Gtrex0823 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Found this tooth while looking for shark teeth at a beach in North Carolina. Not sure what it is, dosent look like a shark tooth to me. Any help would be appreciated, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Tough to say with the provided pics but I think it's possibly gator or croc Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gtrex0823 Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 6 minutes ago, jcbshark said: Tough to say with the provided pics but I think it's possibly gator or croc Awesome, thanks for the info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 56 minutes ago, Gtrex0823 said: Awesome, thanks for the info Welcome to TFF! I agree with jcbshark, but it would be nice to see better pictures and other views to verify that id. If You can take both sides and a straight on the base, with better lighting and a scale, it will help Us to help You. 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...
Gtrex0823 Posted August 21, 2017 Author Share Posted August 21, 2017 12 minutes ago, ynot said: Welcome to TFF! I agree with jcbshark, but it would be nice to see better pictures and other views to verify that id. If You can take both sides and a straight on the base, with better lighting and a scale, it will help Us to help You. Here are some better pictures, couldn't find my ruler but it is about an inch in length. I'm glad I found this forum, everyone is nice and knowledgeable, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Thanks for the better pictures, it really helps. Can You be more specific about the beach, Different beaches have different ages. It does look like a crocodilian tooth. But in the first picture it looks pleated and I am not sure that fits with a croc tooth. Wait for others to reply as I am not well versed with these. 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...
Gtrex0823 Posted August 21, 2017 Author Share Posted August 21, 2017 3 minutes ago, ynot said: Thanks for the better pictures, it really helps. Can You be more specific about the beach, Different beaches have different ages. It does look like a crocodilian tooth. But in the first picture it looks pleated and I am not sure that fits with a croc tooth. Wait for others to reply as I am not well versed with these. It was found on Onslow beach in North Carolina. Thanks for the critiques, I will be sure to make my future posts more specific Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Now if We can get @sixgill pete to take a look. 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...
Gtrex0823 Posted August 21, 2017 Author Share Posted August 21, 2017 11 minutes ago, ynot said: Now if We can get @sixgill pete to take a look. Is he a knowledgeable person for this kind of stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 He is a very active NC digger. And has a well founded familiarity with NC fossils and sites. 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...
Gtrex0823 Posted August 21, 2017 Author Share Posted August 21, 2017 1 hour ago, ynot said: He is a very active NC digger. And has a well founded familiarity with NC fossils and sites. I've been doing a little bit of research and I have found a couple of plesiosaur teeth that look similar to mine, do you think that might be a possibility? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 23 minutes ago, Gtrex0823 said: I've been doing a little bit of research and I have found a couple of plesiosaur teeth that look similar to mine, do you think that might be a possibility? That is why a tagged someone familiar with that area, I do not know the age of the area's fossils. There are some areas of NC that are old enough for plesiosaur. Be patient, not everyone is here every day. 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...
Gtrex0823 Posted August 21, 2017 Author Share Posted August 21, 2017 7 minutes ago, ynot said: That is why a tagged someone familiar with that area, I do not know the age of the area's fossils. There are some areas of NC that are old enough for plesiosaur. Be patient, not everyone is here every day. Okay, thank you. I appreciate your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 1 minute ago, Gtrex0823 said: Okay, thank you. I appreciate your help You are welcome. You could also look for geologic maps of that area and see if there are exposed formations of the cretaceous in that area. 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...
Al Dente Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Mostly Oligocene fossils at Onslow. I think it's a croc tooth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 That's a nice croc tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 I agree with Al Dente as Onslow beach is mostly Oligocene. Plesiosaur teeth are not uncommon in some areas of N.C., but they come from Cretaceous deposits, which is much older than Oligocene. Croc teeth are actually quite common in the Oligocene of North Carolina. 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...
Gtrex0823 Posted August 21, 2017 Author Share Posted August 21, 2017 1 minute ago, sixgill pete said: I agree with Al Dente as Onslow beach is mostly Oligocene. Plesiosaur teeth are not uncommon in some areas of N.C., but they come from Cretaceous deposits, which is much older than Oligocene. Croc teeth are actually quite common in the Oligocene of North Carolina. Thank you for the help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 The genus and species of this croc tooth is Thecachampsa antiquus most likely. 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...
Darko Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Nice tooth! I think its a gator or croc! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gtrex0823 Posted August 21, 2017 Author Share Posted August 21, 2017 58 minutes ago, Darko said: Nice tooth! I think its a gator or croc! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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