Whale fossil with megalodon bite marks?

[LordWampa]

Hi, it's not the first time that I see a whale fossil with megalodon bite marks.

This one comes from Coastal Georgia and measures 7.5"

With what percentage of certainty can you know that they are really megalodon marks and not random marks.

 

Thanks!

Edited March 15, 2023 by LordWampa

[Fossildude19]

There is no way to identify the biter in these cases, unless you find a tooth imbedded in a bone. Best that can be said is "predation marks".

I'm sure they are claiming Megalodon to boost sales. Could have been made by any shark, predator, or scavenger present at the time of death.

[Troodon]

Cool bone and completely agree with Tim, lots of predators in the ocean.   Given the small size of the bone and the number of predation marks it's more likely not from a Megalodon, possibly some scavenger

[RJB]

Seriously doubt its caused by a meg and agree whole heartily with Tm and Troodon.  But interesting just the same

 

RB 

[LordWampa]

Thanks guys!! That's what I though! Will pass on this one!

[JBkansas]

Here what a meg bite in a whale bone could look like:

 

 

 

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[Doctor Mud]

Here’s some cetacean bone from New Zealand with bite marks from Otodus angustidens - one of Otodus megalodon’s ancestors. Note the striations from the serrations on the tooth. 
If you had something like this you could be confident that you had “meg” bite marks if the bone was the right age.