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Hey everyone. This is my first post. I found my first real heart-stopper shark tooth (only 2 inches but beautiful) last week and have had some trouble identifying it. I have seen several that looked almost identical except for the fact that mine has no serrations and it doesn't seem like it ever did. The other teeth in question are just fragments. I think that they are Megs. One of them, however, looks like it had a deep 'U-shaped' root.
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Megalodon Tooth first time buyer!
Martybc3 posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Just bought my first Megalodon tooth, does it look restored? I would guess not. The seller says not restoration or repair has been done to it. 6.23 inch tooth! What you guys think?
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Hi folks! New member here interested in checking out some areas are on the Chesapeake (specifically looking at some day or overnight trips to Calvert Cliffs, Westmoreland SP, Stratford Hall and trips long the York and James.) New to Virginia by way of CO, TN and SC. Grew up in SC and ever since I kid I was beach combing for teeth and want to find some more interesting finds as I've recently learned I'm fairly close to some decent spots. Looking forward to getting into this! Also, the scale may be off but wanted to get an ID on the larger tooth here... megalodon possibly? Scale isn't really shown but it's palm sized.
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Updating My Exotic Meg Teeth Collection Italy, Japan, Indonesia
Kurufossils posted a topic in Member Collections
Added three new teeth in recent times to my collection of exotic meg teeth, I'd like to share since there,s not to many images from these localities out there, the photos maybe in shabby quality because I pulled them directly from my Instagram page to save time. 1) This partial tip of a meg was found in the Chiba prefecture of Japan! Acquiring this, even just a fragment was a real pain in the butt as megs from Japan are extremely scare. 2) Even though its not a Meg of course but still being the closest ancestor, this 3.1inch chubutensis tooth was found at a land site in Lecce, Italy with gorgeous color! 3) This tooth measuring 4.1 inches came from new site in Bangkalan City, Java, Indonesia. A majority of the megs here were found with absolutely terrible preservation so this one is one of the best out of the bunch! A few more pics of these teeth can be found on their posts on my page at https://www.instagram.com/nyislandfossils/ if its ok to post this here.
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FYI @eannis6 @paxhunter @WhodamanHD I have a coworker who is good with woodworking. Here's his youtube channel with some of his work: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjVTgldNSjHdKZj3i24QA-A He used a laser wood etcher to create these plaques for me. Phase two is I'll glue some masonite onto the back and then apply E6000 clear epoxy to contain the tooth. Here's a link to the E6000: https://www.michaels.com/e6000-craft-adhesive/10192536.html Attached is a picture of two teeth courtesy of a trade with @mattbsharks FYI - @SailingAlongToo I'll hang on to one of these for you.
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I have some questions surrounding the extinct species of Giant White Shark, Cosmopolitodus hastalis. I think it was a fascinating creature, but for reason it doesn't seem to be brought up much. As far as I know, it was a very large shark that lived during the Miocene Epoch, and scientists believe it to be a possible ancestor to the extant Great White Shark, the biggest and meanest shark of our present day oceans. What I'd like to know is what was this shark really like? Did it look similar to the Great White? How do we think it behaved? How exactly does it fit into the lineage of the Great White? How big was it? Did it share the seas, or even possibly become prey for, the mighty O. megalodon? And finally, WHY do people call it "Mako" if it clearly isn't one?? Obviously, not all of these questions have concrete answers but I'd like to hear what you all know about the species. Google search results can only tell so much. Do you know of any good sources where I could read up about it in greater detail? I just think it's a really cool species, and I'd love to know more about it. Thanks!
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Hello forum, I came across this at a rock/fossil shop while on a recent road trip. It was labeled as Carcharodontosaurus vertebra from Kem Kem. The shop owner said probably mid-back vertebra. The piece is approximately 12 inches wide and 12 inches across. Any help identifying is greatly appreciated.
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Hello! First time posting on the forum so any help is good! I recently went hunting for a few hours and was able to have a decent day by myself at the water. I need help to ID the two teeth I posted up-closes of. The fragment would've been a sweet tooth if whole and I wish the other tooth had the other cusp! I believe both teeth are from the same species of shark, but I have never found a species like this. I have never heard of Carcharocles angustiden being found in the MD/VA area and the area I was at I believe is mostly early Miocene so I was thinking it might be a Carcharocles chubutensis??? I also found some decent Makos and a very nice Barracuda tooth which I thought was pretty cool.
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Hello again! I was just wondering if this tooth is a Carcharodon Hastalis Tooth. I found it at Brownie’s Beach as I was combing the beach. Thanks for the help.
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Hi! I found this tooth in sand where I collected striatolamia, otodus and other shark tooth fossil. But this separated I never found before. This is carcharodon megalodon?? Thank!)
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Hello, I thought I'd share a little bit about my first fossil collecting trip to Greens Mill Run creek, Greenville, NC. As you can see from the pictures, the highlight of the day was this good sized great white tooth, Carcharodon carcharias (correct me if I'm wrong on the ID)! I found it within the first 15 minutes of searching, in about the 5th shovel of material into the screen! Talk about motivation to keep looking! The rest of the search didn't turn up anything nearly as exciting but it was still a fun trip and I found lots of small teeth. Most were fragmented and so I only kept a handful of them. I also saw a lot of fossil bone fragments but nothing I felt was worth holding on too. I know there is more to be found in Greens Mill Run so I look forward to going back soon! On another note, my fossil adventure was almost cut short before it began after I came within a few inches of stepping on a copperhead snake as I was walking towards the creek! I don't have a huge fear of snakes but coming so close to a venomous one with my ankles and lower leg exposed was pretty scary! Luckily it didn't strike!
