Small Megs

[Shellseeker]

I have been picking up a lot of small teeth, many snaggles, some tigers, lemons, sand tigers, and then some that might be megs -- It raises some questions where others may have answers.

Are all the small teeth megs? All have serrations. I have been told that the tooth in 1st photo lower left may be a Bull shark. This type always has a "V" on one lateral or the other.

If they are ALL megs, why the variation? Why the V?, Are the ones on the right from a different jaw position? The 2nd from top left, 1st photo seems to have the Meg Chevron, bit also with a slight V on the left side.

Are there any photo sources or books for identifying small megs OR is there a good information source for what megs look like in different jaw positions?

[Sharks of SC]

Im thinking more along the lines of Carcharhinus leucas or Carcharhinus obscuras.

CBK

[Auspex]

Are there any photo sources or books for identifying small megs OR is there a good information source for what megs look like in different jaw positions?

>elasmo.com link<

Click on "GENERA" in the header, scroll down to "NEOGENE", and under "Lamniformes", click on "Carcharocles". For that matter, explore the site! Those narrower daggers look more like C. auriculatus than C. megalodon to me, but they would be from a different period.

[Shellseeker]

Learning, Learning, I am on the trail:

Bull, Followed by Dusky. Yes I can see that I have been finding some Bull Shark teeth... PeaceFossil, look at the one on the left!!!

[peacefossil]

Looks good, no outings for me for awhile! Don't see any megs there.

The root is one of the key identifiers to a meg. Smaller megs still have a fairly large root.