indominus rex Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Today, my package arrived. A pile of 1000 shark teeth have arrived and there are some Megalodon teeth and some Makos and Angustiden and some tiger shark teeth. But I have a few I am not sure about. Is this a Megalodon tooth? I have no information about where these are found but could this be a Angustiden or even a chubutensis? Life started in the ocean. And so did my interest in fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Maybe @Troodon or @Al Dente would know if that thooth is from a megalodon. The person who sent them to you don't know where they come from ? "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Definitely not a Megalodon and could be a Angustiden depending on the age of the deposits it was found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 1 hour ago, indominus rex said: could this be a Angustiden or even a chubutensis? Yes, one of the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 As Troodon said, this tooth could be O. angustidens or chubutensis. It would depend on the age of the sediments it was found in. It is always best to make sure a seller has good stratigraphy information about where a fossil they are selling was found. That is the only way a good educated guess can be made of the species. 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...
Miocene_Mason Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 I’d say it’s a chub. The cusps seem sufficiently fused, maybe a older one (geologically speaking). Where chub begins and angy ends is kind of muddy for me, and I think for most. I think morphology not date should be the main differentiation between species (or chronospecies) 1 “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattbsharks Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 i would lean angustidens. whhere did you get 1000 teeth lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indominus rex Posted January 3, 2018 Author Share Posted January 3, 2018 Wow thanks, I wasn't actually expecting Chubutensis to be a possibility. The seller only said these were from USA so unfortunately I don't know where. But if I had to guess I would say they are from Summerville. Thanks for all the feedback. And here is a photo of all the teeth Life started in the ocean. And so did my interest in fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 The color and species of the teeth look very similar to teeth coming from the reject piles from the Lee Creek mine. That would make most of the teeth mid Miocene in age. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indominus rex Posted January 3, 2018 Author Share Posted January 3, 2018 I have also found this tooth in the pile and I was wondering if it could be a Benedini. Life started in the ocean. And so did my interest in fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 That's probably a Carcharocles Angustiden tooth. Nice one, too! Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 That last tooth you posted is not a parotodus, looks more like a worn Mako maybe? Isurus desori probably. “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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