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Real/fake? Megalodon tooth.
Stagz4312 posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Recently was handed down a Megalodon tooth. Started doing a little research on megalodon teeth, and noticed people make replicas/fakes. I am no expert on shark teeth. So, I just wanted to reach out and see if anyone with expertise could determine if the tooth I have acquired is a replica or real. thank you!
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I’m looking into this wonderful 5.59” Cuban tooth, but I’m having a hard time figuring out if it’s a meg or chub. It has cusps, but they’re minimal and not very obvious. Seller says it dates from early to middle Miocene, though that’s not very helpful in identifying this tooth. I’m thinking chub due to the cusps existing, but I’d like to gather more opinions on the matter.
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I'm finally getting around to posting pictures of this Moroccan shark tooth, which I believe is either a transitional Otodus obliquus or a transitional Palaeocarcharodon orientalis. My original thought was Otodus but @Al Dente flagged in the mailbox thread a few weeks ago that it might be Palaeocarcharodon instead. Any thoughts on this one? The tooth measures 49 mm on the slant and is 39 mm wide across the root.
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Recently bought this Otodus tooth from morocco. The tag said that this is a Otodus sokolovi, but I don’t know what is the difference between auriculatus and sokolovi or maybe thay are the same species? Besides, if we don’t know where the teeth came from, what is the difference between auriculatus and angustidens?
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I can't figure out if this tooth is a normal Otodus tooth or if it's something else. I think it looks like megalolamna paradoxodon tooth, but to my knowledge, they aren't found in Morocco. I would appreciate any help or I'd on this tooth. It doesn't have any serrations and it has only two cusps. It's 3,5 cm from root to tipp.
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Hi all. I wanted to share this chub tooth I found towards the end of 2021. From Monmouth, NJ, I think Kirkwood formation. One of my targeted species for the year and was able to find one in about 20 hrs worth of searching.
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I went to my local spot, Henson creek, and decided to check things out. I arrived and found some stingray and sand tiger shark teeth. I stumbled upon what I thought was bone, it totally turned out not to be bone. I am very happy about this find, even though it was the only thing of significance found today it doesn’t matter. It’s so perfect. It will probably be a while before I find another otodus tooth that size again! Here’s the photos: The total length is over 1.5 inches, and would probably be hitting 1.75 if complete. What a screamer, I will never again question this creeks ability to produce killer teeth.
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We should all agree that the side cusps of these shark gradually disappeared with evolution, but how did they deform in the process of shrinking and disappearing ? Does the cusps’s tip gradually move closer to the middle crown and fuse together? Just like the two teeth in the picture below, is the brown specimen older than the other?
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Got to the beach early this morning and had the place to myself with a great gravel line to search. Got a nice handful of teeth including at 2.23” damaged otodus, a 1.42” otodus, and a 1.14” croc tooth.
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Hey guys, I'm back from my trip out at sea. It was a very insightful and unforgettable experience. Learned a lot about the world around, and myself as well. anyways, enough about that, I went out to Douglas point yesterday and although it was a very short day, it was also extremely productive. Which included some pristine sand tigers, a perfect 1 1/2 inch croc, and a killer Otodus. Here’s everything good I found: (Idk why it goes in sideways but there’s the total of everything found). Front (or backside technically) of the best teeth found. Back (or technically front) side of the best teeth found. Anyways, that’s everything I found. Thanks for reading guys!
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I bought this 4.8” tooth and it was advertised as being likely a giant chubutensis tooth, but said it was a Megalodon to be on the safe side. Can anyone here positively identify it? This was found in a river outside of Summerville, SC.
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I recently purchased some more Moroccan fossils, including several shark teeth...I tried IDing them on my own, here are my guesses (scale is in inches; 1 inch = 2.5 cm), am I close? I don’t have much experience IDing Eocene teeth, so I’m not sure. Thanks!!! 1. Otodus obliquus 2. Cretolamna appendiculata 3. Cretolamna aschersoni 4. Striatolamia macrota 5. Jaekelotodus spp. 6. Brachycarcharias atlasi 7. Tooth I have no idea on (had cusps but they broke off) 8. Jaw bone section I have no idea on 9. Fossil I have no idea on
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Hey all Last week I bought a bunch of Otodus obliquus teeth for a work mate, he wants them for presents for his grandchildren and knows I like fossils so he got me to source them for him. Typical me, not letting an opportunity go to waste, I ordered extra knowing I'd find something to add to my own collection They are all said to come from Oued Zem, Khouribga Phosphate deposits, Morocco. Out of all of the teeth I got (15), all in the 45mm - 60mm range, they all fit what an O. obliquus tooth looks like, apart from 2 which is why I'm making this thread - I'd rather get others to run their eyes over the teeth and see what they think. First tooth - I admit, it does look like an O. obliquus tooth, I have 2 others that look very similar (only much larger) but what caught my attention are the cusplets, more notably, the size of them. They're very small compared to what I'm used to seeing on these teeth. Mild pathology? Another genus with similar morphology? Second tooth - O. obliquus usually has a pronounced "hump" in the root just under the crown on the lingual side, this tooth doesn't. The crown on this tooth is "pinched" slightly, sweeping from the cusplet up to the tip in a concave arc. I haven't noticed this before on O. obliquus teeth, I've noticed hooked crowns or very straight cutting edges from cusplet to tip (similar to the 1st tooth) The crown also has quite a twist to it, not something that has stood out to me on any other O. obliquus tooth I've seen. Both teeth are likely O. obliquus but like I said, I'd rather let others run their eyes over the pics and see what they think! To me it doesn't matter if they are or aren't O. obliquus, I'm always learning something new the more I handle fossils! Cheers Gareth
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From the album: Sharks
A rare symphyseal from Otodus obliquus. ~ 2.5 cm max. slant height.-
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From the album: Sharks
Hubbell (juvenile) megalodon, likely from the East Coast. I don't understand the hype surrounding megalodon, but this one was cool enough for the collection. It has good preservation, and the tip is spalled-off from feeding.-
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Got a cheap Otodus obliquus teeth with matrix. It’s quite big (7.5cm).
