DeloiVarden Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 (edited) I don't have one to get things started, but would love to see some. So get posting folks I have found thousands of hemipristis, just none that big. I hope to find or acquire one someday. Edited November 29, 2013 by DeloiVarden 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudduck Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Do they get that big? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 (edited) Do they get that big? . They do, but few and far between. I have seen one over 2", and have one of about 1 3/4 in my collection. Edited November 29, 2013 by sixgill pete Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 I am the publisher of my fossil club newsletter and we have a section on FOTM. In September this outstanding hemi was submitted for consideration. It is a land find from a Southwest Florida construction site!!! Repeating. my personal largest hemi is 1.6 inches so I am a long way from that magic 2 inch club. Enjoy. SS The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Yes, two inches is the magic number for Hemipristis. Even a 1 3/4 inch tooth is very rare. From what I've seen the 2-inchers tend to come from Late Miocene to Pliocene sites (especially Bone Valley), apparently the time it reached its largest size. The collectors who find them tend to keep them. Do they get that big? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeloiVarden Posted November 30, 2013 Author Share Posted November 30, 2013 Well, I must admit I found a two incher once. It was a little damaged, so not much of a looker. I sold it not realizing how rare it was...Live and "Maybe" Learn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilselachian Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 (edited) Well, I must admit I found a two incher once. It was a little damaged, so not much of a looker. I sold it not realizing how rare it was...Live and "Maybe" Learn Don't feel too bad Jason, some years ago I passed on a 2 1/8" hemi because I thought it was over priced at $20 so I sent it back. DUMB move! Edited December 1, 2013 by fossilselachian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeloiVarden Posted December 1, 2013 Author Share Posted December 1, 2013 Thanks Scott. The next 2 1/8" you get, you can mail my way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowsharks Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 My biggest Hemi from Calvert Cliffs is approx 1 7/8", and from Lee Creek I have one at 1 3/4". Both of these are upper laterals. That 2" mark sure seems to be the magic number for hemi's. I wonder what some of the biggest ever found are? Could you imagine a 3" Hemi? OMG, it would look ferocious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemi-God Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 My largest Hemi is 1 7/8 inch. I love Hemi's, hence my name. I just saw one on ebay the other day at, or just over 2". It was going for big bucks. If I had it to spend, I would have bought it. Yeah, a 3" Hemi would be absolutely awesome. .. *NOT an expert.I haven't a clue what I'm doing.But I'm loving every minute of it. .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricFlorida Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 The largest I have seen was 2 5/8" from Bone Valley. 1 www.PrehistoricFlorida.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemi-God Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 The largest I have seen was 2 5/8" from Bone Valley. That, my friend, is too cool. Was it in good shape? Have a pic? .. *NOT an expert.I haven't a clue what I'm doing.But I'm loving every minute of it. .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowsharks Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Yes, two inches is the magic number for Hemipristis. Even a 1 3/4 inch tooth is very rare. From what I've seen the 2-inchers tend to come from Late Miocene to Pliocene sites (especially Bone Valley), apparently the time it reached its largest size. The collectors who find them tend to keep them. In 17+ years of collecting Calvert Cliffs I have never found a 2" hemi. As mentioned previously, I believe the largest I have is an upper lateral at 1 7/8", and then a few at 1 3/4". Given that I have found probably well over 7,000 hemi's from the cliffs, a large hemi at or near 2" must be extrememly rare; at least for the area/material that I have been collecting. Daryl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallingfossils Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 The largest I have seen was 2 5/8" from Bone Valley. Wow, now that'd be something to see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark57 Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Here are some Hemis from the Pliocene Yorktown formation at Lee Creek, NC. The largest lateral is exactly 2 inches, the largest anterior 1.95 inches. I can't even imagine one over 2.5! Here are some more from the same age and location, with several over 1.5 Inches. I have about 3 times that many from the Miocene Pungo River formation, but none over an inch and a half. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Here are some Hemis from the Pliocene Yorktown formation at Lee Creek, NC. The largest lateral is exactly 2 inches, the largest anterior 1.95 inches. I can't even imagine one over 2.5!100_4175.JPG Here are some more from the same age and location, with several over 1.5 Inches. 100_4178.JPG I have about 3 times that many from the Miocene Pungo River formation, but none over an inch and a half. Gary Nice!!!! I have thousands of Hemis from Maryland and Virginia. A good number around 1.5 inches but only a few larger. My largest from Virginia is only 1.625. Marco Sr. "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megatooth Collector Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 This one is about as close as they get.. just under 2 inches on two calipers.. it's 1.98 inches. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AeroMike Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 (edited) Ok Jason, here ya go, I know you've been wanting to eye this butter yellow hemi, oh and here is a nice black one too, both are SC teeth. The yellow one has super sharp serrations, I know..............I cut my thumb on it lol Edited December 7, 2013 by AeroMike 2 " This comment brought to you by the semi-famous AeroMike" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Here are some from the Yorktown Formation at Lee Creek. The boxes are 2 inches long. The three inside the boxes are slightly shorter than 2 inches, the one outside the box at top is slightly over 2 inches and the broken one comes close to being 2 inches wide (1 and 14/16 inches). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Hi here are some of my Hemis from the Yorktown Formation at Lee Creek Mine, sorry no photos but shark57 & MarcoSr have both seen theses in my collection #1 is 1 13/16" #2 & 3 or 1 7/8" #4 & 5 or 1 9/16" # 6 is 2 1/8" & # 7 is 2 3/16". I also have 10 more between 1" & 1 1/5". George definitely has a lot of real nice, real big Hemis in his collection from the Lee Creek Mine. His two big Hemis are awesome teeth. Marco Sr. "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powelli1 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Thanks Marco you are very kind to say that. I have been very lucky to collect so many nice fossils over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkborch Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Ok Jason, here ya go, I know you've been wanting to eye this butter yellow hemi, oh and here is a nice black one too, both are SC teeth. The yellow one has super sharp serrations, I know..............I cut my thumb on it lol Mike, your pics don't do that yellow hemi justice! That's an awesome tooth. Thank you for letting me hold it! 1 Palmetto Paleontology Society Fossil Club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Daryl, Is the 1 7/8-inch tooth from the Calvert Formation? If so, your tooth is truly huge for an Early-Middle Miocene Hemipristis. As noted by shark57 above, 1 1/2 inches is sort of a magic number for teeth in that age range. To add another example, it is very unusual to see one over that size from the Sharktooth Hill Bonebed. The largest I've seen from there is about 1 5/8 inches. Jess My biggest Hemi from Calvert Cliffs is approx 1 7/8", and from Lee Creek I have one at 1 3/4". Both of these are upper laterals. That 2" mark sure seems to be the magic number for hemi's. I wonder what some of the biggest ever found are? Could you imagine a 3" Hemi? OMG, it would look ferocious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRK Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 (edited) Back when I worked at LACM, way back in the pleistocene, I can remember them sending a reconacence party down to baja calif for fossil sh th. I believe it was around Santa Rosario somewhere . And I can remember seeing the trays of teeth they brought back. along with MANY other sweet pliocene teeth and other vertebrate fossils. I remember specifically the eye popping, at least a dozen, giant hemipristis. ALL were that beautiful yellowish color and, close to or over, two inches each. To this day I can still see those magnificent teeth when I close my eyes. Never saw them again. And who knows where they went. Edited June 18, 2014 by PRK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonmiser Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Not the magic 2 inch mark but my best hemi at 1.84. 2 Why does the sun come up? Or are the stars just pinholes in the curtain of night? Who knows!! Juan Sanchez Villalobos Ramirez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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