FloridaMan Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Can you guys help me identify this tooth. I originally thought it was a Meg, but someone I showed it to thought it might be something else because of its slight curve. Any ideas? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhysicist Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Your original thinking was correct - it's a meg. The tooth shape varies slightly throughout the mouth. ^https://www.researchgate.net/publication/349974197_Body_length_estimation_of_Neogene_macrophagous_lamniform_sharks_Carcharodon_and_Otodus_derived_from_associated_fossil_dentitions 2 1 "Argumentation cannot suffice for the discovery of new work, since the subtlety of Nature is greater many times than the subtlety of argument." - Carl Sagan "I was born not knowing and have had only a little time to change that here and there." - Richard Feynman Collections: Hell Creek Microsite | Hell Creek/Lance | Dinosaurs | Sharks | Squamates | Post Oak Creek | North Sulphur River | Lee Creek | Aguja | Permian | Devonian | Triassic | Harding Sandstone Instagram: @thephysicist_tff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaMan Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 Hey thanks alot ThePhysicist. That's a great reference picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaMan Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 Could you help me with this one? I only have the 1 picture, as it's my friends find. The one on the right is the tooth in question. Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaMan Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 That one was by far the best looking tooth of the day. His first real find other than smalls on the beach! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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