Oxytropidoceras Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Tooth of ancient megashark stolen in Australia BBC News, March 2018 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-43381141 Ancient megalodon tooth missing from Australian World Heritage site, SBS News https://www.sbs.com.au/news/ancient-megalodon-tooth-missing-from-australian-world-heritage-site Yours, Paul H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamL Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Why didnt they remove it and put it somewhere safe themself? Wouldnt it just get eroded if they left it to the elements? Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AnThOnY- Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Yeah, not much about this story makes any sense....rare meg tooth just left in the field and covered up for safe keeping? Just seems odd to slow-play the removal of a shark tooth that looks like it just fell out in the picture of it missing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilselachian Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 A lot of questions re this story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Yeah, just leave it there exposed. Fossils must be protected! Dont get me started!!! RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satman Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 A friend of mine first discovered this tooth. She reported it to the local Parks office and they devised a plan to eventually protectively encase it for display to the public. She is quite gutted by the outcome. It is unfortunate that Parks did not move or get the funding faster to protect it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satman Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 And another article on the matter for interests sake. https://www.9news.com.au/national/2018/03/13/15/30/thief-took-10-minutes-to-steal-2-million-year-old-shark-tooth-from-wa-world-heritage-site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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