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  1. With the Keicho now on its way to us, and approved by you, the next item in the lady's wish list is a Megalodon tooth. I have been scrupolously following the discussions here, and beyond the identification of blatant forgeries and manipulations, there seems to be a variety of opinions as to the amount of repair/reconstruction that could be regarded as acceptable, particularly as regards the root. My personal preference is, I would focus attention on the integrity of the blade (enamel, serrated edges), then on size and then on color, and if these aspects are OK I would be be willing to accept a fair amount of root erosion or repair (but not total falsification) - although I'm not completely clear as to whether erosion is preferable to repair, or the other way round. Of course a perfect. very large blade with intact roor would be preferable, but such a combination would push the price beyond my reach. Plase take a look at this West Java thing. It is rather large (13.5cm) and I find it appealing, even though the root looks weird even to me. What would you suggest? Worth pursuing (within reasonable price limits) or to be ignored?
  2. C2fossils

    IMG_2603

    From the album: My best finds (so far)

    Horse tooth
  3. Brandy Cole

    Tooth or Tusk Fragment?

    I found this short, curved, piece of enamel that looks similar to an un-erupted tooth or tusk. The biting surface is rounded, so I can't get a good feel for what it might be.
  4. I found this enamel fragment along the Calvert Cliffs (Miocene) in Maryland, USA, some time ago. I'm not sure what it came from--croc, odontocete, other?--but am hoping the horizontal ridge between the top and bottom halves, or perhaps other features, may be diagnostic. Anyone recognize this or have ideas on what it may have belonged to?
  5. EroHed

    What type of tooth is this?

    I found this bone/tooth in a creek, here in SW, MS. I was wondering if anyone could ID this piece?
  6. Hello, I need again your help as I see it's better to ask for your opinion before buying anything. Are this suchomimus teeth? They are in theory from Elrhaz Fm in Gadoufaoua, Téneré Desert, Niger. Is it normal that given that all of them come from the same place there are so many diferent colors? And with tooth 1, and the pack of 4 are they missing all the enamel, because with this colors in this particular case I am not sure if it's enamel or not. Thanks! Tooth 1. Tooth 2 Tooth 3 Pack of 3 Pack of 4:
  7. Hey all. I have an Igdamanosaurus agyptiacus tooth from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian Stage) phosphate deposits of Morocco’s Oulad Abdoun Basin. It has one odd little spot with a maroon-covered gunk stuck to it, which I would like to gently clean off of it. The spot is on an area with intact enamel, right next to an area without enamel. First picture shows the spot I’m referring to, second and third are random pictures of this tooth, because why not? Fossil pictures are cool. It’s 1.27 inches wide if that matters, haha.
  8. Hi, two weeks ago i found my first meg tooth on a site (Serravalllian) where all the other ones were found with their enamel and a grey or greenish colour. In brown clay. This one is light brown and its enamel seems to have vanished. Except in small parts where it isn't shiny. I found it in a darker brown level that seemed to be Iron rich. When i tried to prep it a bit snapped away and the surface in contact with the tooth appeared dark, shiny. Smoother than the matrix. The matrix that is still on the tooth is very, very hard. I wondered if the lack of enamel is only the result of weather or if the ferruginous matrix is involved.
  9. cvi huang

    Something from the river bank

    Hi. Something from the river bank (Duna)
  10. Found in Northeast Texas, in Sulphur River.
  11. I don't expect this one to be easily solvable. I've found nearly two dozen Petalodus teeth over time, so I have a good idea of what the cross section looks like for the tooth material. The white edges with the canals reaching inward. You can't see it will in the photo but there is a calcite grain structure in the center. This piece was oddly shaped and fragile. It's unlike any of the surrounding rock. There are 4 pieces in all, but this one has the best look. The lumps at the bottom edge are raised and textured like the surface of some teeth are. The scale along the bottom of both photos is in millimeters. Maybe it's just a shashed up Petalodus tooth root. Have any of the Carboniferous shark tooth hunters perhaps seen something similar? This second photo is a closer look at the raised areas. There is a lot of matrix infill here, so again, it will probably be difficult to identify. At the very least, I'll stick the pieces in a box and file it under mystery fish parts.
  12. I have some shark teeth fossils, and some of them have some special shines on the edge of the blade. It will change color when you look from different angles. I'm curious why this happens? But like this indo megalodon, it didn’t has that shine.
  13. Mikrogeophagus

