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Myrtle Beach teeth id's please


Andy B

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Hi. I found my 1st North Myrtle teeth. Can I please get an ID of the bottom one. The root and blade seem to be from 2 different teeth...

 

Sorry for the bad pic. No camera other than my cell phone. The blade has some very fine serrations. It's a pretty tooth.

 

Thanks. Andy

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It looks like a lower Carcharhinus tooth, possibly Bull or Dusky shark.

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Thanks guys. I was hoping bull shark myself. Just surprised the root is more of a V. All the other teeth I have with blades like that tend to be straight across.

 

I presume Myrtle Beach is miocene deposits?

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33 minutes ago, Andy B said:

Thanks guys. I was hoping bull shark myself. Just surprised the root is more of a V. All the other teeth I have with blades like that tend to be straight across.

 

I presume Myrtle Beach is miocene deposits?

I think there is some erosion to the root of that tooth. There is Cretaceous and Neogene there. Not sure about Miocene, this tooth is most likely Pliocene or younger.

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