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Help identify possible shark tooth


Mikekeus

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Hey everyone, 

 

I was hoping I could get your help in identifying what I think is a shark tooth? Embarrassingly enough it could just be a shell, but it looks an awful lot like a tooth to me. It's about 2" in length, if that helps, and I found it on the beach in Brackley, PEI. If it's a shark tooth, what shark does it belong to? And if it's not, what is it? If you have any ideas, I would love to know! It's really for curiosity's sake. Thank you!

 

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Thats a shell, looks like a Gastropod or crustacean, because of the spirals.

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Mason

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Quite possibly it is the worn and broken hinge section of one valve of an eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica).

 

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+ 1 for oyster shell. 

Keep looking! :) 

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Thanks for your help! I knew there was a good possibility it was just a shell, so I appreciate the clarification! 

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