MarqusandDad Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 (edited) Ok so this is a listing and I am trying to figure out what it is and why it would have the asking price it does. I know we do not discuss pricing so info about the item and its rarity would be helpful. Edited April 18, 2014 by MarqusandDad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarqusandDad Posted April 18, 2014 Author Share Posted April 18, 2014 Ok so this is a listing and I am trying to figure out what it is and why it would have the asking price it does. I know we do not discuss pricing so info about the item and its rarity would be helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 (edited) Where is it listed? What is it listed as? It appears to be some sort of symphyseal tooth. Which are fairly rare. Maybe pathological as well? So it could be extremely rare. Regards, Edited April 18, 2014 by Fossildude19 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarqusandDad Posted April 18, 2014 Author Share Posted April 18, 2014 (edited) Fossil Type: Shark Tooth or Teeth Fossil Formation: NC Type: Fossil Item Type: Fossil Shark tooth Origin: North Carolina Fossil%252BFormation: USA EAST COAST Quality: NICE Form%252C%2BShape: Nice, Rare My Theory...: Before the Ark! Collection Site: North carolina Location: East Coast 4500.00 Edited April 18, 2014 by MarqusandDad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 It looks photoshopped. I've never scene such a tooth. ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarqusandDad Posted April 18, 2014 Author Share Posted April 18, 2014 very strange to me but I am limited in knowledge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Looks like a lower symphyseal from a Galeocerdo sp. Do you know where it is from? EDIT: Two topics merged "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...
MikeR Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Before the ark? Maybe it's Noah's tooth. "A problem solved is a problem caused"--Karl Pilkington "I was dead for millions of years before I was born and it never inconvenienced me a bit." -- Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 I cropped, turned, and edited the pic. It's a cool tooth, but not THAT much worth of cool - least to me. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarqusandDad Posted April 19, 2014 Author Share Posted April 19, 2014 Any other ideas as to what type of shark this might be or a pic of same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Yes, that's what it looks like - tough to be certain given its incompleteness. It's either pathologic as well or it's an example of filesplitting - a tooth file about to be added as the shark grows and the jaw widens. The teeth are double-tipped until the new file is established with normal teeth in both files (see elasmo.com under "Topics" and then under "Pathologic teeth").. Since the tooth is incomplete, the average collector would not be very interested in it and has little-to-no scientific value as well even if the locality information was exact, It would be fun to find it but it might be tough to find someone who would trade a candy bar for it. Jess Looks like a lower symphyseal from a Galeocerdo sp. Do you know where it is from? EDIT: Two topics merged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squali Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 It is an interesting looking tooth. I'd give you an Almond Joy bar for it because... Ha. Thanks for posting. It's hard to remember why you drained the swamp when your surrounded by alligators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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