Deb08 Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 I found this tooth on the Missouri River by Yankton, SD. Can anyone identify it? Tell me any history on how it got there? How old it is? Does it have any value? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 Welcome to TFF! I do not know the species or genus of Your tooth. (It is a shark tooth.) During the Mesozoic era (65 to 230 million years ago) the ocean covered that part of the continent. There are a lot of sea shell type fossils bearing formations exposed in some parts of the state. The value of a fossil is very dependent on several aspects and is also somewhat subjective. As such the Fossil Forum does not allow appraisals on fossils. 1 Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoRon Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 It looks like a lateral tooth of the Cretaceous shark Cretoxyrhina mantelli. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb08 Posted July 7, 2017 Author Share Posted July 7, 2017 That's cool. Thanks for the info. If I wanted to find a value on the tooth where would I start? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 23 minutes ago, Deb08 said: If I wanted to find a value on the tooth where would I start? Look for similar shark teeth for sale on the internet. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 8 hours ago, Deb08 said: That's cool. Thanks for the info. If I wanted to find a value on the tooth where would I start? Shark teeth are graded by condition and size of the tooth. The tip is missing on this, and it is quite small. I wouldn't expect to receive much for it. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Outside its importance to science and the understanding of life on Earth, the collector's value of a fossil is in the thrill of its discovery, and the sense of wonder kindled. 3 "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...
Deb08 Posted July 7, 2017 Author Share Posted July 7, 2017 Oh agreed. I've actually had it for 25 yrs. A recent article I seen about fossilized teeth got me thinking about it. 25 yrs ago I took it to our local vet and he had no idea what it was. I didn't have the technology back then and put it a drawer. Always believed it was a shark tooth but the where I found it just really didn't make since that's what it could be. But I'm feeling pretty cool that I have a sharks tooths that millions of yrs old. Will always keep it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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