sharko69 Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 As I was digging through a bucket of matrix from post oak that I have been digging through for several months, I was wondering why I don't find any micro sized ptychodus teeth as abundant as they are when I am surface hunting, I would expect to find some micro sized like I do all of the other Cretaceous sharks teeth as I have dug through hundreds of pounds of dirt but have yet to find a single one. It made me wonder how small can they be? They are certainly born live and must have teeth, so why no micro teeth? Then today I finally found one. Literally as I was thinking of typing up this topic and was going to ask if anyone had any or what the smallest specimen any one had found was. I am still curious though, how small do they get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharko69 Posted September 7, 2014 Author Share Posted September 7, 2014 Today's find. A micro P. whipplie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 i've encountered a handful of micro p. anonymus, but i think collecting bias in my case is a big factor. i favor macros. Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonebone Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 I find a few micros now and then. Normal iPhone photo. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharko69 Posted September 7, 2014 Author Share Posted September 7, 2014 Very impressive bunch! Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonebone Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Thanks sharko69. Ptychodus teeth from the base of the Lincoln Limestone, upper Cenomanian, are some of my favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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