TNGray Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 (edited) My wife wanted a getaway and suggested a return to Shark Tooth Hill. Who am I to deny my wife such a request. Anyways, beginner's luck was with me as my first shovel full into the sieve looked like this... Yeah Baby! We found a couple of other good sized teeth, too. The grey one to the right was found on the surface by my wife. She also found the whale ear bone digging in the quarry face. Can anyone help with ID's of the teeth? Thanks, Ted Edited December 14, 2013 by TNGray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adron Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 hello, Nice finds! The first one is a Cosmopolitodus hastalis. On the last pic I see C. hastalis and Isurus planus. greetings Aaron Nullus finis longius si quod facis delectaris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Hi kids, is that the west quarry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNGray Posted December 14, 2013 Author Share Posted December 14, 2013 I think they call it the East Quarry but its the long one visible from Slow Curve to the west. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 The most interesting bits of the collection - the tooth and the ear bone - both appear to be the early physeterine sperm whale Aulophyseter morricei. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNGray Posted December 15, 2013 Author Share Posted December 15, 2013 (edited) Thanks for the ID's. I was not sure what the whale tooth was but it sure didn't look like a sea lion. Finding the big mako tooth was still fun! Edited December 15, 2013 by TNGray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AeroMike Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Very nice finds Ted. What does that make tooth measure in at? The orange one. " This comment brought to you by the semi-famous AeroMike" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Nice finds, the ones with multiple points are hexanchus, but you probably knew that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNGray Posted December 15, 2013 Author Share Posted December 15, 2013 The C. hastalis measures at 68mm (2" 7/16) The guide I bought at the Buena Vista museum calls out the genus as Isurus. Is the genus dispute still active? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncientEarth Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Nice finds, I was at that quarry wall in late October, pulled some nice teeth digging, probably lost as many or more in the shovel fulls moving material. Next time definitely bringing a screen along. I can kind of see the pit I dug between you and your wife in the photos.As you can see, we left a massive pile begging for a screen.I think the debate over what genus hastalis falls under is still alive and well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AeroMike Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 (edited) Very Nice Ted~! I wish it had a full root on it. Still a great tooth and great color to it as well. I sure hope you and your wife can get back there some more and find some nice fossils~! I hope you score a nice big megalodon tooth next~! Edited December 15, 2013 by AeroMike " This comment brought to you by the semi-famous AeroMike" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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