Everhardus Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Hi, i just got back from a trip to Malta. Just wanted to show my best find, a small Meg, about 3 cm (don't know what this is in inches). This is the only complete tooth i found, all others have root-damage so i'm quite pleased this one came out complete . It was actually found at Gozo, the smaller much quieter island next to Malta. Greetz, Marcel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everhardus Posted May 8, 2013 Author Share Posted May 8, 2013 Some more pix. Gr, Marcel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everhardus Posted May 8, 2013 Author Share Posted May 8, 2013 And some more...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 That is a very beautiful tooth Congratulations on such a rare find! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowsharks Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Super nice tooth - congrats! Is the formation that area between the wall and the beach? Are you allowed to chip away at the material to get at the fossils? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Could that be an angustidens? I ask because I see the cusps and the slimmer profile. The enamel and color of that tooth are beautiful! 3cm is just a bit larger than one inch. (1 in = 2.54 cm) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Thats a beauty.... Congratulations.... Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everhardus Posted May 8, 2013 Author Share Posted May 8, 2013 hi Cowsharks (or is it Daryl) ?, Yes it's that formation, actually slightly under it. There's lot's of interesting layers at Malta and Gozo but i have focused on these pale yellow layers. They a called Globiregina Limestone. Divided in Lower, Middel and Upper by two so called conglomerate beds (C1 and C2). This is the C1. I think i found the C2 bed too but i'm not sure, did not find anything in there. I don't think it's forbidden too look for fossils at this site, i didn't see any signs for example. There was no heavy mining, the top of this bed is very hard, as stated the teeth are slightly under it and the material is softer there... Exporting fossils used too be illegal though. The current situation is somewhat unclear to me.... greetz, Marcel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 This is likely from the Oligocene then...C. angustidens is certainly possible. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everhardus Posted May 8, 2013 Author Share Posted May 8, 2013 Hi Skylla, From what i've read the angustidens can be found in the C1 layer, chubutensis are found in the C2 layer. Others say this is all the same, they are all Megalodon. I don't know, all i can tell is that i'm extremely pleased with it. Gr,Marcel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nala Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Very nice tooth! congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everhardus Posted May 8, 2013 Author Share Posted May 8, 2013 Look at this : http://paleo.dallastella.name/media/u/archives/175_Foresi_et_al.pdf I think the layer is Miocene... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossiladdict Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 That is a beautiful find! Fossils are simply one of the coolest things on earth--discovering them is just marvelous! Makes you all giddy inside! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Nice fossils and scenery. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefootgirl Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 This is a beautiful tooth. Thanks for sharing picts with us. In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat: but in the evolution of real knowledge, it marks the first step in progress toward victory. Alfred North Whithead 'Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachj Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 wow! that color is killer! its flawless! good job! one day i will find a tooth over 3 inches in good conditon haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Beautiful tooth. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickNC Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Awesome tooth that looks great in matrix. And like was mentioned, not a meg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonboro37 Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 That is one gorgeous tooth! Also, your site pic's are great. Really like the in situ pic's of the echi and bilvalves. Thanks for sharing! Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 I forgot to mention, I did purchase a Maltese Meg many years ago.... Its great to see the site where it was 'potentially' found.... Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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