Fossildude19 Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Nice Tooth, Tony! Congratulations on the win! Regards, 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Congrats Tony, well done ! 1 " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonboro37 Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Awesome! Congrats. 1 Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 As close as a VFOTM has been in a while. Congrats to Jeff for a huge mammoth tooth that will be HIS FOTM for some time. Congrats to Tony on a cool whale tooth (not pathological it seems but oddly beautiful nonetheless). Hope to make it back out to Shark Tooth Hill soon so you can show me where all the nice whale teeth are hidden. Cheers. -Ken Thanks Ken. It is amazing To Me that this tooth beat out the mammoth tooth. I was digging in the same area of the bank that We were digging when You and Tammy were there. Hope that I can meet up with Y'All when You do come back!! Nice Tooth, Tony! Congratulations on the win! Regards, Thank You Tim! Congrats Tony, well done ! 023.gif Thank You! Awesome! Congrats. Thank You! Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Tony, Fantastic Find.. Congratulations on the win against huge and impressive competition!! Having been in these competitions, it is better to both win AND lose against stiff competition. The excitement and the recognition of all the worthy entries make it more enjoyable. As an aside, I am really interested in whale teeth because... I have found some recently. and I wait more comments and hints from Bobby. An update from Boesse, "This tooth is actually not pathologic, quite a lot of these teeth are collected from Shark Tooth Hill and have that really inflated root. The identity of these teeth are not yet known - but they are distinctive and large, and are perhaps one of the exceptions to my caveat on identifying isolated odontocete teeth. My suspicion is that these belong to a giant kentriodontid dolphin similar to Hadrodelphis calvertensis from Maryland that as of yet is only known from unpublished earbones." I see some similarities to this one, found in Florida creek: Looks to have that inflated root and similar tip... 1 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Tony, Fantastic Find.. Congratulations on the win against huge and impressive competition!! Having been in these competitions, it is better to both win AND lose against stiff competition. The excitement and the recognition of all the worthy entries make it more enjoyable. As an aside, I am really interested in whale teeth because... I have found some recently. and I wait more comments and hints from Bobby. An update from Boesse, "This tooth is actually not pathologic, quite a lot of these teeth are collected from Shark Tooth Hill and have that really inflated root. The identity of these teeth are not yet known - but they are distinctive and large, and are perhaps one of the exceptions to my caveat on identifying isolated odontocete teeth. My suspicion is that these belong to a giant kentriodontid dolphin similar to Hadrodelphis calvertensis from Maryland that as of yet is only known from unpublished earbones." I see some similarities to this one, found in Florida creek: BrokenWhaleMeasurementCM.jpg Looks to have that inflated root and similar tip... Thank You! I agree that the competition is what makes the contest so fun. This one was a "rollercoaster" ride for Me. Thanks for the update. My whale tooth is only 2 inches long while Yours is well over 5 inches. I think that they are from different species even though they have a superficial similarity. A further update from Boesse... "Not sure! Very little has been done on dental pathologies and abnormalities in marine mammals. An apically swollen root occurs in quite a few primitive members of Delphinida, including eurhinodelphinids as Harry pointed out, pontoporiids, lipotids, and some kentriodontids; also occurs in some Platanistidae." Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Thanks Ken. It is amazing To Me that this tooth beat out the mammoth tooth. I was digging in the same area of the bank that We were digging when You and Tammy were there. Hope that I can meet up with Y'All when You do come back!! Count on it. Tony, for those who have not met him in person, is a great representative of TFF and one of the nicest people you'll have a chance to hunt fossils with. Cheers. -Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted May 9, 2016 Share Posted May 9, 2016 Count on it. Tony, for those who have not met him in person, is a great representative of TFF and one of the nicest people you'll have a chance to hunt fossils with. Cheers. -Ken Thanks Ken. Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Congratulations Tony. 1 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...
ynot Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Congratulations Tony. Thank You, Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njfossilhunter Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Congrats Tony......Its a great looking whale tooth. 1 TonyThe Brooks Are Like A Box Of Chocolates,,,, You Never Know What You'll Find. I Told You I Don't Have Alzheimer's.....I Have Sometimers. Some Times I Remember And Some Times I Forget.... I Mostly Forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 (edited) Congrats Tony......Its a great looking whale tooth. Thank You Tony! Tony Edited May 17, 2016 by ynot Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Pocock Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Congratulations very nice tooth well worth the win Regards Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Congratulations very nice tooth well worth the win Regards Mike Thanks Mike. Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Congrats! That tooth is a beauty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Congrats! That tooth is a beauty. Thank You! Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 congrats! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 congrats! Thanks! Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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