Corry Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Hi. Found this on the ocean side of Lea-Hutaff Island Near Wilmington, NC. the closest thing I could find on the web is the last picture from Calverton Marine Museum but mine is smaller than thei sample. Any ideas on what it might be from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Definitely a shark vert, but don't think identifying the species is possible, I'm afraid. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 I'd say that your specimen is close enough in size to the Calvert Museum one (7cm by the picture - which is 2.75 inches, yours looks to be at 2.7 inches?) that it's probably safe to say it is a Meg vert, considering the size. However that's assuming the Calvert Museum one is from an adult Megalodon anyway. Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Trilo Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 1 minute ago, Meganeura said: (7cm by the picture - which is 2.75 inches, yours looks to be at 2.7 inches?) I think the ruler is in cm which would make it just over 1 inch. Since there are multiple shark species that could fit that size constraint I don't think its identifiable beyond shark vert. 1 1 “If fossils are not "boggling" your mind then you are simply not doing it right” -Ken (digit) "No fossil is garbage, it´s just not completely preserved” -Franz (FranzBernhard) "With hammer in hand, the open horizon of time, and dear friends by my side, what can we not accomplish together?" -Kane (Kane) "We are in a way conquering time, reuniting members of a long lost family" -Quincy (Opabinia Blues) "I loved reading the trip reports, I loved the sharing, I loved the educational aspect, I loved the humor. It felt like home. It still does" -Mike (Pagurus) “The best deal I ever got was getting accepted as a member on The Fossil Forum. Not only got an invaluable pool of knowledge, but gained a loving family as well.” -Doren (caldigger) "it really is nice, to visit the oasis that is TFF" -Tim (fossildude19) "Life's Good! -Adam (Tidgy's Dad) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Just now, Top Trilo said: I think the ruler is in cm which would make it just over 1 inch. Since there are multiple shark species that could fit that size constraint I don't think its identifiable beyond shark vert. Ah, hence "Metric". That would make sense. Yeah, a 1" vert size is... definitely in a very wide variety of sharks. Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 The many laminae are typical of lamniforme shark centra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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