Cachersusie Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 We just started hunting for shark teeth in August and have found many, but finding the ptychodus teeth is my favorite. I just wanted to show you guys our collection of them so far. Are these all whipplei? 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Wow, that's a great collection, considering you have only been collecting them since August! 2 I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 We would need to see pictures of the chewing surfaces to determine what species of Ptychodus they are. 6 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...
Heteromorph Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Great collection of teeth, especially in such a short amount of time! Ptychodus can sometimes be tricky to ID to species level, but almost all of them do appear to be P. wipplei. However, there are some that look to be other species. Going from top to bottom, left to right, the 2nd tooth on the 2nd row looks more like P. mammillaris/anonymus to me, as well as the last tooth on the 3rd row. As Fossildude19 said, we need more and closer pictures of the chewing surfaces of the teeth in question to make a definite determination on their species ID. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Nice collection of really interesting teeth. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Excellent collection of teeth! 1 hour ago, Cachersusie said: Are these all whipplei? I think so...good work. 1 "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innocentx Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Impressive collection and thanks for sharing. You've hit some kind of jackpot area! 1 "Journey through a universe ablaze with changes" Phil Ochs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepTimeIsotopes Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Wow, nice haul! Keep it up! 2 Each dot is 50,000,000 years: Hadean............Archean..............................Proterozoic.......................................Phanerozoic........... Paleo......Meso....Ceno.. Ꞓ.OSD.C.P.Tr.J.K..Pg.NgQ< You are here Doesn't time just fly by? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cachersusie Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 Thanks everyone! I'll get the teeth back out soon and take closer pics of the two in question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilsAnonymous Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Wow @Cachersusie those are really cool and so different from what I find! Always cool to look at other teeth. I simply love Ptychodus 1 On The Hunt For The Trophy Otodus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_63 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Hi, DO you find another species of shark's teeth? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cachersusie Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share Posted December 2, 2018 15 hours ago, Daniel_63 said: Hi, DO you find another species of shark's teeth? Yes, I have a jar full of all the other shark teeth that are not ptychodus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_63 Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 How do you collect them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharko69 Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Nice collection of Ptychodus. They are one of my favorites as well. Here is my favorite. A near perfect P. atcoensis. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cachersusie Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share Posted December 2, 2018 9 hours ago, Daniel_63 said: How do you collect them? We find them in the creek, usually in the gravel bed or sifting the rocks in the creek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cachersusie Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share Posted December 2, 2018 3 hours ago, sharko69 said: Nice collection of Ptychodus. They are one of my favorites as well. Here is my favorite. A near perfect P. atcoensis. Thank you! That is a nice tooth, and it looks like it's in great condition for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Excellent! 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Looks like we share a kindred spirit for the colored ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cachersusie Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share Posted December 2, 2018 4 hours ago, caldigger said: Looks like we share a kindred spirit for the colored ones. That's a great collection! Very cool! I love all the different colors you can find, especially the ones that look red or orange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharko69 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 On 12/2/2018 at 4:04 PM, Cachersusie said: That's a great collection! Very cool! I love all the different colors you can find, especially the ones that look red or orange. Should start a topic with people posting their jars or drawers of broken teeth. I bet that would be interesting. I bet there are folks out there with buckets full. I would post mine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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