Lmsolliday Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 It has a bourlette, right? Is it a baby one (size is approximately a quarter)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 (edited) Looks like Carcharhinus to me with a worn front, based on the serrations, but I could be wrong. Edited November 29, 2022 by Meganeura 1 2 Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Lmsolliday said: size is approximately a quarter 1/4 of what? If you're asking is it a meg, I'm no expert, but it seems to have the wrong overall shape. Edited November 29, 2022 by Mark Kmiecik 1 1 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 I think this tooth belongs to one of the Requiem sharks. Bull, dusky, .............. 1 3 I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 My vote is Meg based on the size of the denticles and overall tooth. The bourlette is also pretty prounced. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lmsolliday Posted November 29, 2022 Author Share Posted November 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Mark Kmiecik said: 1/4 of what? If you're asking is it a meg, I'm no expert, but it seems to have the wrong overall shape. Sorry, it’s the size of a quarter coin, so pretty small. I forgot to add a ruler in the shot. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lmsolliday Posted November 29, 2022 Author Share Posted November 29, 2022 18 minutes ago, Troodon said: My vote is Meg based on the size of the denticles and overall tooth That’s what I was thinking, but it’s pretty small and a bit curvy, so I wasn’t sure. That bourlette had me thinking it *might* be. Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 7 minutes ago, Lmsolliday said: That’s what I was thinking, but it’s pretty small and a bit curvy, so I wasn’t sure. That bourlette had me thinking it *might* be. Lol. The bourlette is weird cause it looks like both a worn down root and where a bourlette would be if it was a Meg - but it's missing the striations that signify a bourlette. @Al Dente @hemipristis What do you guys think? Meg or Carcharhinus? 1 Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 3 hours ago, Meganeura said: The bourlette is weird cause it looks like both a worn down root and where a bourlette would be if it was a Meg - but it's missing the striations that signify a bourlette. @Al Dente @hemipristis What do you guys think? Meg or Carcharhinus? I think it is Carcharhinus. The eroded root makes it look like there is a bourlette. The serrations look more like Carcharhinus than Otodus. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 (edited) 14 hours ago, Lmsolliday said: Sorry, it’s the size of a quarter coin, so pretty small. I forgot to add a ruler in the shot. Thanks! How many inches or inches ? International forum here... Coco Edited November 30, 2022 by Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemipristis Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 15 hours ago, Meganeura said: The bourlette is weird cause it looks like both a worn down root and where a bourlette would be if it was a Meg - but it's missing the striations that signify a bourlette. @Al Dente @hemipristis What do you guys think? Meg or Carcharhinus? Concur with @Al Dente and others: Carcharhinus, one of the larger species. The placement of the foramen suggests bull shark, but the missing sections make that a tenuous ID. I would have to just stop at Carcharhinus sp. 1 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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