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 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). 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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