ynot Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Hey hi Y'all,'I found this while re-searching through My collection of teeth from Sharktooth hill. Is it a megalodon? 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...
ynot Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share Posted September 11, 2018 Scale is in millimeters. 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...
ynot Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share Posted September 11, 2018 Just so Y'all know - there is a "split tooth" pathology from tip to root on the crown. Looks like a dashed line down the center of the crown in first picture posted and a groove in the last picture. 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...
fossilnut Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 It appears to have cusplets. I have read where juvenile megs have them but as the shark matures the cusplets disappear. The thickness of the tooth would lend itself toward a meg. But there does not appear to be a bourlette. The serrations appear coarser than those of a meg. One thing I can say for certain is it is a neat pathological split tooth. Will be interested in what others think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share Posted September 11, 2018 2 hours ago, fossilnut said: It appears to have cusplets. I have read where juvenile megs have them but as the shark matures the cusplets disappear. The thickness of the tooth would lend itself toward a meg. But there does not appear to be a bourlette. The serrations appear coarser than those of a meg. One thing I can say for certain is it is a neat pathological split tooth. Will be interested in what others think. Looks like You are as confused about this tooth as I am. Thanks. I do like the pathologic teeth a lot, so really makes little diff if it is a meg or not, it is still a neat tooth. (But I do want to know.) Me too, if any will reply. 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...
ynot Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share Posted September 11, 2018 @MarcoSr @Al Dente @siteseer @Northern Sharks @caldigger @sixgill pete @isurus90064 Do any of Y'all have an opinion on this tooth? 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...
Northern Sharks Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 I'd be more inclined to think that it is one of the Carcharhinus species, but I may be wrong. Let's see what the others have to say. 1 There's no limit to what you can accomplish when you're supposed to be doing something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share Posted September 11, 2018 22 minutes ago, Northern Sharks said: I'd be more inclined to think that it is one of the Carcharhinus species, but I may be wrong. Let's see what the others have to say. Thank You. 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...
sixgill pete Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Tony, I too am inclined to think this is most likely a Carcharhinus 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...
caldigger Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Sure, I'll jump on board with that one. It seems too angular if it was to be such a small Meg. Not too many choices in the STH bonebed for a fully serrated tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf89 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Doesn't look like a meg to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Cant help at all but that's a neat little tooth Tony! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share Posted September 11, 2018 6 hours ago, sixgill pete said: Tony, I too am inclined to think this is most likely a Carcharhinus species. OK, thank You. 5 hours ago, caldigger said: Sure, I'll jump on board with that one. It seems too angular if it was to be such a small Meg. Not too many choices in the STH bonebed for a fully serrated tooth. OK, thank You. 5 hours ago, Wolf89 said: Doesn't look like a meg to me. OK, thank You. 1 hour ago, Archie said: Cant help at all but that's a neat little tooth Tony! Thanks, I think so too. 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...
MarcoSr Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Tony I'm definitely in agreement with Carcharhinus. The serrations are larger by the root and then get noticeably smaller toward the tip which is a tooth feature of a number of Carcharhinus species. It also looks like the tooth had a definite heal on one side (Although mostly damaged) which is another Carcharhinus feature. Also there isn't noticeable evidence of a bourlette. Marco Sr. 1 "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 2 hours ago, MarcoSr said: Tony I'm definitely in agreement with Carcharhinus. The serrations are larger by the root and then get noticeably smaller toward the tip which is a tooth feature of a number of Carcharhinus species. It also looks like the tooth had a definite heal on one side (Although mostly damaged) which is another Carcharhinus feature. Also there isn't noticeable evidence of a bourlette. Marco Sr. Thank You. 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...
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