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 6/26/2008 11:48:07 PM
User is offlineDaryl
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Bone Valley Cowsharks

I've seen  a lot of really awesome Bone Valley teeth lately on eBay and other websites, but the one tooth that I haven't seen from Bone Valley is a cowshark tooth?  I would love to see (and have) a cowshark tooth with some of those wicked color variations from Bone Valley.  I believe Bone Valley is Miocene, so there should be cowsharks there?  If someone has a cowshark tooth from there I'd love to see a pic.

Daryl.

 6/27/2008 2:40:34 PM
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Re: Bone Valley Cowsharks
From what I understand, cow shark teeth aren't exactly common in the bone valley deposits.  I haven't yet found one, although I know two guys who have found them a few years ago, and several months ago I took a friend of mine for his first peace river hunt and he found an upper N. primigenius.  It doesn't quite have the amazing colors as one found in a mine, but it does show they are found in the bone valley formation.  For all the shark teeth I have found in the river, plus everybody I know, I can only find 3 occurences of cow shark teeth.  I'll try to get a picture of the one my friend found and put it up here.  
 6/29/2008 8:19:09 PM
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Re: Bone Valley Cowsharks

Thanks RS.  It's interesting that the cowsharks are rare in the Bone Valley formation, where most or all of the other usual Miocene shark teeth seem to be present.  Cowsharks don't seem to be common either in the areas of South Carolina where DW collects either.  I think Mako's from the BOne Valley formation aren't extremely common either, however, this is just based on what I see on eBay and other websites.  The only other observation about Bone Valley teeth that I discovered some time ago is that almost every single Meg I have ever seen from there has a rounded "tip".  What the heck is that all about?  The ones with sharp tips go for big $$.

Daryl.

 6/29/2008 10:17:01 PM
User is offlineblackjack
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Re: Bone Valley Cowsharks
[  Cowsharks don't seem to be common either in the areas of South Carolina where DW collects either. 

You are correct that cow shark teeth are not common in the general areas around Summerville. However, as DW well knows, a borrow-pit once operated nearby in an area known as Ridgeville. The Ridgeville site (I believe once called Austin Pit ??) produced an incredible number of multi-colored Notorhynchus teeth. For years one local collector maintained a Riker of 50 essentially perfect teeth. I saw this collection many times over the years. It always seemed most unusual that such a small (very) produced so many quality cow shark teeth.

I saw this collector last month (now moved away from the Summeville area) and he told me someone made just too good an offer to pass on - and the entire collection was sold. Maybe someone knows something more current with this collection.

I'm pleased a keep a dozen teeth from this site.
 6/30/2008 2:58:22 AM
User is offlineditchweezil
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Re: Bone Valley Cowsharks
The Ridgeville site was an amazing location and did produce many nice cow shark teeth, as well as all the other usual suspects known from SC. In all the other spots I have hunted, however, I've only seen a handful of decent cows be found. None of those locations still produce teeth, unfortunately. If you want a SC cow, the best chance is in the Eocene formations up in the Harleyville quarries. The green cap produces Notorynchus kempii, and if you are a dedicated hunter, you can find Hexanchus microdon in the Santee limestone.
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