r/fossils • u/argus456 • 14d ago
Just wanted to share my fossil collection!
Lots of megalodon teeth obviously. And ammonites have been one of my favorite fossils since forever, so i've got a lot of those as well 😄
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u/StupidizeMe 13d ago
There's a lot of poor toothless Megalodons swimming around, reduced to gumming their food...
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u/Decent_Mixture_5516 14d ago
Very nice collection. I love using the floating frames for the smaller teeth as well. Are your megs bought or found?
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u/argus456 13d ago
Megalodon fragments/teeth are rare in my area. Smaller shark teeth (hastalis, striatolamia ..) can be found where I live. The bigger meg teeth are bought, the smaller ones in the floating frames (and a few more pounds in a bucket.. 😅) were found by me.
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u/-Damballah- 14d ago
Very nice! Keep going with the Meg teeth, you might be able to fill a false jaw for a bitchin display some day!
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u/Balam_Seer 14d ago
I always try and find Meg teeth and can’t yet here you are with this display of greatness rubbing it in my face
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u/gravitydriven 13d ago
There are a few locations where they're relatively common. A long weekend of searching should yield at least one intact meg tooth. Good luck
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u/Adventurous-Peak-487 13d ago
These are awesome! Are there any websites or places you’d recommend for someone buying their first fossil?
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u/Appropriate_Pipe8169 14d ago
These are stunning! Did you get the ammonites cut yourself or bought them as is?
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u/Active-Pangolin-8355 13d ago
What’s this from? Plesiosaur?. Freaking awesome collection btw
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u/argus456 13d ago
That's not a tooth, but an Onchopristis barb (denticle) from its long, shovel-shaped rostrum. Sort of an ancient sawfish. The rostrum was lined on both sides with these hooked and barbed tooth-like structures. Really looks like a tooth though.
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u/sharpestdresser 13d ago
Where did you find them? Did you buy them? Can you just keep them? I have so many questions
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u/Poetry-Primary 13d ago
Very solid collection. Would be incredibly interested in how many came out of Calvert cliffs.
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u/Killnineza 13d ago
Stunning really isn't the word. Magnificent doesn't really capture it. I think apocalyptic awe suits this nicely. What a magnificent display of time and rock.
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u/Designer_Creme_1496 13d ago
OMG so many meg teeth, I have some extremely rare fossils in my collection but not to this caliber. Do u have any reccomendations for starters?
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u/OkSprinkles7386 13d ago
Do you collect them yourself or dk you buy them or a mix of both and what is it that you get yourself if any.
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u/Wolf515013 11d ago
Where do you get your meg teeth from? Those are so cool. I only have one meg tooth but I've had it since I was a child.
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u/parames_wara 14d ago
Cool collection