Kristin R Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 I found this late this summer in Emerald Isle, NC (prior to Florence). My family lives there and we are all avid sharks tooth and beach fossil collectors. We are divided as to whether this is a sharks tooth and I would love to hear some opinions! Thank you! Hopefully the experts here can help settle this discussion once and for all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 4 minutes ago, Kristin R said: I found this late this summer in Emerald Isle, NC (prior to Florence). My family lives there and we are all avid sharks tooth and beach fossil collectors. We are divided as to whether this is a sharks tooth and I would love to hear some opinions! Thank you! Hopefully the experts here can help settle this discussion once and for all! Hi There, Alas .. just a suggestively shaped rock. Mother nature makes a lot of these characters. They excite even the seasoned fossil hunter on occasion. No sign of enamel but it does look like it might have some bivalve impressions in there so you are probably in the right spot to pick up something interesting. Cheers, Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristin R Posted September 23, 2018 Author Share Posted September 23, 2018 I apologize in advance for posting before in the wrong area (I think). I’m a newbie to this forum but am already so excited about it! My family and I are avid sharks tooth and beach fossil collectors in Emerald Isle, NC. I found this in the late summer (pre-Florence) on the beach in the backwash. It has a shape very similar to other teeth I’ve found but the color and texture is so different! I welcome your opinions; hopefully it will help to settle our family’s disagreement on this one! Thank you, in advance, for your time and I look forward to participating in this forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristin R Posted September 23, 2018 Author Share Posted September 23, 2018 Thank you so much! We have found some GREAT teeth and fossils in that area! I agree- there are a lot of suggestively shaped rocks out there! Have a great night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Not a shark tooth. Marco Sr. "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...
Tidgy's Dad Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Suggestive piece of eroded limestone, I think. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Welcome to TFF! Sorry, but I agree that is is a suggestively shaped rock and not a 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...
Macrophyseter Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 Welcome to the forum! Unfortunately that is an ordinary rock. At least you still found fossil teeth nevertheless! If you're a fossil nut from Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Redondo Beach, or Torrance, feel free to shoot me a PM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleoc Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Shark Teeth (many fossilized whale teeth do not) are going to have smooth enamel unless it is just a broken off root, in which case it is usually not worth keeping anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf89 Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 On 9/22/2018 at 9:35 PM, Kristin R said: Thank you so much! We have found some GREAT teeth and fossils in that area! I agree- there are a lot of suggestively shaped rocks out there! Have a great night! I live in the area. Can you post pictures of some of the other teeth and fossils you've found? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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