89redgt Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Was digging to make space for a concrete pad and found this in a lump of clay.. I know it looks like a shark tooth, was thinking it might be a baby meg.. I’ll be looking for more, I think this is so cool. Located in Charleston(West Ashley) 29414 1 Link to post Share on other sites
digit Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Definitely a nice large shark tooth of the megatoothed lineage. There is a possibility that it could be from one of the ancestors to the megalodon called chubutensis. The key to determining chronospecies in this lineage is the presence of small side cusps on either edge of the blade where the serrations meet the root. If we could get some nicely focused images in these two corners of the tooth we could rule out the earlier ancestor of the meg. It's a gorgeous tooth and you bet we'd all be digging around looking for more if we found this beauty. Cheers. -Ken 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Fossildude19 Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Definitely a shark tooth. Nice find. Looks to me like a Otodus megalodon tooth, or perhaps an Otodus chubutensis. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Fin Lover Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 (edited) Very nice find! I've been looking for 8 months for one this nice. Edited December 5, 2022 by Fin Lover Apparently, I can't count Link to post Share on other sites
digit Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 There was enough resolution on the image to crop into the corners. I'd say this one has enough of a bump in the edge of the blade to consider it a slightly worn Carcharocles chubutensis. http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/gallery/image/31091-huge-495-inch-south-carolina-carcharocles-chubutensis-tooth/ Cheers. -Ken 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Harry Pristis Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 For comparison: 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TRout Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Could be angustidens. A lot of angustidens teeth come out of the Oligocene Ashley and Chandler Bridge Formations in the Charleston area. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
digit Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 The Charleston area has such a nice range of fossil material that they can find a nice variety of teeth from the megatoothed shark lineage. I would expect an angi (angustidens) tooth to have more prominent side cusps than are shown in the tooth in question. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otodus_angustidens https://www.google.com/search?q=angustidens+teeth&tbm=isch Cheers. -Ken 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Fin Lover Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 I agree with Ken. The angy I find have more of a cusp than this tooth. I find a lot of variation in the shape and size of the cusps, but almost always more than this (unless there is no cusp at all). 1 Link to post Share on other sites
89redgt Posted December 6, 2022 Author Share Posted December 6, 2022 Thank you everyone for all the replies!!!! I’m gonna keep looking for more as I have a couple thousand pounds of dirt to go through. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
digit Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 That's how it starts. Have fun hunting. Cheers. -Ken Link to post Share on other sites
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