old bones Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 (edited) Is there enough left of this tooth to get an ID? The root is pretty much gone and any traces of serrations are smoothed away, but I would like to know if there are enough diagnostic features left to ID. I found it on Edisto Beach, S.C.. Thanks. edited to correct scale Edited December 31, 2014 by old bones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 At 5 cm, it's in the Meg zone. "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...
MarcoSr Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 The tooth shape looks more like a Dusky or Bull shark tooth and doesn't really look like a meg. Is it really 5 cm???? 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...
old bones Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share Posted December 31, 2014 The tooth shape looks more like a Dusky or Bull shark tooth and doesn't really look like a meg. Is it really 5 cm???? Marco Sr. HA! Good catch Marco Sr., I inadvertently applied the wrong rule to this photo! It should read 'mm'. Sorry to all who were misled by my mistake. That will teach me not to prepare photos so late at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 HA! Good catch Marco Sr., I inadvertently applied the wrong rule to this photo! It should read 'mm'. Sorry to all who were misled by my mistake. That will teach me not to prepare photos so late at night. I would then go with a Carcharhinus species like leucas or obscurus. 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...
Paleoc Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Dusky or Bull. Can't ID any further due to wear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I was pretty sure of it being a Dusky or Bull, until I saw the size! "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...
sixgill pete Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 I agree with either Dusky or Bull with the serrations worn off, Julianna. 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...
old bones Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 I would then go with a Carcharhinus species like leucas or obscurus. Marco Sr. Thank you Marco Sr. Dusky or Bull. Can't ID any further due to wear. Thanks for checking this out Paleoc. I was pretty sure of it being a Dusky or Bull, until I saw the size! Thanks Auspex, that was a 'big' whoops. I agree with either Dusky or Bull with the serrations worn off, Julianna. Thanks sixgill pete, that's as close as I could hope to get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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