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Some shark teeth and more from Antwerp


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Last week I was on holiday in the Netherlands/Belgium for a short time and I had the chance to visit the area of Antwerp to find some shark teeth. 

Too bad the weather wasnt good (I think it rained the entire day). Nevertheless I found some teeth and I have to say that I am kinda satisfed with the result! I almost sieved the whole day so my body still hurts a bit :)

The material I searched in comes from the Miocene, Pliocene and was washed up from the extension of Churchill dock in Antwerp. 

 

Here are two "in-situ" pictures:

 

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A nice tooth on the sifter:

 

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Pictures of the nicest teeth:

 

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A nice dolphin tooth with enamel (4 cm long):

 

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A dolphin ear bone: (a little bit more than 2 cm long)

 

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An Isurus retroflexus tooth (3 cm long):

 

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And an 4.2 cm long Cosmopolitodus hastalis: (I am not sure if I determined this one right ...)

 

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I think I will post some more detailed pictures of other teeth in the next days!
 

Thanks for watching :D

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Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils :)

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Nice haul! :)

Decent teeth and I love the dolphin earbone. 

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For most of us, that is a "day maker" all by its self!

Great job on the tooth hunt. And yes your assessment of the C. hastalis looks to be correct.

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Beautiful finds, love the cow sharks!

Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there!

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Great finds and report, Sebastian!

Excellent photos, too. :) 

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On 3/7/2019 at 5:30 PM, Tidgy's Dad said:

Nice haul! :)

Decent teeth and I love the dolphin earbone. 

Thanks again Adam :D I didnt found such a good preserved one until now so I am happy about that one too.

 

On 3/7/2019 at 5:38 PM, Ludwigia said:

Nice variety! Love that little Cow Shark Symphyseal!

 

On 3/7/2019 at 6:08 PM, caldigger said:

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For most of us, that is a "day maker" all by its self!

Great job on the tooth hunt. And yes your assessment of the C. hastalis looks to be correct.

Thanks guys :) Its also a special find for me. I only have two of them now. I would love to find a bigger one with the enamel one day!
 

On 3/7/2019 at 6:02 PM, nala said:

Very nice finds!thanks to share

Thanks!!
 

On 3/7/2019 at 8:42 PM, jcbshark said:

Beautiful finds, love the cow sharks!

Thanks :D

 

On 3/8/2019 at 12:47 AM, rebu said:

Great finds, well done. Love the dolphin tooth and ear bone :)

Thanks! I have a lot of smaller dolphin teeth from there but this one is my biggest so far!

 

On 3/8/2019 at 5:49 AM, Natalie81 said:

You had a good day! If you come around again, give a signal :) 

Thanks Natalie :) Do you sometimes hunt in Antwerp?

 

On 3/8/2019 at 7:29 AM, Fossildude19 said:

Great finds and report, Sebastian!

Excellent photos, too. :) 

Thanks Tim :SlapHands:

 

On 3/8/2019 at 8:40 AM, Andy B said:

I agree, those cow sharks are very nice!

Thank you :)

 

Here are four more teeth:
 

A 1.4 cm long  Lamna nasus: 

 

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A 1.5 cm long Notorynchus primigenius:
 

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I am not sure about the Id of this shark tooth:

 

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Its about 3.8 cm long.

 

And another 2.5 cm long shark tooth:

 

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Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils :)

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Nice teeth. Like Natalie said, next time you are in the area let us know ;)

It s been a while since we did a hunt in Antwerp, but there are plenty of other sites to visit :)

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30 minutes ago, Andy B said:

Looking up Antwerp!

A city in the north of Belgium. The teeth can be found in the portuary area between the industry zones.

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42 minutes ago, Manticocerasman said:

A city in the north of Belgium. The teeth can be found in the portuary area between the industry zones.

I saw that. That's going to be a long drive from New Jersey. ;)

 

Incidentally, I am watching The Break on Netflix. Very pretty countryside!

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On 3/7/2019 at 5:25 PM, belemniten said:

 

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Could we see some more pictures of this tooth? Both sides. I am thinking this could be Echinorhinus and not Notorynchus. That would make it even more special.

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33 minutes ago, sixgill pete said:

Could we see some more pictures of this tooth? Both sides. I am thinking this could be Echinorhinus and not Notorynchus. That would make it even more special.

Echinorhinus is not present in the Miocene of belgium.

 

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4 hours ago, lissa318 said:

Very nice!!!  I love the cow shark too!!!  :D

Thanks :D

 

4 hours ago, Manticocerasman said:

Nice teeth. Like Natalie said, next time you are in the area let us know ;)

It s been a while since we did a hunt in Antwerp, but there are plenty of other sites to visit :)

Thanks Kevin :) But I think you two dont really live in the near of Antwerp or? I was in a hotel near Eindhoven...

 

34 minutes ago, sixgill pete said:

Could we see some more pictures of this tooth? Both sides. I am thinking this could be Echinorhinus and not Notorynchus. That would make it even more special.

Yes here they are:
 

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It was very difficult because its only 0.9 cm long so I am sorry if the pictures arent that good ...

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Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils :)

Regards Sebastian

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2 minutes ago, Manticocerasman said:

Echinorhinus is not present in the Miocene of belgium.

 

Ok thanks for the information! Then it should be Notorynchus ...

Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils :)

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41 minutes ago, belemniten said:

 

Thanks Kevin :) But I think you two dont really live in the near of Antwerp or? I was in a hotel near Eindhoven...

 

 

 Belgium is a small country ;) it is only 85 km from where I live

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On ‎8‎-‎3‎-‎2019 at 12:08 AM, caldigger said:

 

 

For most of us, that is a "day maker" all by its self!

Great job on the tooth hunt. And yes your assessment of the C. hastalis looks to be correct.

Would you not be angry that it's not complete ? It Always breaks my heart finding it incomplete.

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