) 

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2 hours ago, belemniten said:

Yesterday I was again in the quarry Kromer near Holzmaden (Lower Jurassic) and I found a really nice tooth !

 

IMG_0136.thumb.JPG.95470732aed569a835c7f6fd737b2e53.JPG

 

The tooth is about 2 cm long and 1 cm wide ! I think its one of the biggest tooth I have ever found !

Its a Temnodontosaurus tooth, which is a large Ichthyosaur. In the "Schlacke" (a specific layer) you can sometimes find smaller teeth but such big teeth in a good condition are very rare.

I am really happy about this one :D:D Especially because there wasnt much material there, so it was a lucky find ! The prep took about 4 hours.

 

IMG_0141.thumb.JPG.6d8bccf81596429ccc66caa1dfc99029.JPG

 

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The quarry, where I find this teeth will close during winter so the tooth is also a great completion of this year ! 

 

Stunning find Sebastian :)

John

 

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3 hours ago, Fossildude19 said:

Congrautlations on the great find, Sebastian!

FotM contest worthy. ;) 

Thanks Tim :D

I will post it there soon ...

 

3 hours ago, ynot said:

Great find!

Agree with Tim on it being a worthy entry for Fossil of the Month.

Thanks Tony :1-SlapHands_zpsbb015b76:

 

2 hours ago, TqB said:

Fine specimen and good prepping, Sebastian. :)

 

Thanks for the kind words !!

 

1 hour ago, LiamL said:

Woah nice find. I wish i had any some quarry's near me.

Thanks :) Maybe you come over once ... ;)

And I am sure that you have some good locations in your area.

 

1 hour ago, JohnBrewer said:

Stunning find Sebastian :)

Thanks John :fistbump:

 

54 minutes ago, Foozil said:

Congrats on the find! I agree - FOTM worthy 

Thank you very much !

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

Regards Sebastian

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18 hours ago, Ludwigia said:

Congratulations, Sebastian! Perseverance pays off. For the amount of time you spend at Kromer, you were bound to hit the jackpot sometime.

Thanks Roger !

I indeed spent much time at the quarry Kromer and sometimes it was very frustrating but all in all it was a great year !!

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

Regards Sebastian

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Wow, A Fantastic looking tooth! Is the very tip intact or is it normally blunt?

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2 hours ago, Shamalama said:

Wow, A Fantastic looking tooth! Is the very tip intact or is it normally blunt?

Thanks for your interest !

The very tip is missing although these teeth are often blunt. 

Here is an absolutely perfect specimen:

http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/75154-big-ichthyosaurus-temnodontosaurus-tooth-from-holzmaden-germany/

I think that they had to crack very hard things like ammonite shells.

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

Regards Sebastian

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Wow, that is a really nice one in the thread you gave me. Still, You have a very beautiful and rare specimen there. Congrats!

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14 hours ago, Shamalama said:

Wow, that is a really nice one in the thread you gave me. 

Yes its a monster :D

Look at the size .... :blink:

 

14 hours ago, Shamalama said:

Still, You have a very beautiful and rare specimen there. Congrats!

Thanks :fistbump:

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

Regards Sebastian

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7 hours ago, Vieira said:

Amazing tooth Sebastian :dinothumb:

 

Congratulations

Thanks Vieira :fistbump:

 

6 hours ago, Troodon said:

Wow that is a nice tooth congrat on a super cool tooth

Thanks for the kind words Troodon !!

 

6 hours ago, jcbshark said:

Beautiful find, congrats!:fistbump:

Thanks :1-SlapHands_zpsbb015b76:

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

Regards Sebastian

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