Miocene_Mason Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Hello everyone, Haven't seen enough of these “show us” threads lately, and I don’t want to walk to a museum, so I started this thread! I want to see the rarest shark teeth in your collection! It doesn’t have to be self collected, just have to have it. Please include a photo or a few and a measurement or a scale and a description. I’m expecting great things out of this thread! “...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...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 26, 2018 Author Share Posted July 26, 2018 My Rarest: A double cusped Trigonotodus alteri, I have only heard of a few in existence. It’s from Summerville, so probably Oligocene. 1.1 inch slant height, a moderate size for a giant thresher. A bit worn, but that’s okay. Bought from @Sharks of SC 3 “...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...
Past Hunter Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Aurora, Parotodus Benedenii. Self collected. 5 "If you choose not to decide. You still have made a choice." - Rush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 26, 2018 Author Share Posted July 26, 2018 Nice @Past Hunter! Perfect and rare tooth! 2 “...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...
Troodon Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Happy to contribute to this topic. Have a few I can add but let me begin with this specimen. One of my rarest shark tooth/teeth specimens is associated with a partial shark skeleton. Hexanchus gracilis with 13 visible teeth 12cm from the Cretaceous of Lebanon 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone guy Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Nice Parotodus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone guy Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 1 minute ago, Troodon said: Happy to contribute to this topic. Have a few I can add but let me begin with this specimen. One of my rarest shark tooth/teeth specimens is associated with a partial shark skeleton. Hexanchus gracilis with 13 visible teeth 12cm from the Cretaceous of Lebanon Now that is cool. I've seen Lebanese sharks, can't say I've seen many with visible teeth. Nice one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 26, 2018 Author Share Posted July 26, 2018 Wow @Troodon! That is a true rarity! People who have a single cow shark tooth are happy, that’s a whole new level! “...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...
Bone guy Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Heres my current favorite/rarest shark tooth in my collection: Carcharocles megalodon. It's a good 4 inches length, heavily mineralized, has a real weight to it. Plus it's my first meg! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 26, 2018 Author Share Posted July 26, 2018 @Bone guy nice sized meg 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...
CharlotteG Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 I think this must be my rarest tooth... A parasymphyseal Parotodus benedeni that I found myself while digging in Antwerp (Belgium). 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 26, 2018 Author Share Posted July 26, 2018 10 minutes ago, CharlotteG said: parasymphyseal Parotodus benedeni that I found myself while digging in Antwerp (Belgium). Probably not many of those in the world! I gotta find a P. benedeni someday. “...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...
Woopaul5 Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Mine would have to be a combination of these 3 hexanchus colinsonae symphyseal from muddy creek trigonotodus serratus from VA Cretoxyrhina mantelli from Kansas chalk 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 28, 2018 Author Share Posted July 28, 2018 Very nice @Woopaul5! The T. serratus is a beautiful rarity, and the awesome cow shark Symph from a destroyed site is as well. “...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...
Woopaul5 Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 1 hour ago, WhodamanHD said: Very nice @Woopaul5! The T. serratus is a beautiful rarity, and the awesome cow shark Symph from a destroyed site is as well. Thanks! Got into this hobby too late. Missed a lot of the good sites to collect from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 My rarest: none other than my big ol' meg: 3 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...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 28, 2018 Author Share Posted July 28, 2018 @MeargleSchmeargl awesome meg, love the color! “...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...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Just now, WhodamanHD said: @MeargleSchmeargl awesome meg, love the color! What's even cooler is that it was my first meg ever! The same day I found a second, but it was a crunched one. 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...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 28, 2018 Author Share Posted July 28, 2018 2 minutes ago, MeargleSchmeargl said: What's even cooler is that it was my first meg ever! The same day I found a second, but it was a crunched one. Nice! Better than my best meg to date... 2 “...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...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 28, 2018 Author Share Posted July 28, 2018 Here is another one of my rare teeth, a Notorhyncus cepedianus Symphyseal that I found at brownies beach, MD. Miocene, Calvert FM. 1/2 inch 6 “...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...
Woopaul5 Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Beautiful tooth! Looks to be a male shark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 28, 2018 Author Share Posted July 28, 2018 13 minutes ago, Woopaul5 said: Beautiful tooth! Looks to be a male shark Thanks! How does one deduce that from a symph? “...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...
Woopaul5 Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 24 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said: Thanks! How does one deduce that from a symph? Usually a male will have a “middle finger” like appearance like... and females will have a “v” like... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 28, 2018 Author Share Posted July 28, 2018 Thanks for the information @Woopaul5! Amazing gender can be determined this way. Thanks again! “...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...
Bobby Rico Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Here you go. I found them at London clay, Isle of Sheppy , Kent. not 100% on ID as I don't know shark teeth at all but they are quite nice. Notorynchus Serratissimus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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