interesting sawfish sword

VANDOO · 7th June 2006, 11:19 PM

CHECK OUT THE LARGE FOSSIL SHARK TEETH ON THE TABLE, I WOULD LIKE TO GO SHOPPING THERE WHERE EVER IT IS.

Rick · 8th June 2006, 12:19 AM

Vandoo , you call those large !?

I have seen some that came up with the fishing nets from a place called the "donut hole" near George's Bank off Cape Cod ; they were 4" long

and as wide at the base ; they also drag up all kinds of fossil bones from this spot some 50 miles offshore of Cape Cod .

VANDOO · 8th June 2006, 12:39 AM

RICK THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT SPOT TO GO DIVING PROVIDING ITS NOT TOO DEEP OR MURKEY AND THERE ARE NO DRAG BOATS AROUND WITH THEIR NETS THAT KILL EVERYTHING DIVERS INCLUDED. FROM WHAT I CAN SEE IN THE ABOVE PICTURES THEY APPEAR TO BE MAKO AND PERHAPS SOME GREAT WHITE TEETH AND ARE GOOD SIZED FOR THE TYPE. BUT THEY DON'T COMPARE IN SIZE WITH THE CHARACHODON MEGALODON WHICH CAN HAVE TEETH 7 IN. PLUS LONG AND WIDER THAN YOUR HAND. A FULL SET OF THEIR TEETH WITH JAW IS BIG ENOUGH TO DRIVE A JEEP THRU. THEY FIND A LOT OF THEM IN MARYLAND, NORTH CAROLINA AND FLORIDA AS WELL AS THE WEST COAST OF PERU. THEY ARE PROBABLY ALL ALONG THE EAST COAST UP INTO CANADA BUT I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT FOSSIL HUNTING UP THERE. BUT THE ONES IN THE PICTURE LOOK GOOD AND ARE PROBABLY CHEAP COMPARED TO WHAT YOU WOULD PAY IN THE USA.

katana · 8th June 2006, 04:38 PM

Found this on the anthropological collections web site, acquired in '46.

Country: FRENCH CAMEROON?
Material: SAWFISH,CORD
Dimensions: L:69.2 W:14.5 [in CM]
Donor: MAMMALOGY DEPARTMENT

It brings up two points, it was not originally collected as a weapon, as the donor was the MAMMALOGY DEPARTMENT.

Secondly, Sawfish must be Mammals

8th June 2006, 04:38 PM	#4
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,658	Found this on the anthropological collections web site, acquired in '46. Country: FRENCH CAMEROON? Material: SAWFISH,CORD Dimensions: L:69.2 W:14.5 [in CM] Donor: MAMMALOGY DEPARTMENT It brings up two points, it was not originally collected as a weapon, as the donor was the MAMMALOGY DEPARTMENT. Secondly, Sawfish must be Mammals Attached Images

7th June 2006, 11:19 PM	#1
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	CHECK OUT THE LARGE FOSSIL SHARK TEETH ON THE TABLE, I WOULD LIKE TO GO SHOPPING THERE WHERE EVER IT IS.

8th June 2006, 12:19 AM	#2
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,339	Vandoo , you call those large !? I have seen some that came up with the fishing nets from a place called the "donut hole" near George's Bank off Cape Cod ; they were 4" long and as wide at the base ; they also drag up all kinds of fossil bones from this spot some 50 miles offshore of Cape Cod .

8th June 2006, 12:39 AM	#3
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	RICK THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT SPOT TO GO DIVING PROVIDING ITS NOT TOO DEEP OR MURKEY AND THERE ARE NO DRAG BOATS AROUND WITH THEIR NETS THAT KILL EVERYTHING DIVERS INCLUDED. FROM WHAT I CAN SEE IN THE ABOVE PICTURES THEY APPEAR TO BE MAKO AND PERHAPS SOME GREAT WHITE TEETH AND ARE GOOD SIZED FOR THE TYPE. BUT THEY DON'T COMPARE IN SIZE WITH THE CHARACHODON MEGALODON WHICH CAN HAVE TEETH 7 IN. PLUS LONG AND WIDER THAN YOUR HAND. A FULL SET OF THEIR TEETH WITH JAW IS BIG ENOUGH TO DRIVE A JEEP THRU. THEY FIND A LOT OF THEM IN MARYLAND, NORTH CAROLINA AND FLORIDA AS WELL AS THE WEST COAST OF PERU. THEY ARE PROBABLY ALL ALONG THE EAST COAST UP INTO CANADA BUT I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT FOSSIL HUNTING UP THERE. BUT THE ONES IN THE PICTURE LOOK GOOD AND ARE PROBABLY CHEAP COMPARED TO WHAT YOU WOULD PAY IN THE USA.