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Hi everyone! This is actually my second introduction. I had previously introduced myself on a post I created to find some help to an ID on a vertebra I recently purchased at a fossil show in Tampa. I figured I could use this space as a better introduction where I can focus on creating a better introduction. I figured by joining this forum that I could learn so much more about the fossils I come across as well as meeting those who share the same passion. I've always been interested in fossils. Particularly from sharks and dinosaurs. As a kid I loved watching things that had anything to do with dinosaurs or sharks including The Land Before Time movies, Godzilla, Jaws and the most obvious the Jurassic Park movies...yes even The Lost World (And I still love it). My fossil hunting journey first began while growing up in New York where I would find fossilized impressions of shells down near creeks. As I got older I grew to develop other interests but my love for prehistory has always been and will always be part of me. In 2016 before I finished college, I decided to become scuba certified and to venture to Guadalupe Island to see and experience great white sharks in person. I can honestly say that has been the single best decision I've made in my life. Getting certified to scuba dive has also opened more doors for me not only in the marine world but in the fossil world as well. See I live minutes away from Venice which is known as the shark tooth capital of the world and for good reason! You can spend just minutes scooping up sand on the Venice beaches before finding all kinds of shark teeth. And with a scuba certification you can find charters who will take you just off the coast of some of these beaches where you can find impressive megalodon teeth! One I always recommend is Aquanautz with Captain Mike. Be sure to check out their social media! Today I want to be more of an active member in the fossil community. I want to grow my fossil collection and learn more about specimens I find. I also want to learn more about how and where I could find more fossils so I can learn more about the planet's history. I think this is a great community and one hell of a cool hobby to be involved in. I think we all have that one holy grail fossil that we all strive to get our hands on and mine would be a clean T-Rex tooth...one can only dream right? But even if I got my hands on all the T-Rex teeth in the world, I don't think i'll ever stop wanting to collect, study and learn more about fossils or clues left behind by creatures from bygone era of history. I hope others in this community also share that same feeling. I look forward to interacting with you all! Also, just for show and tell...here's a photo of a 6 inch spinosaurus claw I picked up yesterday at the Tampa show yesterday!

Hi!!! I found these today on the beach I could use some help identifying. Please let me know your thoughts. There are three sets of teeth and I took pictures of both sides.

I was wondering if it was possible to determine if you could tell if a tooth came from the top or bottom jaw? If you can is this true for all kinds of animals. I bet you could on a tiger shark because the bottom and top face different directions. Could you tell on a megalodon tooth or a tyrannosaur tooth or any dinosaur tooth for that matter. I don't have any teeth that I need to determine, just a question that popped in my head.