CharlotteG Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Went out to hunt for sharkteeth today but due to the poor weather and trafic I lost a lot of time, so hardly any finds... Since I’m new to the forum I think however it would be nice to post a recent find. This is a piece of jawebone from a delphinodon dividum... it might be the only piece like this ever to be found in Antwerp. So pretty rare Kind regards Charlotte 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 That is stunning! What a splendid thing! Thanks for sharing. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 That's a pretty nice find! " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Very nice find! Thanks for showing us. 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...
Vieira Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Amazing find Congratulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Nice find! Maybe @Boesse can give some help with an ID. 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...
FossilDAWG Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 What an incredible find! @Boesse should see this one. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 FOSSIL OF THE MONTH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Beautiful piece congrats, teeth in the jaw are one of my absolute favorite things to find Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Fantastic!! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Fantastic find. That is definitely the find of a year for most anyone!! Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 ohooh... that is very nice. Great find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Nice Delphinodon! Quite a rare find! 1 “...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...
Trevor Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Awesome find! : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Just Wow!! I love the insitu pic too! RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 This really, really looks like Delphinodon dividum from the Calvert Formation - probably worth scientific study. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Most(maybe ALL) of Othenio Abel's classic work on Belgian (odonto)cetacea is freely available online*,but a quick perusal showed more postcranial material than teeth *in French 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlotteG Posted November 21, 2017 Author Share Posted November 21, 2017 1 hour ago, Boesse said: This really, really looks like Delphinodon dividum from the Calvert Formation - probably worth scientific study. I’ve already contacted the Belgian Museum of Natural History. They agree it’s delphinodon dividum and a rare find. But due to the fact that it’s an ex-situ find and it’s only a fragment they can’t publish about it or use it in their studies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 It's een fantastische vondst,certainly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 5 hours ago, CharlotteG said: I’ve already contacted the Belgian Museum of Natural History. They agree it’s delphinodon dividum and a rare find. But due to the fact that it’s an ex-situ find and it’s only a fragment they can’t publish about it or use it in their studies. Thats a shame, whole species are based on fragments. Guess you’ll just have enjoy it yourself! “...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...
siteseer Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 What a great find! I have seen small whale jaw sections from various sites before. In almost all cases the teeth were gone - probably fell out before final burial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Terrific find! And I agree that it is FOTM worthy for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharko69 Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Great find!! Amazing! Thank you for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Great find Charlotte, indeed very rare for Antwerpen. I have seen a few yaw pieces before of them, but it is the first I see with the teeth preserved. growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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