Got Bones? Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Hello TTF members! I have recently purchased a supposed "baby megladon" tooth at a pawn shop but I know it was an all-out scam for tourists. The reason I bought the tooth was because of its sheer size compared to the other shark teeth there, and because sadly it was the only real one I could identify. I'm guessing it came from a shark in the Otodus (Am I saying that right?) genus. I also purchased a few other teeth, but I don't feel any need to identify them because they are all mixed fragments. Troy Niler, amateur fossil & mineral/artifact collector -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 The shape of the tooth resembles a mako. But I can't tall if those are serrations on the blade or if it is just really beat up. Can you take a better close up? I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Bones? Posted April 11, 2017 Author Share Posted April 11, 2017 2 minutes ago, Darktooth said: The shape of the tooth resembles a mako. But I can't tall if those are serrations on the blade or if it is just really beat up. Can you take a better close up? Here's a better picture: Troy Niler, amateur fossil & mineral/artifact collector -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AnThOnY- Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Looks like a Moroccan Otodus to me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Bones? Posted April 11, 2017 Author Share Posted April 11, 2017 9 minutes ago, -AnThOnY- said: Looks like a Moroccan Otodus to me Thank you for the helpful information! Troy Niler, amateur fossil & mineral/artifact collector -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 1 hour ago, -AnThOnY- said: Looks like a Moroccan Otodus to me @-AnThOnY- what makes you say this partial tooth is a Moroccan otodus? To me the tooth is really to broken to give a positive ID. The color of it? I personally think it could be a very beat up meg. I think i see a hint of a bourlette. While there are no obvious serrations, the overall damage to the tooth could be masking them. Also the photo does not enlarge well so a better picture could help. @Got Bones? good quality pics from all angles could help in possibly help in ID'ing this. Front, back and from the side (profile). 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...
-AnThOnY- Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Just the provenance of it all, those Moroccan teeth are all over in gift shops. I'm basically just basing that on: color, shape, and a pawn shop near San Antonio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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