    First Fossil Hunt at the Brazos

    I've had some free time this weekend, so I decided to mix things up and try hunting the Brazos instead of the usual cretaceous formations around Austin and DFW. The Pleistocene period is something I've always been fascinated by (probably due to the Ice Age movies), so the long drive wasn't enough to dissuade me. The weather was just right which made a day by the river all the better. This being my first time at the Brazos, I was a bit unfamiliar with the geography/prime hunting locations. I settled on parking by a bridge and decided to spend my day checking out both sides of the river. Navigating my way to the water was more treacherous than I was expecting and I wound up having a close encounter with a black snake that may have been a cottonmouth. The sandbars were unfortunately mostly sand. However, dotted about here and there were patches of gravel. Most of my day I saw footprints all around me so I knew I was definitely not the first person to have hit up the spot. The first 4/5 of the day was a bit slow. I found the occasional piece of bone or turtle, but nothing too exciting. Only until the final hour of daylight did I reach a distant area of the sandbar (about a mile from my car) that began yielding some cool specimens. I didn't get a chance to study them closely until I was home because things got dark very quickly! Being alone at the dark river gave off spooky vibes so I ran a good portion of the distance back (with my fossils in pocket which was a bad idea). Thankfully, I made it back without any major disasters and I've since had some time to rest and take a closer look at my finds. Below are pictures of my most interesting finds that I would like to learn more about. All in all, I'd say the trip was a unique experience and worth the time! Overview of my favorite finds: ' Each item and some closeups: A: Definitely a horse tooth. Parts of it are missing. It may just be wishful thinking, but I think it could be from a three-toed horse? There are Miocene and Pliocene deposits upriver so I suppose it's a possibility. B: A couple of my favorite turtle shell fragments from the many I picked up. Unfortunately that small crack on the flat piece caused it to break in half right after I snapped my pics. Guess that happened because I ran with it in my pocket... oops. C: Looks like an old bison tooth to me. D: Not sure what this is. Could it be mammoth enamel? E: I think it's a scute possibly from an alligator. F: Looks to be a part of a tooth. Bovid would be my guess. I: This one is the strangest of the bunch in my opinion. Looks like tooth material, but it's hard to say. In the first closeup, I notice that there are bands run across the piece in a consistent pattern. Let me know if they are any closeups you would like for me to upload! Thanks for reading.
  14. Found this a few years back on a beach in the North Carolina Outer Banks, near Emerald Isle. Roughly 5 cm long. I think it looks similar to some fragments of mastodon tooth enamel I've seen on this site, but I'm not sure if I'm on the right track with that thinking. The "back" side (photo 3) looks less like a fossil and more like a lumpy rock, but the striated side has me wondering. Would very much appreciate ideas and input!
  15. I have been examining my megalodon teeth and even Ramanessin shark teeth and under the microscope I can usually see (presumably) enamel that had been laid down in thin lines that always turn and meet the tooth edges at a 90 degree angle. It is easiest to see in fossil teeth where the mineral coloring brings out these whitish lines. It is hard to see in extant white teeth. Here are 3 photos of what I mean. The horizontal lines are from the middle region of the meg tooth along the tooth axis. The picture with lines going both side-to-side and up-and-down is from the region near the edge. The picture of vertical lines and the edge of the tooth is where the enamel comes to a 90 degree angle with the edge of the tooth. Heck, even my dentist got animated when I explained what I was seeing in shark teeth. Anyway, these white lines would be all but impossible to fake.
  16. Mtwombly

    Mystery tooth?

    Hey guys, I found this in a creek close to me in south Florida, and while I originally presumed it to be a small, worn down bone upon first glance, further inspection made me suspect it might be something else. It has a unique enamel-like texture and there are rings visible on top. Yet it’s quite dull and tiny, it wouldn’t be a very effective incisor. I’m stumped! I’m hoping someone might have some ideas?
  17. gebedao

    Tooth identification

    Is anyone can help me to identify this tooth? It seem about 3 inches long. No further information known. thanks
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