steelhead9 Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 I found this shark's tooth on Martha's Vineyard. Mostly I find megalodon teeth there but the cusp has me confused. The tooth measures 4.175" long. Thanks! Still Life Fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 I believe this is a meg also. What you are calling a cusp is actually a part of the main blade. It just appears to be a cusp because of the small missing piece of 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...
steelhead9 Posted December 7, 2016 Author Share Posted December 7, 2016 Too bad. I thought I had that 4+ inch auriculatus! Still Life Fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 3 minutes ago, steelhead9 said: Too bad. I thought I had that 4+ inch auriculatus! auriculatus are an Eocene species and I do not think there are Eocene exposures at Gay Head Cliffs. All of the teeth I have ever seen from there are Miocene / Pliocene. 1 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...
fossilselachian Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 A nice Meg from a most unusual location. A great find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Nice Meg! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peto Lithos Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 I heard about Martha's Vineyard having fossils. I checked it out on google maps and found one. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Martha's+Vineyard/@41.3473641,-70.8380658,3a,15y,54.93h,40.33t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1s-PF7rDSodpLI%2FV5-sL_k8TlI%2FAAAAAAAACsA%2FVrcAzaR4k5wYshP_hctoovmkGofJXYRuwCLIB!2e4!3e11!6s%2F%2Flh4.googleusercontent.com%2F-PF7rDSodpLI%2FV5-sL_k8TlI%2FAAAAAAAACsA%2FVrcAzaR4k5wYshP_hctoovmkGofJXYRuwCLIB%2Fw234-h106-k-no-pi0-ya230.50002-ro-0-fo100%2F!7i8704!8i4352!4m21!1m15!4m14!1m6!1m2!1s0x89e84023525f3157:0xf0344326d52e0458!2s6+Davids+Way,+Port+Jefferson,+NY+11777!2m2!1d-73.0588609!2d40.96464!1m6!1m2!1s0x89e525890034153b:0xf5d72dfce4b4bc43!2sMartha's+Vineyard,+Massachusetts!2m2!1d-70.645473!2d41.3804981!3m4!1s0x89e525890034153b:0xf5d72dfce4b4bc43!8m2!3d41.3804981!4d-70.645473!6m1!1e1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Wow, that's an amazing find! And what do you mean, "ah, too bad", are you unhappy with it being a meg?! If you don't like it, I'd love it, and I'm pretty sure everyone else here would love it too!!! Best regards and congrats on the find, Max Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelhead9 Posted December 9, 2016 Author Share Posted December 9, 2016 7 hours ago, Max-fossils said: Wow, that's an amazing find! And what do you mean, "ah, too bad", are you unhappy with it being a meg?! If you don't like it, I'd love it, and I'm pretty sure everyone else here would love it too!!! Best regards and congrats on the find, Max Thanks Max. Believe me, I'm happy finding even a 1" tooth, but I have found much bigger megs there. The tooth I thought was a ric is on the bottom in this photo. Still Life Fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 24 minutes ago, steelhead9 said: Thanks Max. Believe me, I'm happy finding even a 1" tooth, but I have found much bigger megs there. The tooth I thought was a ric is on the bottom in this photo. Oh, I see, your other teeth are indeed a lot bigger. Those are really some incredible finds, congrats! Thanks for sharing, Max Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBOB Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Incredible looking teeth! Most interesting colors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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