New Members Jenny2222 Posted February 4, 2021 New Members Share Posted February 4, 2021 Anybody know what kind of whale these teeth belong to? Found them at a random flea market? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 I'm wondering if these are modern walrus tusks? Either way, you may want to check the legality of owning these. LINK 4 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...
Thomas.Dodson Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 They do appear to be tusks although I couldn't say what kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Jenny2222 Posted February 6, 2021 Author New Members Share Posted February 6, 2021 On 2021-02-04 at 2:50 PM, Fossildude19 said: I'm wondering if these are modern walrus tusks? Either way, you may want to check the legality of owning these. LINK Yeah that’s why I’m very curious as to what they are, last thing I want is people to be selling illegal material at flea markets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Jenny2222 Posted February 6, 2021 Author New Members Share Posted February 6, 2021 2 minutes ago, Jenny2222 said: Yeah that’s why I’m very curious as to what they are, last thing I want is people to be selling illegal material at flea markets And without ID I don’t know how to check rules and regulations/laws Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas.Dodson Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 On 2/4/2021 at 4:50 PM, Fossildude19 said: I'm wondering if these are modern walrus tusks? Either way, you may want to check the legality of owning these. LINK I just finished reading through that ID page and these are probably whale. Walrus ivory is supposed to have a marble or oatmeal appearance in the secondary dentine. The cross section is also more irregular as opposed to round or oval. The cross section of these seems like what they list as sperm whale and killer whale. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Jenny2222 Posted February 6, 2021 Author New Members Share Posted February 6, 2021 18 minutes ago, Thomas.Dodson said: I just finished reading through that ID page and these are probably whale. Walrus ivory is supposed to have a marble or oatmeal appearance in the secondary dentine. The cross section is also more irregular as opposed to round or oval. The cross section of these seems like what they list as sperm whale and killer whale. That was my initial thought as well! Thanks for looking, I appreciate it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuckMucus Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 The walrus tusks I've seen are not so sharp at the tip as you have in the third photo. I don't know anything about the teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BellamyBlake Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 It seems you're in Canada, and that appears modern. Take this with a grain of salt, it's not legal advice; I have seen shops around Toronto selling modern marine mammal tusks and teeth, supposedly legally, though they note that they will not ship outside of Canada because it's illegal. You may want to check the provenance on these and then navigate the appropriate laws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Jenny2222 Posted February 6, 2021 Author New Members Share Posted February 6, 2021 20 minutes ago, BellamyBlake said: It seems you're in Canada, and that appears modern. Take this with a grain of salt, it's not legal advice; I have seen shops around Toronto selling modern marine mammal tusks and teeth, supposedly legally, though they note that they will not ship outside of Canada because it's illegal. You may want to check the provenance on these and then navigate the appropriate laws. Thanks for the advice, much appreciated. Any way to delete my posts on here? Don’t want any negative associations with these until I can figure out what do with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Hi, No, and it is very disrespectful to withdraw the messages ! People have answered you, they have enlightened you and you would sabotage this subject by doing so. By leaving it here, it helps to inform those who come to see it and find themselves in the same situation as you, as you yourself were courteously informed. That said, I thought the ivory sale was banned worldwide. Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Jenny2222 Posted February 6, 2021 Author New Members Share Posted February 6, 2021 2 minutes ago, Coco said: Hi, No, and it is very disrespectful to withdraw the messages ! People have answered you, they have enlightened you and you would sabotage this subject by doing so. By leaving it here, it helps to inform those who come to see it and find themselves in the same situation as you, as you yourself were courteously informed. That said, I thought the ivory sale was banned worldwide. Coco Didn’t mean to delete others messages, didn’t even realize I did until you said that? My apologies. And it is banned, I don’t know what these are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Don’t worry, there’s no harm in what you wrote and no reason to suppress anything. If that were the case, the administrators would do it. This forum is very well managed. Maybe someone can identify your specimen, we’ve solved big puzzles here! So have a little patience until someone who is competent in this field visits your subject. @Harry Pristis ? Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Jenny2222 Posted February 6, 2021 Author New Members Share Posted February 6, 2021 8 minutes ago, Coco said: Don’t worry, there’s no harm in what you wrote and no reason to suppress anything. If that were the case, the administrators would do it. This forum is very well managed. Maybe someone can identify your specimen, we’ve solved big puzzles here! So have a little patience until someone who is competent in this field visits your subject. @Harry Pristis ? Coco I appreciate that a lot, and I sure hope so sorry if I offended anyone or was disrespectful or did anything wrong! Just trying to figure this out as I go, I appreciate the help a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 @Boesse 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...
Boesse Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 The one with the natural end is either a sperm whale or a killer whale tooth; the sawn one is pretty clearly a sperm whale tooth. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
val horn Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 when i was a child in the 60"s i bought a sperm whale tooth, it looks alot like yours. It was legal then and it is i believe grandfathered in but i would have no purchase record to prove it. (I would be lucky to find it, let alone a store receipt that would only have listed a price and not a real record.) Unless you try to sell the teeth that you have I really would not worry about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Jenny2222 Posted February 6, 2021 Author New Members Share Posted February 6, 2021 35 minutes ago, Boesse said: The one with the natural end is either a sperm whale or a killer whale tooth; the sawn one is pretty clearly a sperm whale tooth. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Jenny2222 Posted February 6, 2021 Author New Members Share Posted February 6, 2021 15 minutes ago, 10313horn said: when i was a child in the 60"s i bought a sperm whale tooth, it looks alot like yours. It was legal then and it is i believe grandfathered in but i would have no purchase record to prove it. (I would be lucky to find it, let alone a store receipt that would only have listed a price and not a real record.) Unless you try to sell the teeth that you have I really would not worry about it. Thank you very much for sharing that, it eased my mind from the worry! If that’s the case they will stay safe with me until I’m old enough to not find it either hahah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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