MarcoSr Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 Here are a couple of my smallest megalodon teeth from my collection next to a penny. Large megalodons are usually what gets posted. But newborn megalodon teeth or very young juvenile teeth are pretty uncommon. Marco Sr. 1 1 "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Here's a link - http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/16633-5-or-6-inch-megs-meh-dime-a-dozen/?hl=%2Bsmallest+%2Bshark+%2Btooth#entry202588 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted October 6, 2013 Author Share Posted October 6, 2013 (edited) Here's a link - http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/16633-5-or-6-inch-megs-meh-dime-a-dozen/?hl=%2Bsmallest+%2Bshark+%2Btooth#entry202588 Thank you for the link. Really small and nice tooth that you posted. The teeth in the link look like mostly posterior teeth. Posterior teeth can be much smaller than the rest of the teeth in the jaw so a real small posterior tooth doesn't mean necessarily that it was from a really small young shark. Really small anterior teeth like one that I posted definitely mean a very small young shark. Marco Sr. Edited October 6, 2013 by MarcoSr "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRK Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Here is my tiny meg, However it it is from the west coast(shark tooth hill). And is much more fragile looking than most shown here. I never did find a monster there but this sweet little serrated gem will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Here's 2 small posteriors that I found.I'll post some others when I get a chance Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Here is a tiny posterior. It is more likely chubutensis because it was found in the Miocene Pungo River sediment. This tooth is thicker than it is wide. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Wow Al Dente that is tiny.Here's a few more little guys.I love the perfect little Hubbell Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted October 7, 2013 Author Share Posted October 7, 2013 Here is my tiny meg, However it it is from the west coast(shark tooth hill). And is much more fragile looking than most shown here. I never did find a monster there but this sweet little serrated gem will do. Nice tooth. I love those perfect small teeth. Marco Sr. "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted October 7, 2013 Author Share Posted October 7, 2013 Wow Al Dente that is tiny.Here's a few more little guys.I love the perfect little Hubbell That is a very nice Hubbell! Marco Sr. "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted October 7, 2013 Author Share Posted October 7, 2013 Here is a tiny posterior. It is more likely chubutensis because it was found in the Miocene Pungo River sediment. This tooth is thicker than it is wide. Really tiny tooth. I have trouble identifying really small posteriors because they lose the characteristics that help you identify the anteriors and laterals. Most are just very nondescript. Is there some specific characteristic of this tooth that helps id it as a chubutensis posterior? Marco Sr. "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Really tiny tooth. I have trouble identifying really small posteriors because they lose the characteristics that help you identify the anteriors and laterals. Most are just very nondescript. Is there some specific characteristic of this tooth that helps id it as a chubutensis posterior? Marco Sr. Sand tigers have similar looking posterior teeth but this tooth has a few serrations and is extremely thick, I've never seen a sand tiger anywhere near this thick and I wouldn't expect serrations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted October 7, 2013 Author Share Posted October 7, 2013 Sand tigers have similar looking posterior teeth but this tooth has a few serrations and is extremely thick, I've never seen a sand tiger anywhere near this thick and I wouldn't expect serrations. I have a very large number of sand tiger posteriors from the Eocene and they are thinner than your tooth and none have serrations. But the similarity of your tooth to some of them was why I asked the question. Marco Sr. "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 That is a very nice Hubbell! Marco Sr. Thank you.I had read somewhere that those are neonatal teeth but if that is the case I would think they would be some of the smallest teeth you would see.That has not been the case with ones I've seen.I wonder if it's in particular positions or something.I used to make shark tooth jewelery for a living and always dove to collect all my teeth and that is the only Hubbell I have found,and where I hunted I mostly found smaller teeth.Normally 2-3000 per day.I would think I would have found a couple lol. Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megatooth Collector Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 (edited) Here is mine.. One with a quarter for reference and a second photo with my largest tooth tooth for reference (momma and baby). Edited October 8, 2013 by Megatooth Collector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted October 8, 2013 Author Share Posted October 8, 2013 Thank you.I had read somewhere that those are neonatal teeth but if that is the case I would think they would be some of the smallest teeth you would see.That has not been the case with ones I've seen. I've seen a lot of pretty large Hubbells being sold as newborn teeth on websites. I agree that their size doesn't seem to jive with them as newborns especially when I have found a good number of much smaller meg anterior teeth. Marco Sr. "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori LuvsFossils Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Here are some of my small Megs. I get just as excited about finding them as I do some of the larger Megs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmorefossil Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 DSCN5701.JPGDSCN5686.JPGHere are some of my small Megs. I get just as excited about finding them as I do some of the larger Megs. I would say all are megs except for the broken tooth on the 1973 quarter. Second row, third tooth from the left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted October 9, 2013 Author Share Posted October 9, 2013 DSCN5701.JPGDSCN5686.JPG Here are some of my small Megs. I get just as excited about finding them as I do some of the larger Megs. Wow, you have a good number of small megs. You must have great eyesight and concentration to be finding so many. Marco Sr. "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted October 9, 2013 Author Share Posted October 9, 2013 Here is mine.. One with a quarter for reference and a second photo with my largest tooth tooth for reference (momma and baby). I like both teeth but especially the momma. Marco Sr. "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCFossils Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Bad photo, but here is one my wife found in the spoil piles at Aurora. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori LuvsFossils Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 I think my biggest advantage, Marco Sr, is living in Florida. The teeth never seem to run out. I'm attaching a pic of a display I'm working on. I've got less than 1/2 the teeth up. ALL of these teeth were found in the same hole this past hunting season. It felt like a bottomless pit. You'll see I've got a bunch of small cheek teeth (none of which were in my previous photos). I've seen other hunters get excited about the big ones & just dump the rest. Me? I would prefer a perfect small tooth over a chipped 3" any day. I sort it all !!! By the way, I'm really enjoying seeing all of the other small teeth people are finding. Nice finds everyone ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isurus90064 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Al Dente: that's a fantastic Pungo posterior. Lori: Nice collection! you're gonna need a lot more cash to display those that way. Fossil shark teeth from all over: http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/2380-extraordinary-common-teeth/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted October 9, 2013 Author Share Posted October 9, 2013 I'm attaching a pic of a display I'm working on. I've got less than 1/2 the teeth up. ALL of these teeth were found in the same hole this past hunting season. It felt like a bottomless pit. You'll see I've got a bunch of small cheek teeth (none of which were in my previous photos). I've seen other hunters get excited about the big ones & just dump the rest. Me? I would prefer a perfect small tooth over a chipped 3" any day. I sort it all !!! Really nice display. I hope you post it again when it is finished. It is really uncommon to find perfect teeth. Most teeth are worn, damaged, chipped, dinged, broken etc. So I also highly value perfect teeth. Marco Sr. "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilselachian Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Al Dente: that's a fantastic Pungo posterior. Lori: Nice collection! you're gonna need a lot more cash to display those that way. I've never seen such an incredibly small tooth with any species associated with the Carcharocles or Carcharodon lineages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Nice collection Lori,that's a neat looking project you have too. Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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