Vball Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 I just bought these teeth from a lady in VA but I don't think they are from there. Can anyone ID some of the teeth & where this group might have come from or an age??? I only have one pic for now. I will take more when I receive them. Thanks for any help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy 55 Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 Sorry, shark teeth are not my cup of tea but try this web site elasmo.com it might help you . It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 They look like teeth from Morroco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 They look like teeth from Morroco They definitely have that Khouribga color. The phosphate mines there are Cretaceous-to-Eocene deposits. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vball Posted October 24, 2009 Author Share Posted October 24, 2009 That's what I thought at first but I can't ID any of the teeth for sure. I see a couple of cow teeth but those hook looking teeth have me stumped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 Explore this site: http://www.buriedtreasurefossils.com/Morocco_Shark_Teeth_Catalog.htm You'll find 'em all. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 No dought about it, those are Sharkis teethus. yep. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vball Posted October 25, 2009 Author Share Posted October 25, 2009 The only place that I can find that might have teeth like these is Chile. I won't know for sure til I get them. Even then there could be questions. I just can't find any good matches in any of the Moroccan teeth I could find online. Just some maybes. I can only hope that they are from Chile!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THobern Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 These look modern to me, not Moroccan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THobern Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 (edited) It becomes a little more obvious when you realise that the pictures were taken in poor light (God, I'm good!); Edited October 25, 2009 by THobern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THobern Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 They're simply modern teeth that have been poorly stored, and some have yellowed over time. Some of them still have cartilage attached in places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vball Posted October 25, 2009 Author Share Posted October 25, 2009 (edited) Pretty sure they are fossils from Chile Pliocene in age aprox. 4 million yrs old Several upper and lower Prionace glauca or Blue Shark, also Odontaspis ferox or Small toothed Sand Tiger Shark, & It looks like a Megamouth and at least a couple Hexanchus gigas If these aren't fossils I'm gonna be #####!!! Because they will have been colored to look like fossils Edited October 25, 2009 by Vball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THobern Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 I still think that they're modern. They haven't been coloured, but have simply yellowed over time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THobern Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 (edited) That and the fossils were taken in poor lighting; the camera wasn't scaled properly for indoor lighting, making the teeth appear to be more yellow than they actually are. Edited October 25, 2009 by THobern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vball Posted October 25, 2009 Author Share Posted October 25, 2009 I'm starting to think I got taken, guess I'll see when I get them. They were represented as fossils but I'm thinking they aren't now. I don't know if I should return them or keep them. Only out 25 bucks so they are probably worth more than that but I don't collect modern teeth out of general principle. This pisses me off because I only had about $30 total to spend on some fossil teeth and I could have gotten something else. I Thought I was getting some I didn't have for my collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzyrules244 Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Here's a sure(fired) way to tell if you have any broken ones hold one with tweezers and heat it with a lighter if it burns and stinks kinda like burnt hair its not fossilized haha (Runs and hides before the other members start throwing things lol) "Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts." Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieronymus Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 I still think that they're modern. They haven't been coloured, but have simply yellowed over time. Indeed, I also think they are modern. I see (among others) a modern cow shark, a lot of Prionace glauca, and some Odontaspis ferox teeth. Prionace is a very rare fossil species, not so rare when they're modern since they're often caught, and in this lot there's plenty of them. It has "modern" written all over it... Still nice teeth though. http://rhaetianlorraine.webs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vball Posted October 25, 2009 Author Share Posted October 25, 2009 Thanks for all your help guys. I unfortunately hadn't figured out what they were before I bought them or I would have known they were probably to good to be true. Like you said they are rare and probably some I would not get other wise so I guess not all is bad. After all they are Holocene age right (Lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoup Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Hi Vball. Here is a Shark tooth from Morroco. It was a gift from My Mom. later Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vball Posted October 28, 2009 Author Share Posted October 28, 2009 Update not that it is any surprise but the teeth are for sure modern!!! Ups to Thobern for spotting that so quick!!! There are 20 upper and lower Prionace glauca or Blue Shark, also 12 Odontaspis ferox or Small toothed Sand Tiger Shark 4 of them pretty close to perfect. The big surprise was 5 Hexanchus gigas including a perfect lower that wasn't in the picture plus a jaw peice with 4 rows of Hexanchus lowers. I guess I lucked out on this one but I still have a few questions about how to care for these. First how do I clean them??? Then whats the best way to preserve them. I've heard clear nail polish. is this correct??? Any help would be great and once again thanks to all those who responded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Hi, If your teeth are moderns, you don't need to put varnish on them. They can be preserved without anything on them. You can soak them in some freshwater with just a little product to wash the dishes, and then brush them delicately with a ... toothbrush. Be careful with the little cusplets each side on the one they have, they are fragile, don't break them. Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Pareidolia : here Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilForKids Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Hydrogen peroxide works and won't damage them. Test it on one of the lesser teeth. If only my teeth are so prized a million years from now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vball Posted October 29, 2009 Author Share Posted October 29, 2009 Ok thanks guys i used the Hydrogen peroxide. They look much better now!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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