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This new site I’m going to is kind of starting to grow on me! I really love the abundance of well preserved shells and the sharks teeth that come out of here (if I don’t break them) are in superb condition. I arrive at this site, however, with some disappointment. Footprints everywhere, and discarded rocks piled in a pile i know I didn’t leave with a bunch of broken shells. It looks like someone took the liberty of smashing rocks with a hammer and leaving the place a mess for others. Not a good look to be honest I always try to clean my area and make it look better than where I left it. The good news is whoever the eager beaver was left some goodies behind. I searched their rock pile of discarded rocks and found a lot of shark teeth in very good condition that were just left there. I wonder if this person was too busy picking up pennies to notice the quarters they were stepping by? Anyways here’s the haul, luckily I didn’t have to put in too much effort since this person did all the hard work for me: total haul: shark teeth (not in the rock): crocodile tooth (happy about this one!): shells: Shark teeth in the rocks: And the killer tooth of the day: Most of these finds we’re not made because of me ripping rocks out Willy nilly, but because of me sorting through said rocks after this person ripped them out Willy nilly. Always be thorough with your excavation and be patient. You never know what might be hiding in the discard pile. Part 2 of my trip to the Chesapeake will be posted tomorrow!
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Hi, I just saw these articles, and I wanted to make sure they are real. The vertebrae of Onchosaurus seem correct, but I am concerned about Otodus' teeth, and that of Mosasaur. Mosasaur 2.2 ctms.(Just the tooth ). and Otodus 5 ctms.
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Hey all I came across these 3 shark teeth today and I believe they're all in the Odontidae family. Even though they all have cusplets, the size of these teeth rule out juvenile O. megalodon teeth so they must belong to a shark earlier than O. megalodon and the question I have is, what species? I can have a couple of guesses after looking at a lot of different photos of O. angustidens, O. chubutensis, O. auriculatus (I'm doubting it's O. sokolovi) teeth though google, through dealers etc but I'm also a little confused because some I'd think are one species and they're labeled as another. I do think I've come across something a little special in all 3 of these teeth though, even though their condition is a little rough. Any help pinning down a species would be awesome! Also, are they rare (as far as fossil shark teeth go)? They aren't something I've ever come across for sale anywhere in my country, let alone seen in the flesh but I did recognise their family. Sorry about the quantity of pictures, I'd rather be too thorough to get all the detail possible The last pics is a shark tooth family photo, (I should have added my Palaeocarcharodon teeth) just for the fun of it!
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Shark Teeth - Otodus, Cretalamna, Archaeolamna, Serratolamna or......??
Gareth_ posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hey all Shark teeth confuse me.... it seems the more I know, the less I know! The small rock and fossil shops I visit (when I can get near them - no shops near home) often sell shark teeth labeled Otodus (O. obliquus, these shops usually just give the Family name - Mosasaur, Spinosaur, Otodus etc). This is the only shark tooth I've been commonly exposed to "in the flesh". I've done a bit of digging on the net and now I'm not sure all teeth I have seen (and purchased) are Otodus - which is fine with me, I just like to be accurate. I have one which I was told is Cretalamna, it definitely looks different to the other teeth (the root is a lot flatter). A lot look like what I believe is O. obliquus but...... are they?! Is it possible to definitively tell the difference, especially without a find location? I assume, once they start to get larger it rules most/all but O. obliquus out? I'm just not experienced enough to spot the nuances between the genera and most of these are small. The two other genera I've noticed (and of course, there will likely be some more) are Serratolamna and Archaeolamna. In the pic with 5 teeth, I would say top left is Otodus, top right is Cretalamna, but all of the smaller teeth in that group and the teeth in the other pics are....? Any help is appreciated! Also, sorry about the not fantastic pics, they're taken on my aging phone. DSLR is too hard to get out Sorry there is no scale on the last 2 pics, I took that a few days back and those pics didn't need a scale - they are all a similar size to the bottom 3 teeth on the first pics
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From the album: Morroco Fossils
Otodus obliquus is an ancient predecessor to the megalodon shark. Otodus obliquus lived from the Paleocene to the Eocene time period, roughly 40 to 60 million years ago. Real Otodus teeth in a mix that is à try to look like in the field matrix -
From the album: Sketches
The meg is from the Miocene in Wrightsville, N.Carolina. The angustidens from the Oligocene in S.Carolina. The obliquus from the Eocene in Qued Zem, Khouribga, Morocco.-
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Fossil Hunt 3/14 21 and 5/8/21 - Glad to be back
FossilsAnonymous posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
It's been a long while since I've had the opportunity to go hunting - indeed, trips have been far and few between. But the few I have had have been lucrative. There's been quite a bit of new material, ending up with some new finds (for me, at least.) One of these was a complete ray mouth plate. A couple Otodus jumped into my hands as well, including this perfect one, about an inch. The wildlife was out in full, including a dog that must have been born into the hobby Thanks, FA
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Hey all... I thought I'd put up some pics of my fossil collection - well, the sharp end of it. I have a few other fossils (fish, ammonite etc) but for now, I'll put up my fossil teeth. I started collecting fossils almost by accident a few years ago, I was in a small rock and mineral shop, in a small town 2 hours from home, this shop had a small selection of fossils too and the Otodus teeth they had in stock grabbed my attention, I bought one and my collection has been growing ever since. The Otodus obliquus teeth below were my first and second fossil purchase
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