fossilhunter21 Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Those are some cool teeth! -@fossilhunter21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Got these Bekrit mosasaur teeth in over the past couple of weeks. Extracted one from its matrix and cleaned one up. What makes them interesting is not just their diminutive size (at max. 2 cm much smaller than the regular Moroccan teeth) or their colour, but primarily the fact that the deposits these were found in - near Timhadit in the Ganntour Phosphate Department - are supposedly 4 million years older than those at Khouribga. All but two appear to be mosasaurine, for lack of better identification Mosasaurus cf. Mosasaurus beaugei, although the facetting in most cases is too unpronounced to really call them that, and if these would've been teeth found in the Low Counties I'd probably identify them as Mosasaurus lemonieri. The top right two are the most interesting of the bunch, though, as the right most one is a clear example of Pluridens serpentis - making it the only clearly identifiable species and simultaneously extending the range of this species by 4 million years past the age it's been described for - whereas the one second from right is a plioplatecarpine that differs markedly from the latter Gavialimimus almaghribensis in that it only has striations on the lingual side of the tooth, but appears prismatic on the labial. Could this be an ancestor of the latter G. almaghribensis? I find this a tantalising question 1 6 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilhunter21 Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Awesome mosasaur teeth! Very nice collection. -@fossilhunter21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FF7_Yuffie Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Lovely set of Mosasaur teeth 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyrannosaurusRex Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 I’ve been really really busy with school so it’s taken me a while to post my latest mailbox scores. I traded with @sixgill pete who sent me some of the best shark specimens that I now own. I certainly wasn’t expecting such wonderful teeth! It was quite surprising. Great trade partner, thank you again! Really looking forward to going home from school so I can add them to my shark display. A Permian jaw I purchased from a very pleasant member on the forum. Another wonderful transaction. I’m hesitantly labeling it as Delorhynchus, but I’ll need to get some better photographs to examine it and compare it. I purchased a Dimetrodon vertebra from another member here who was so kind as to include some examples of Orthocanthus teeth, a Helodus tooth and some micro matrix. This just arrived! I haven’t had a chance to look at the pieces too much yet since I’ve had a lot of homework. Incredibly kind of them. I’ve never yet regretted a transaction with a member here on the forum. Everyone has been wonderful! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjfriend Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 On 2/15/2022 at 7:47 AM, ClearLake said: I agree, those are both very nice sets of teeth. I must be the only TFF member that does not have a whole series like this - haha!! I don't know about that. I'd bet most everyone here has more fossil teeth than I do lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilhunter21 Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Those are some very nice fossils, @TyrannosaurusRex! It looks like it was a very good trade. -@fossilhunter21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Per Christian Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 I had a little heartbreak on my pliosaur tooth. The tip came off and part of the enamel disintegrated. That was rough.. it doesnt quite belong here but since I just posted it here I figured I'd show you guys 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesofprimus Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 5 minutes ago, Per Christian said: I had a little heartbreak on my pliosaur tooth. The tip came off and part of the enamel disintegrated. That was rough.. it doesnt quite belong here but since I just posted it here I figured I'd show you guys snarge oh snarge.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesofprimus Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Latest scores; A Kogiopsis tooth A large 3.4" Otodus sokolovi Two species of Alopias teeth (Threshers) A nice 2.9" Otodus chubutensis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilhunter21 Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 (edited) Those are some beautiful fossils, @lesofprimus! I especially like that Otodus chubutensis. Very sorry to hear about your Pliosaur tooth, @Per Christian. It is still a very lovely tooth though. -@fossilhunter21 Edited February 22, 2022 by fossilhunter21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welsh Wizard Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 An interesting purchase. By the author H G Wells who wrote The Time Machine and War of the Worlds: 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 (edited) 56 minutes ago, Welsh Wizard said: The Time Machine and War of the Worlds: They are lovely books , great illustrations Edited February 23, 2022 by Bobby Rico 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesofprimus Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Just received some new extinct Thresher shark teeth yesterday, 3 x Alopias alabamensis... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilhunter21 Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Welsh Wizard said: An interesting purchase. By the author H G Wells who wrote The Time Machine and War of the Worlds: Those look like some very nice books. 1 hour ago, lesofprimus said: Just received some new extinct Thresher shark teeth yesterday, 3 x Alopias alabamensis... Very nice Alopias shark teeth! -@fossilhunter21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesofprimus Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Thanks@fossilhunter21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 2 hours ago, Welsh Wizard said: An interesting purchase [...] The more so since it actually shows plesiosaurs with a tail fluke! It's only recently that researchers have started to pick up on this more... 1 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 This came in about two weeks ago: a beautifully prepared section of Stenopterygius sp. ribcage with stomach contents, supposed to have been found in the Posidonia Shale at Ohmden back in the 1980s. The definition is absolutely stunning, and you can see the belemnite hooklets perfectly! The only downside to this piece is that there's a large amorphous chunk of pyrite on the back that runs through the different layers of shale, but at present appears stable. 8 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilhunter21 Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 7 hours ago, pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon said: This came in about two weeks ago: a beautifully prepared section of Stenopterygius sp. ribcage with stomach contents, supposed to have been found in the Posidonia Shale at Ohmden back in the 1980s. The definition is absolutely stunning, and you can see the belemnite hooklets perfectly! The only downside to this piece is that there's a large amorphous chunk of pyrite on the back that runs through the different layers of shale, but at present appears stable. Wow! Awesome purchase! That is a very cool specimen. -@fossilhunter21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FF7_Yuffie Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Two small Tyrannosaur teeth -- Garfield County, Judith River Formation 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 21 minutes ago, FF7_Yuffie said: Two small Tyrannosaur teeth -- Garfield County, Judith River Formation Nice! 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FF7_Yuffie Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 57 minutes ago, pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon said: Nice! Thanks I've been wanting some Tyrannosaur teeth from there for a while, finally managed to get a pair for a very low price. So I'm veyr pleased with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilhunter21 Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 7 hours ago, FF7_Yuffie said: Two small Tyrannosaur teeth -- Garfield County, Judith River Formation Very nice, tyrannosaur teeth! -@fossilhunter21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesofprimus Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 The newest tooth for my collection, a decent 1.45" Alopias grandis, the extinct Giant Thresher... I included some pics of the 3 other Thresher species I have, as well as my entire shark tooth collection... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FF7_Yuffie Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 3 hours ago, fossilhunter21 said: Very nice, tyrannosaur teeth! -@fossilhunter21 Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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