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Infantile Posterior Megalodon Tooth?


eannis6

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Hello everyone! I found a tooth at a site known for its Miocene teeth that I'm having trouble identifying...can you all take a look at this picture and tell me if this tooth is a posterior megladon tooth like the one pictured next to it? Thanks in advance! I don't think it's a hammerhead tooth, but I could be wrong.

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It's very water worn. :unsure: 

 

I can't make out any bourlette, or serrations, however.  

Can you take a picture of the tooth, on a plain white background, in sunlight/daylight?

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I'm not an expert on Shark teeth, but I don't get a meg vibe on this one. :unsure: 

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2 minutes ago, eannis6 said:

I gotcha! Thanks for the input!! I'm just stumped because of the serrations and the shape!!!

What is the size?

Many sharks had serrated teeth.

Looks like a bull / dusky or one of their relatives.

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Oh ok neat. It's small, maybe nickel sized. I figured if it was a megladon tooth it would've been a youngin...here is a picture of the back

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I'm thinking it's one of the "grey" sharks, not a posterior meg

Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there!

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I agree with Jeff. This tooth is an extremely worn "grey" shark. One of the Carcharhinus species. 

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