Sharks of SC Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Hello Everyone! It's been a minute since I've had the pleasure of finding any fossils worth posting here, but I was lucky enough today to squeeze in a couple hours of hunting. I noticed several sets of footprints around my usual hunting site - others had picked through the material recently. Undeterred, I made my way along the river visually scouring every square inch of exposed grey-brown Oligocene formation and gravel. Im glad I stuck with it because I was rewarded with several nice (albeit small) teeth from the extinct mega-tooth white shark, Carcharocles angustidens as well as a slew of smaller teeth. Then, just as I was ready to start hiking back to the car, I noticed the root of a VERY large mako tooth sticking out of the ground. When I pulled it up I was reminded of the sword in the stone..it just kept going and going. At a little over 2.8" it's one of the largest Isurus desori teeth I've ever personally seen. It's in great condition with exceptional color to boot. Thanks for taking a look and as always... Happy hunting! SOSC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belemniten Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Lovely finds I like the serrations on the great white shark teeth !! Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils Regards Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharks of SC Posted December 1, 2017 Author Share Posted December 1, 2017 1 minute ago, belemniten said: Lovely finds I like the serrations on the great white shark teeth !! Thank you kindly, Belemniten! Though I would like to point out that C. angustidens was not directly related to the modern great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias. My wording "extinct giant white shark" was, perhaps, a little misleading. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruitbat Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 That I. desori tooth IS quite spectacular...and the rest of the shark bits are pretty nice too! Congratulations! Joe Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Wow, excellent finds congrats! 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...
ynot Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Nice find(s)!! 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...
Ludwigia Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Really nice finds! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakuzi Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Wow! Killer finds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Great finds, Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrieder79 Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Really, really big mako! Great find! Luck is the most important skill of a fossil diver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macrophyseter Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 That is a MASSIVE mako! Great find! 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...
Sharks of SC Posted December 2, 2017 Author Share Posted December 2, 2017 Thanks everyone! I feel very fortunate to have unearthed such an excellent example of this awesome species. It will take a center spot in my mako display without a doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Great Teeth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailingAlongToo Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Someone is getting their Christmas presents early.......... Don't know much about history Don't know much biology Don't know much about science books......... Sam Cooke - (What A) Wonderful World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Very nice finds deeply jealous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl O'Cles Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 haven't posted on here is years, was forwarded a link to this post and this tooth is just way to nice not to say anything. CONGRATZ on a killer, that's a huge TRUE mako Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam28 Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Wow now that's a mako. Largest desori I've seen on the net was barely larger, under 3". Nice shark verts too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Beautiful I. desori. That's about as big as they get. Great find. 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...
Shamalama Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Lovely Mako tooth. -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...
bmitchell887 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Very nice!! Great change of colors on the base! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Wonderful finds! Congratulations. ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilnoggin Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 congrats that is gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharko69 Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Those are amazing makos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ropterus Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Wow! Beautiful tooth! Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Great tooth. The larger I. desori (or early I. oxyrinchus) I've seen seem to come mostly from the Oligocene with most of those from the Chandler Bridge Formation. I think I've seen a big one from the Late Eocene of Kazakhstan and one from the Early Miocene of California - none larger than that one. Killer find. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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