Jamie&Jimmy Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 What is the largest hemipristis anyone has found? I found one this weekend that I feel like I should be proud of - it is PRISTINE - but I'm not totally sure if it's as special as I'd like it to be.... : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metopocetus Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Biggest I've ever found is 1 5/8" on the long slant. I have seen 2" Hemi's on ebay. I think we'd all like to see it whether it is a record or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorman Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Post a pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie&Jimmy Posted September 24, 2008 Author Share Posted September 24, 2008 It's 1.5" along the side.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorman Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metopocetus Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Very pretty tooth!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 nice tooth, largest i have is 1 7/8, somewhere there were people talking about hemipristis 3" long but i have never seen one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metopocetus Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 nice tooth, largest i have is 1 7/8, somewhere there were people talking about hemipristis 3" long but i have never seen one I have heard of them from Lee Creek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharktoothguy11222 Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I just measured the largest one i have with my pair of newly bought digital calipers , 1.814 inches. I wanna a 3 inch hemi, and a 17 inch meg tooth Tha tighin fodham, fodham, fodham! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 "I wanna a 3 inch hemi, and a 17 inch meg tooth". I happen to have those exact items for sale. They will be available on April 1st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Sharks Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I've never heard of any much larger than 2" on the slant, maybe 2 1/8" at most. My largest is 1 7/8" and is in my gallery. Any over 2" are going to cost you a pretty penny, so best of luck finding one There's no limit to what you can accomplish when you're supposed to be doing something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 When I was a kid in the 60's, we would use all the over 2 inch Himi's for skipping stones. And any megs under 7 inches we would toss like some kind of japaneese throwing weapon to try and stick them into tree trunks shatering most. All the ones we kept we used for driveway gravel. HA!!! RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 but i think a 1 7/8 inch hemi from maryland is good, they usually max out around 1.5 but this one is a monster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 When I was a kid in the 60's, we would use all the over 2 inch Himi's for skipping stones. And any megs under 7 inches we would toss like some kind of japaneese throwing weapon to try and stick them into tree trunks shatering most. All the ones we kept we used for driveway gravel. HA!!! RB you sure i dont know you, thats the exact same thing this guy would always tell me when i was fossiling, he would say basicly what you just said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Sharks Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Work's kinda slow, so I did some browsing. Elasmo says that teeth at 7.5cm (about 3" for you yanks) can be found from the Bone Valley area in FL. Then I saw Dr. Hubbell's collection and his info has fossil Hemipristis reaching about 16 ft in length, and the modern species at about half that. Modern teeth will reach about an inch in length max. You do the math. If these monster Hemi's do exist, they must be locked up in collections. As I said earlier, once in a while a 2" specimen comes up for sale and I've seen what they bring. A 3" Hemi would be pushing 4 figures in price I would imagine. I would love to see one There's no limit to what you can accomplish when you're supposed to be doing something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 As I said earlier, once in a while a 2" specimen comes up for sale and I've seen what they bring. A 3" Hemi would be pushing 4 figures in price I would imagine. I would love to see one well if you saw on ebay this year or last year there was like a 2.5" hemi that went for 500 or so i forgot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharktoothguy11222 Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 "I wanna a 3 inch hemi, and a 17 inch meg tooth". I happen to have those exact items for sale. They will be available on April 1st. Cool, can't wait Tha tighin fodham, fodham, fodham! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachbum Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Post a pic great tooth!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricFlorida Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 well if you saw on ebay this year or last year there was like a 2.5" hemi that went for 500 or so i forgot Yes, it was actually 2 3/8" and I sold it. Everyone I ask says it's the largest they've ever seen or heard of. It was a beautiful bone valley tooth, blue enamel, white root. www.PrehistoricFlorida.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 ill get some pictures of my top 3 up tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilMick Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I love Hemi's. My largest is a 1 5/8 tooth I found diving the Cooper River last year. This past spring I saw a 2 inch beauty at Aurora that a guide had found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 nice tooth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bmorefossil Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 here are my top 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharktoothguy11222 Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Very nice HUGE hemi's congrats! Tha tighin fodham, fodham, fodham! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorman Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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