Miocene_Mason Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Hello Everyone, I’m rather fond of Giant Alopiids, and I have taken to collecting them. I find it strange that such a wonderful, yet mysterious creature remains relatively unknown and scantly studied. I may have space in my high school schedule for an independent study senior year, and I’ve considered using it to make a poster or paper on their morphology, taxonomy, phylogeny and such for The Rostrum or something. However, I’ve heard tell that there is already a comprehensive paper on giant alopiids in the works. We’ll see if there will be anything left for me to discuss. Anyway, collecting them is a slow process as they are quite rare and I am quite cheap (I have yet to find one myself). I thought I’d make a thread to show off what I have thus far and to keep them cataloged for myself. Hopefully this page will grow as time goes on Dashes are around 1 inch apart. South Carolina Alopias grandis 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 May 5, 2019 Author Share Posted May 5, 2019 “...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 May 5, 2019 Author Share Posted May 5, 2019 Maryland Alopias grandis “...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 May 5, 2019 Author Share Posted May 5, 2019 South Carolina Alopias (Trigonotodus) alteri 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...
fossilsonwheels Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Very nice ! I just got an Alopias grandis. They are cool and mysterious. Threshers in general are just awesome sharks. Great coolection 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilsonwheels Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 *collection though coolection would be appropriate lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted May 5, 2019 Author Share Posted May 5, 2019 Thanks @fossilsonwheels! “...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...
gigantoraptor Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Very cool. I only have one and I'm not even sure it really is one. Are you in your senior year already or not yet? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted May 5, 2019 Author Share Posted May 5, 2019 2 minutes ago, gigantoraptor said: Very cool. I only have one and I'm not even sure it really is one. Are you in your senior year already or not yet? Thanks! They are quite hard to tell from other large sharks. I am reaching the tail end of my sophomore year. “...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...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Nice teeth. Very interesting collection. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted May 5, 2019 Author Share Posted May 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Nice teeth. Very interesting collection. Thanks Adam! “...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...
Macrophyseter Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Stunning collection Mason So you're also a Wikipedian 1 If you're a fossil nut from Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Redondo Beach, or Torrance, feel free to shoot me a PM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Nice collection! I myself, own none! 1 I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted May 5, 2019 Author Share Posted May 5, 2019 @Macrophyseter Thanks! Yes, that is the only picture I’ve added to Wikipedia (couldn’t stand it being there without one). Took me an embarrassingly long time to put up, my html knowledge is limited to what got me a tech credit Thanks @Darktooth! I’m sure you’ll find one, your eye remains better than mine! “...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...
almach Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Hello, I found my only Alopias grandis back in 2002 at Aquasco, Md (I didn't know what it was, other two guys present had to ID it!) almach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted May 7, 2019 Author Share Posted May 7, 2019 28 minutes ago, almach said: Hello, I found my only Alopias grandis back in 2002 at Aquasco, Md (I didn't know what it was, other two guys present had to ID it!) almach Hi! Aquasco? That’s the first I’ve heard of PG County producing Miocene fossils. On the Pax River I presume? That’s a beauty of a thresher! Nice find! No shame in not being able to ID it, back in 2002 most weren’t even aware of their existence from what I’ve heard. “...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...
almach Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 2 hours ago, WhodamanHD said: Hi! Aquasco? That’s the first I’ve heard of PG County producing Miocene fossils. On the Pax River I presume? That’s a beauty of a thresher! Nice find! No shame in not being able to ID it, back in 2002 most weren’t even aware of their existence from what I’ve heard. Hello, Actually it was on Swan creek, more of a trickle, than a creek. Down in a ravine about 20 ft. I have listed some shells and otoliths from there (Aquasco) and will eventually post some of the other shark teeth from there (more of a shell site). See my other posts under Aquasco. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almach Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 13 hours ago, almach said: Hello, Actually it was on Swan creek, more of a trickle, than a creek. Down in a ravine about 20 ft. I have listed some shells and otoliths from there (Aquasco) and will eventually post some of the other shark teeth from there (more of a shell site). See my other posts under Aquasco. Hi WhodamanHD, To follow up, there is another site in PG County that has Miocene fossils. It is near Piscataway Creek. There is a book called Collecting Fossils in Maryland, Educational Series No. 4, by J.D. Glaser 1979, Revised 1995 (my copy), Maryland Geological Survey. Has 16 sites listed in MD. Don't know how many sites are still available, Aquasco is not open from what I hear. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted May 7, 2019 Author Share Posted May 7, 2019 3 hours ago, almach said: Hi WhodamanHD, To follow up, there is another site in PG County that has Miocene fossils. It is near Piscataway Creek. There is a book called Collecting Fossils in Maryland, Educational Series No. 4, by J.D. Glaser 1979, Revised 1995 (my copy), Maryland Geological Survey. Has 16 sites listed in MD. Don't know how many sites are still available, Aquasco is not open from what I hear. Hello Almach I’d doubt any are still accessible, in the past ten years it seems that there has been exponential decreases in availability of known sites in Maryland. Because of this, I don’t use books much for sites anymore. When I pursue new sites, it is usually involves me pouring over google earth and outdated geological maps, and a ton of scouting. Of course I guess that has led me to miss the existence of PGs Miocene! Thanks for the info, I’ll be digging deeper into the maps to see if sites may still exist. Mason “...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 10, 2019 Author Share Posted July 10, 2019 I acquired two new A. grandis teeth from South Carolina. Both acquired for a pretty low price. Nice iron staining on the one. Dashes are approximately an inch apart. That brings my total to nine A. grandis teeth. “...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 10, 2019 Author Share Posted July 10, 2019 “...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...
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