FunkyMonkey Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Hi there, i found this today within the shingle at Walton on the Naze in Essex, UK. The usual teeth found here are striatolamia and Otodus but in humble opinion this doesn’t appear like any of those. Dare I say more like carcharocles (is that spelled right?) I’m trying to not get too excited but any help would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t-tree Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Nice find ......i would be getting excited waiting for an id if i had found it ! John Be happy while you're living for you're a long time dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRfossilMISTER Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 not sure either, but definetly a great tooth to get excited about! games are fun, but finding fossil is even better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Beautiful fossil! Love the lightning strikes. I’m not familiar with the area, but it’s ypresian (Eocene) and Late Pliocene-Pleistocene according to the internet. It could be a meg (Carcharocles megalodon or Otodus negalodon) or it could be a great white ( Carcharodon carcharias) but it’s hard to tell which without the root preserved. 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...
FunkyMonkey Posted July 21, 2018 Author Share Posted July 21, 2018 Thanks for the feedback so far. Any of those suggestions would be fantastic. Its a pity that it can’t be pinned down further but thanks for your help. I’m chuffed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 My vote is for a worn meg. 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...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 12 minutes ago, FunkyMonkey said: Thanks for the feedback so far. Any of those suggestions would be fantastic. Its a pity that it can’t be pinned down further but thanks for your help. I’m chuffed! No problem! I would lean meg as well, but I can’t be sure. Perhaps a local will chime in and can say whether GWs are ever found there. “...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...
ynot Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 The coarseness of the serrations and the v shape to the lingual side lead Me away from white shark. 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...
FunkyMonkey Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Thank you so much for all your help. Really appreciated.. Megs are found at this location but are generally quite worn. If this were a Meg would it be from a juvenile given the size of the tooth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelivingdead531 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 I’m going to lean towards a worn meg tooth as well. Very nice find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyMonkey Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Thank you everyone. This has made our weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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