Ammonight Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Help needed to identify these shark teeth. Responses are appreciated. Thx. "The first fossil you find will always have a special place in your heart. You will hold it dear to you, as it is the beginning of a pathway of adventure and discovery." - Nathan Tan @Ammonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Where are they from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ammonight Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 belgium lede sand beds "The first fossil you find will always have a special place in your heart. You will hold it dear to you, as it is the beginning of a pathway of adventure and discovery." - Nathan Tan @Ammonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Need better close up pictures of front and back with a scale, please. 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...
abyssunder Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 Maybe Striatolamia? 1 " 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...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 I'd say sand tiger for the needle-like ones with no cusps/smaller cusps. Comparison: 1 Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 WoW. You get ROBUST sandtigers.. Most of my Sand Tigers look like these... I do agree that a couple of Ammonight's teeth are Sand Tigers 2 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 4 hours ago, Shellseeker said: WoW. You get ROBUST sandtigers.. Most of my Sand Tigers look like these... I do agree that a couple of Ammonight's teeth are Sand Tigers Do know they aren't my teeth. I have maybe 1 or 2 sand tigers in the whole collection. Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Nice bunch of teeth. The differences in root colour are very interesting. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 On 1/19/2018 at 8:40 AM, Ammonight said: belgium lede sand beds Ah, the Lede Sands, one of my favorite formations! The name of the location itself is Balegem (could be Oosterzele too). This formation is about 45 million year olds, from the Lutetian of the Eocene. I'm so sad that this location is closed now... I see several species in your pictures. So you can try and take a look at this website, to compare each tooth individually. (Click on Belgium, then "Middle Eocene" then "Sharks".) Nice teeth, how did you obtain them? Max 4 Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ammonight Posted January 25, 2018 Author Share Posted January 25, 2018 On 1/24/2018 at 4:09 AM, Max-fossils said: Ah, the Lede Sands, one of my favorite formations! The name of the location itself is Balegem (could be Oosterzele too). This formation is about 45 million year olds, from the Lutetian of the Eocene. I'm so sad that this location is closed now... I see several species in your pictures. So you can try and take a look at this website, to compare each tooth individually. (Click on Belgium, then "Middle Eocene" then "Sharks".) Nice teeth, how did you obtain them? Max I bought them from a fossil dealer. I mean, I currently have no means of obtaining fossils by myself due to the country I am living in (Singapore, it's a small island in Asia.) "The first fossil you find will always have a special place in your heart. You will hold it dear to you, as it is the beginning of a pathway of adventure and discovery." - Nathan Tan @Ammonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 6 hours ago, Ammonight said: I bought them from a fossil dealer. I mean, I currently have no means of obtaining fossils by myself due to the country I am living in (Singapore, it's a small island in Asia.) I heard of a fossil location in Singapore though... I don't know if it was a very interesting one, I don't remember. But I do see that there are many Singaporean fossil amateurs, many with absolutely fantastic collections!!! Maybe try to get in touch with some of them? It's always fun to have some fossil acquaintances Anyways, hopefully you'll soon be on a holiday in a fossil-rich place where you can fossil-hunt! 1 Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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