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5 Or 6+ Inch Megs? Meh... Dime A Dozen...


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On 12/6/2017 at 11:05 PM, Fossil-Hound said:

@eannis6 there's also the possibility that some of these are C. chubutensis, especially if they are coming out of Calvert Cliffs. Megs are broader at the root and Chubs have small cusps on the side but when the tooth is so juvenile it's near impossible to tell the difference.

That’s interesting! John Nance (Collections Manager and paleontologist) at the Calvert Marine Museum said he thinks meg rather than chub because there is no evidence of cusps.

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On 12/5/2017 at 4:50 PM, MarcoSr said:

 

A 16 mm slant height megalodon tooth that my son Mel found:

 

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Nice little tooth Marco. It has a very similar shape as the one I found. Another possible symphyseal?

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12 hours ago, sixgill pete said:

Nice little tooth Marco. It has a very similar shape as the one I found. Another possible symphyseal?

 

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I believe the tooth is definitely a symphyseal or parasymphyseal.

 

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For all who might care, I forgot to mention that my small meg has a slant height of about 6mm. Again, awesome teeth everyone. I love the sympheseal/parasymphyseal teeth.

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