PaleoRon Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 I've been interested in Ptychodus for several years but I live in a Ptychodus-less area. I've found a few Ptychodus teeth on trips to Texas, bought some, and traded for others. A few weeks ago I found an associated set of P. mortoni, from Kansas, for sale. I finally broke down and bought them last week. There are 350+ upper and lower jaw teeth, most are loose but some are in matrix. I have worked on them for several hours with my air tools and they are looking much better than when I got them. One more day of listening to the compressor and they should be finished. One group of teeth in matrix is really interesting, the teeth are pointing up on one half and down on the other half. It seems to represent teeth from both upper and lower jaws on the same piece of matrix. The largest teeth in the set are just over 1 1/4 inches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Very nice! I seem to remember those, or a set like it, (half up half down), on here before. KOF, Bill. Welcome to the forum, all new members www.ukfossils check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 You don't do anything half way, do you?! Awesome acquisition, and congrats on your graduation!!! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleoc Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Nice Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foshunter Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Now that is a nice purchase, I always wanted to find an articulated plate--Nice--Tom Grow Old Kicking And Screaming !!"Don't Tread On Me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Wow, great pick-up. At some point I want to get a dentition like that and then put it together. Congratulations on your graduation also. I've been interested in Ptychodus for several years but I live in a Ptychodus-less area. I've found a few Ptychodus teeth on trips to Texas, bought some, and traded for others. A few weeks ago I found an associated set of P. mortoni, from Kansas, for sale. I finally broke down and bought them last week. There are 350+ upper and lower jaw teeth, most are loose but some are in matrix. I have worked on them for several hours with my air tools and they are looking much better than when I got them. One more day of listening to the compressor and they should be finished. One group of teeth in matrix is really interesting, the teeth are pointing up on one half and down on the other half. It seems to represent teeth from both upper and lower jaws on the same piece of matrix. The largest teeth in the set are just over 1 1/4 inches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Very nice, Ron. Bill, you are thinking of this post. http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php/topic/9015-ptychodus-tooth-plate/page__p__102547__hl__ptychodus__fromsearch__1#entry102547 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoRon Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 You don't do anything half way, do you?! Awesome acquisition, and congrats on your graduation!!! You know what they say, "If it's worth doing . . . " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramo Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Does anyone know what ever happened to that plate from the old post?? For one species to mourn the death of another is a new thing under the sun. -Aldo Leopold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Owens Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Nice plate! Congrats on Graduation! You have quite a project there. Good luck. -----"Your Texas Connection!"------ Fossils: Windows to the past Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreekCrawler Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 Great buy for you Ron! They look great and will make a fine addition to your already awesome collection. Of course it will be great to see you again when you come down and add some more Tx Ptychodus to your collection Maybe we can add a P. whipplei tooth set to your collection to compliment that awesome set.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoRon Posted May 16, 2011 Author Share Posted May 16, 2011 Great buy for you Ron! They look great and will make a fine addition to your already awesome collection. Of course it will be great to see you again when you come down and add some more Tx Ptychodus to your collection Maybe we can add a P. whipplei tooth set to your collection to compliment that awesome set.. Sounds good to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Yeah sorry, that's the one Mike. KOF, Bill. Welcome to the forum, all new members www.ukfossils check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefootgirl Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 It gets better looking every time I see it! In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat: but in the evolution of real knowledge, it marks the first step in progress toward victory. Alfred North Whithead 'Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nandomas Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 What a great present you did to yourself :) Congratulation also for the grduation Cheers Nando Erosion... will be my epitaph! http://www.paleonature.org/ https://fossilnews.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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