falcondriver Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 A friend of my son found this tooth today. I'm very new to the subject of fossil teeth and I have some questions? First what kind of tooth this is and what makes it the yellow color, instead of the dark color I'm used to seeing? I appreciate any info. FD LFK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Owens Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 The color comes from the mineral in which it was fossilized. The white root tells me it has been "weathered out" for awhile & the sun has bleached it. Yellow is not a common color for this area. Nice find. -----"Your Texas Connection!"------ Fossils: Windows to the past Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
non-remanié Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 A friend of my son found this tooth today. I'm very new to the subject of fossil teeth and I have some questions? First what kind of tooth this is and what makes it the yellow color, instead of the dark color I'm used to seeing? I appreciate any info.FD LFK Looks like another Moroccan Otodus to me ---Wie Wasser schleift den Stein, wir steigen und fallen--- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilselachian Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 I strongly agree with "Toothpuller" this looks very much like a Moroccan tooth and not like anything one would expect to find in Texas or elsewhere in the US. Exceptions alway exist but I'd question the origin of this tooth a little more closely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcondriver Posted May 10, 2008 Author Share Posted May 10, 2008 I strongly agree with "Toothpuller" this looks very much like a Moroccan tooth and not like anything one would expect to find in Texas or elsewhere in the US. Exceptions alway exist but I'd question the origin of this tooth a little more closely. I was very suprised to see that he found that type of tooth in TX. I guess its time to grab a shovel and start digging in that location. I want one too. FD LFK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Owens Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 I have a couple of red teeth from North Texas. Also, all shades of grey & black. Some I could describe as slightly pink. I don't find that yellow should be automaticly ruled out here. You are infrering the poster is not being honest as to where the specimen was obtained. I take all posts at face value. I don't see what would be gained by misrepresenting where it was found. -----"Your Texas Connection!"------ Fossils: Windows to the past Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcondriver Posted May 10, 2008 Author Share Posted May 10, 2008 I have a couple of red teeth from North Texas. Also, all shades of grey & black. Some I could describe as slightly pink. I don't find that yellow should be automaticly ruled out here. You are infrering the poster is not being honest as to where the specimen was obtained. I take all posts at face value. I don't see what would be gained by misrepresenting where it was found. I'm good friends with the kid who found it, so I trust him. FD LFK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorman Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 If it was found at a construction site it could have been placed there by another worker as a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcondriver Posted May 11, 2008 Author Share Posted May 11, 2008 If it was found at a construction site it could have been placed there by another worker as a joke. It wasnt and you are giving our construction workers wayyy to much credit. LOL Doesnt really matter to me anyway, I just wish I had that tooth. FD LFK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruitbat Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 I'm no expert at classifying shark's teeth to species. After looking through Bruce Welton and Roger Farish's The Collector's Guide to Fossil Sharks and Rays from the Cretaceous of Texas, it appears to me that the tooth may be from Serratolamna. They mention it as being rare in the upper Taylor and common in the Navarro of Texas. I definitely wouldn't let the color be any indication of its collecting locale as I've seen teeth with a yellow hue collected in Texas in the same area as those that are jet black and those that are reddish. -Joe Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Sharks Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Personally, I would agree that it looks more like a Moroccan tooth than anything, but if it indeed from Texas, I think it would more likely be either Cretodus or Cretalamna. Lateral teeth (like this one) from Serratolamna I believe would have an uneven number of cusplets on the shoulders. There's no limit to what you can accomplish when you're supposed to be doing something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricFlorida Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Has too much mass for all Serratolamnas I've seen... www.PrehistoricFlorida.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruitbat Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Like I said....I'm no expert on shark tooth identification. Still....don't let the color fool you into thinking it has to be Moroccan. -Joe Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Let me tell you guys we would not lie about where we found this.I would like to ask what the point of us lieing about this do for us.We just honetslty wanna know the orgin.Thanks for everyones help. -Cody LFK Lowes Farm Krew For Life! ~C*J*J*D*D*G*P~ My Shark Teeth Website.MANSFIELD EXCLUSIVES!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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