bambooprincess
spending too much on rocks
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Post by bambooprincess on Mar 12, 2010 10:47:21 GMT -5
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Post by docone31 on Mar 12, 2010 11:11:13 GMT -5
I love those teeth.
I have almost 100 of them, from some 5.5" across!
I also have a fossil that has hundreds of them in the fossil itself! It weighs almost 100lbs.
I collect shark teeth, and rarely sell tem.
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jcinpc
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Post by jcinpc on Mar 12, 2010 11:19:56 GMT -5
nice tooth
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bambooprincess
spending too much on rocks
I call him Foo Foo...
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Post by bambooprincess on Mar 12, 2010 13:19:01 GMT -5
I love those teeth. I have almost 100 of them, from some 5.5" across! I also have a fossil that has hundreds of them in the fossil itself! It weighs almost 100lbs. I collect shark teeth, and rarely sell tem. Awesome! I would LOVE to see some pics if you get a chance. My kids love this tooth and my oldest son is envious that Mom has the tooth. I'm not parting with it either!  |
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Mar 12, 2010 13:19:41 GMT -5
Nice tooth.I also collect shark teeth,prehistoric and modern(great white)......
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Post by rockrookie on Mar 12, 2010 23:01:40 GMT -5
very cool !!
--paul
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Post by johnjsgems on Mar 12, 2010 23:46:26 GMT -5
For the novices out there tip to tip measurement times 10 equals approximate length of shark. The one pictured was close to 40'. As they say, "you're gonna need a bigger boat..."
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Saskrock
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Post by Saskrock on Mar 13, 2010 2:29:25 GMT -5
Very cool tooth. Hate to go for a swim in those waters.
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free4rms
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Post by free4rms on Mar 13, 2010 8:35:02 GMT -5
Another tidbit for those who are interested in shark teeth, Megs and other larger teeth are always measured on the "slant height". They are measured along the side from tip of the lobe to the tip of the tooth, measuring whichever side is longer. I live near the meg capital of the world, along the coast of S.C. There are dozens of scuba divers in the rivers of coastal S.C. and parts of coastal Georgia, and a few make their living collecting and selling the teeth. They also find lots of other fossils, marine and terrestrial, from epochs ranging from the Oligocene to the Pleistocene.
Vance
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chromenut
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Post by chromenut on Mar 13, 2010 9:22:04 GMT -5
I've always wanted some of those. Hey Vance, anyone selling online that you know of? Where would be a good place along the coast to find some for sale? I'm just north of Charlotte so not far away...
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jcinpc
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Post by jcinpc on Mar 13, 2010 21:52:37 GMT -5
rhat cooper river is tricky I hear, you can have all that murky water diving,I`ll stick to gaotrs and fl waters
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free4rms
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Post by free4rms on Mar 14, 2010 7:25:22 GMT -5
Chromenut,
There are lots of sites sellling megs. Just type in "megalodon" in google search engine and you will see what I mean. But some of the best buys are on eBay. There are so many divers selling their goods there that you can find some great deals.
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Post by Bikerrandy on Mar 14, 2010 19:38:39 GMT -5
Very cool! I used to find them in the phosphate mines down in Bartow, FL. I had a box of them, left them with my mom when I joined the Navy in 82.
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jcinpc
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Post by jcinpc on Mar 15, 2010 6:12:15 GMT -5
I did the same Randy, back when I was younger. The new owners of the mines ...Mosaic wont allow anyone in there nor can the employees fish the pits like they used to. That was one of the best benifits of working for the mones was the fossils and fishing. I`m in Plant City on the other side of lakeland and we have some good mine areas south of town
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leadhand
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Post by leadhand on Mar 20, 2010 0:21:23 GMT -5
Nice tooth
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Apr 18, 2010 13:51:28 GMT -5
A day late and a dollar short-I just heard of an estate sale online with rocks,mineral,fossils and sharks teeth.
The sharks teeth were beautiful with many teeth at several lengths..I put in a bid of $50.00,they sold the day before my bid for $60.00!!!!! $60.00,man what a steal someone recieved!!!
(Sometimes you just never know)....LOL
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MikeS
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Post by MikeS on Apr 28, 2010 23:26:31 GMT -5
very cool
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#10 - Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's rocks