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Here are a great white (Carcharodon carcharias) and an Aetobatus tooth from a site other than the main one(s) around Sacaco from which we have seen teeth (or perhaps an example of what was found on the surface). This Aetobatus tooth might be the coolest-looking one I have - rather large with deep color and some apparent microfossils embedded within the patch of attached matrix. I am starting this thread because there was a question in another thread about the range of preservation seen in fossils from the Pisco Formation, Sacaco area, Peru. We tend to see mostly lighter-colored (blue or pink or blue and pink), well-preserved great white teeth with great serrations but there were also some teeth on the market that were more worn and duller in color yet shiny from that wear. They appear to be more mineralized too. If you have similar Peruvian shark teeth, feel free to post your photos. You can't get them anymore but we can look at some of what was allowed to go before the export ban. I tried to pick up the widest variety of fossils while available. Jess
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Hi all! I'm brand new to the fossil collecting world (though I've always had a strong interest in natural history/mammalian predators) and, given that i've already gleaned TONS of useful information from the site, figured I ought to introduce myself! I'm a 22 year old student from Virginia with one trip to Brownie's Beach in MD under my belt, already clamoring for more adventures! I look forward to spending lots of quality time on these boards.
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A very uncommon species at Lee Creek. From the Pleistocene James City Formation, great whites are always nice to find.
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Carcharodontosaurus? Spinosauras? Real?
Blexter posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
This is my first post ... patience please. I collect amber with insects under normal circumstances. I have inherited a box of different fossil teeth from a relative. I am told the pieces are from Morocco he brought back in the early 70's. The more I read and research online, the more I hear "fake Moroccan fossils". I have no idea but would like to confirm either way. I have followed several threads on this site researching this. If these are real, how is quality determined? Do I need to clean them up or will I damage them? I find a tremendous range in pricing online. I collect amber and know how to value quality but this is a different thing to me. I assume I need to get past the "fake" issue first. I can see what I think is repair (maybe glue or epoxy) on some of the teeth from being broken but not sure. There are quite a few pieces. Any help would be appreciated thanks B
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I thought I would ask the experts for a little validation. :-) I found this nubby little tooth, about the size of a quarter, on the Chesapeake Bay. It isn't apparent from the picture but it is serrated. I will try to get a better photo tonight in better light.. I know the photo is bad. ( It is next to a couple of seven gills and a tip of a Meg that certainly would have been nice to have found complete.. ) I'm thinking a very tiny Meg tooth, because it is certainly not a hemipristis. I just didn't think Meg's could be that small. Thanks for any help..
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Can anyone help me identify the fossil to the left? They were all found in the same area
Forrest posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hello, looking for help in identifying the fossil to the left. I found them all in a river
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Hi, I'm new to this forum. I have found the following two fossils and would like some opinions on their identification. The tooth I believe to be a C. Megalodon from the research i have carried out, while the shell is unknown. I would also like to know what the best approach to cleaning the fossils is. Any opinions on both their identification will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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I've had this fossil keychain since I was a kid and I'm not sure exactly what species it belongs to. It's 1 1/2 inches long and wide it has serrations and the back is flat. Based on the size and shape I either believe it to be a really small megalodon tooth or a megalodon ancestor from the carcharodon's. But that's just my guess what do you guys think?
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shark 1.htmlshark 1.htmlHi, New to the forum and new to fossil collecting. Frequent the Potomac river in Virginia near Westmoreland State Park. Today I found this sharks tooth and am having trouble identifying it. It was found along the high tide line along with some Turritella molds and shells. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks IMG_0507.pdf IMG_0508.pdf Shark 2.html
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Our conversation while showing my daughter a couple of my shark teeth. Dad: these teeth are from a giant shark, as big as your school bus! Daughter: wow dad, that's pretty big! Dad: I wonder what such a big shark would eat? Daughter: probly chicken Also, a good sized great white tooth for scale and perspective.
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Hello everyone! Something has been confusing me for a long time, so now I finally want to spit it out. What is the "real" megalodon species? I am asking this because I have seen many different genera associated with the same species name: Carcharodon megalodon, Carcharocles megalodon, Megaselachus megalodon, Otodus megalodon, etc. And I know that two completely different genera can have the same species name (eg: Liopleurodon ferox and Titanosuchus ferox, etc.), but the thing is that with the megalodon all the teeth look a lot like each other (or as we say in French: comme deux gouttes d'eau). Now I wouldn't be surprised to learn that there is a lot of paleontological debate going over this topic, but I would still like to know what the "real" megalodon species is, or at leat according to you, and why. What do you have to say? Max
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Hey we're new here's our best finds in the past year! :D
HoneyHolers posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Hey guys, we just joined the forum! Here are some photos of our past trips this year!
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