Bobby Rico Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Carcharodon carcharias , Norwich Crag .UK this is the only tooth I have purchased it was part of a Victorian collection of Norwich Crag find. I do really like this tooth , it has a nice hue. and Isurus Planus Hooked tooth Mako Round Mountain Silt Formation, Bakersfied , California 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 28, 2018 Author Share Posted July 28, 2018 Nice teeth @Bobby Rico! I really like the U.K. great wight, I mean, white 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...
Bobby Rico Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 I always have Mack the Knife song as an ear worm when I see shark teeth. “Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear And it shows them pearly white” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Woopaul5 said: Usually a male will have a “middle finger” like appearance like... and females will have a “v” like... I sense a joke here... 4 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...
Ramo Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 I cant imagine me ever finding a rarer tooth than this self collected Edestus tooth I found earlier this month. 7 For one species to mourn the death of another is a new thing under the sun. -Aldo Leopold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 28, 2018 Author Share Posted July 28, 2018 3 minutes ago, MeargleSchmeargl said: I sense a joke here... Hahaha missed that, there are actually ways to tell them apart by the teeth though. Hexanchus more so. 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...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 28, 2018 Author Share Posted July 28, 2018 4 minutes ago, Ramo said: I cant imagine me ever finding a rarer tooth than this self collected Edestus tooth I found earlier this month. Nice! A rare (and old for a shark) tooth and a bit of cartilage jaw 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 6 minutes ago, MeargleSchmeargl said: I sense a joke here... Yes... and no... lol. It is true though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woopaul5 Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 7 minutes ago, Ramo said: I cant imagine me ever finding a rarer tooth than this self collected Edestus tooth I found earlier this month. Amazing! I have a few jaw sections I acquired but would love to find one myself one day. This one looks pretty big Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woopaul5 Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 5 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said: Hahaha missed that, there are actually ways to tell them apart by the teeth though. Hexanchus more so. Noto’s can be told apart the same way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 40 minutes ago, Ramo said: I cant imagine me ever finding a rarer tooth than this self collected Edestus tooth I found earlier this month. Nice. Is this a Kansas find? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramo Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Actually not as big as it looks. This was a field photo that I zoomed in. Yes it is a Kansas find. I was invited to hunt a spot in the southeast corner, and I will be forever grateful. For one species to mourn the death of another is a new thing under the sun. -Aldo Leopold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David in Japan Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 I have some sharks tooth I consider rare here in Japan but here's the first one. It is yet under identification so I can't tell you a lot about its ID other than it is a late cretaceous (santonian) Palaeospinacidae ( either a Synechodus sp. or a Paraorthacodus sp.) The root and some cusp are lacking but it is still a beautiful tooth. Why this tooth is the rarest for me? 1) Because the first Paraorthacodus tooth in Japan has been discovered in 1986 in the Himenoura formation and then none until last week. I think is is not the second occurrence in Japan because a lot of hunters do not report their find but it is cool to think that it could be only the second occurrence of the shark. 2)Because the crown is only 3mm tall. what a cute baby! 3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~〇~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Warmest greetings from Kumamoto、 Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 31, 2018 Author Share Posted July 31, 2018 @David in Japan I would say that’s rare! Nice job finding the incredible tooth! “...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...
Vieira Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 My contribuition with a Megalodon tooth from Portugal. Not very big (+- 6cm), but very beautiful. Found in this little matrix. After a little preparation: 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted August 1, 2018 Author Share Posted August 1, 2018 @Vieira Great meg! Would be incredible just for it’s location, but it very well preserved and nicely colored! 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...
Vieira Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 54 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said: @Vieira Great meg! Would be incredible just for it’s location, but it very well preserved and nicely colored! Thanks . I found one in better conditions, but smaller. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted August 1, 2018 Author Share Posted August 1, 2018 5 minutes ago, Vieira said: found one in better conditions, but smaller. This is the first I’ve heard of Portuguese megs! How common are they over there? “...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...
Vieira Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 5 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said: This is the first I’ve heard of Portuguese megs! How common are they over there? Here are very rare. In Portugal there are few places to find megs and even in those places it's very hard to find one, besides that most are broken or just fragments. This 2 teeth I found in a cliff falling, 2 years ago. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatasaurus93 Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 My 3 5/16" lower Mako from Aurora. I've seen a good number of uppers that exceed the 3" mark but not too many lowers. The tooth next to it is 2 1/4" for comparison. Another one is my 3 3/16" Benedini. It's not the prettiest, but 3"+ Benedinis are exceptionally rare! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted August 5, 2018 Author Share Posted August 5, 2018 Wow @Meatasaurus93! That’s a HUGE C. hastalis, makes my little ones look like small fry. Must’ve been a gigantic shark! Someday I’ll get my hands on one of those 3 inchers. Did you find it? You can now join the 3” club! Just a note though, technically they are white sharks not Makos if you concur with the placement of hastalis into Carcharodon. 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...
Meatasaurus93 Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 5 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said: Wow @Meatasaurus93! That’s a HUGE C. hastalis, makes my little ones look like small fry. Must’ve been a gigantic shark! Someday I’ll get my hands on one of those 3 inchers. Did you find it? You can now join the 3” club! Just a note though, technically they are white sharks not Makos if you concur with the placement of hastalis into Carcharodon. I wish I found it, but it was purchased. Yes, I'm aware of their current classification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 Still working on finding that elusive three incher here. Maybe on our October trip, eh Jason? Crossing my fingers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted August 5, 2018 Author Share Posted August 5, 2018 6 minutes ago, Meatasaurus93 said: I wish I found it, but it was purchased. Yes, I'm aware of their current classification. Still an epic tooth! And so is that Parotodus! “...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 August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Not a rare species but from a scarce site that supposedly you can no longer collect from. “Bluesite” SC Megalodon teeth. Trying to jumpstart this thread back. Shark teeth are my fav fossil 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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