Atomic_Monkey Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 (edited) New Member here, just getting into fossil hunting that I had a few chances to do as a child (45 now with a child who also loves fossil hunting). We found this tooth yesterday and I'm not sure on it. Perhaps a baby Megalodon? Seems shaped right, and a tall root....Unless its a tooth of an adult shark I just don't recognize....Thanks for any help. I have been reeding the forum a little while now, and decided post some now that we are getting out hunting! Edited May 2, 2018 by Atomic_Monkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pemphix Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 My first guess would be a Meg, too. But since i am not an expert, let's wait for their opinions.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Welcome!! I hunt the Peace River, also. I think you might have a very large Bull or Dusky shark. There are shark experts who will chime. A small meg is a possibility but shape and undulations of the triangle make it unlikely 4 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Welcome to TFF! +1 for bull or dusky. Nice tooth. 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...
Auspex Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 2 hours ago, Shellseeker said: large Bull or Dusky shark I agree. 1 "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...
Miocene_Mason Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Yeah, Carcharhinus sp. 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...
Atomic_Monkey Posted May 2, 2018 Author Share Posted May 2, 2018 Thanks all! Gives me a better answer since it is consistent with us finding several other bull shark teeth the same day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplomado Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Nice find! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Hello, and a very warm welcome to TFF from Morocco! Nice find! 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 I looked around the internet for some large Dusky_Bulls that might look similar and show the shape I am seeing. Note the indent on the middle tooth... that is not normally a feature on Megs. 2 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic_Monkey Posted May 2, 2018 Author Share Posted May 2, 2018 (edited) Gotcha. Mine is actually shaped a lot like the one on the bottom right of your photo, mine just has more root on it.. I guess it's one of the straighter bulls I have found, but it does have that indentation... Thanks for posting that photo for me! Edited May 2, 2018 by Atomic_Monkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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