Bails Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Hey All, I was hoping you all could help me identify these 6 teeth I recently found in Charleston, South Carolina. If I need to post additional pictures of any of the teeth I am happy to! Thanks so much! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BellamyBlake Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Normally I would say the first one looks like a blade from a Mako, Isurus desori, given the thin blade profile. It's hard to say with any certainty because the root is missing. But the bourlette is so different from the other Isurus desori I've seen. Hopefully someone else can chime in. Fourth one definitely looks like Isurus desori to me. I'm not too sure on the rest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praefectus Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Can you post some photos with better lighting? Were they all found in the same area? #2 looks like a cretaceous shark tooth while the rest look younger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bails Posted August 3, 2020 Author Share Posted August 3, 2020 Sure, number 2 was actually found at debordieu right outside of Pawleys Island. The other 5 were found at the same beach in Charleston. All in South Carolina though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bails Posted August 3, 2020 Author Share Posted August 3, 2020 The last one has serrated edges if that helps at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praefectus Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 1 Can't be sure because the root is missing, but I think Isurus desori is a good guess. 2 Cretolamna appendiculata 3 Otodus megalodon 4 Probably a mako, but I don't want to guess. 5 Galeocerdo cuvier 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bails Posted August 3, 2020 Author Share Posted August 3, 2020 Thanks so much! I didn’t think #6 in my Pics (#5 in yours) was a Tiger Shark. So much thicker and different than the few variations of Tiger shark teeth I have found. I am guessing #5 in the pics I posted is also a Tiger Shark? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praefectus Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 I thought 5 and 6 were the same. Does #5 have serrations? Can you take a close-up picture of the front and back on a flat surface (not your hand)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bails Posted August 3, 2020 Author Share Posted August 3, 2020 There is the front. Here is the back. #5 does not have serrations and number #6 does have serrations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 14 hours ago, Bails said: The left one gives me some Alopias sp. vibes, maybe Alopias grandis? But I am by no means an expert on those teeth I agree with Praefectus on the right one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praefectus Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Giant thresher is an option for 5. I think it might also be a white shark or megalodon with the serrations worn away. @Bails can you take another close-up picture? Please try to have the tooth be in focus and take up the entirety of the photo. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokietech96 Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Praefectus said: Giant thresher is an option for 5. I think it might also be a white shark or megalodon with the serrations worn away. @Bails can you take another close-up picture? Please try to have the tooth be in focus and take up the entirety of the photo. Thanks. I thought giant thresher when I first saw the picture. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bails Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 Here ya go @Praefectus my thought was a Giant Thresher as well on both 5 and 6. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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