Bronzviking Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Hi Friends, I recently read a post "Show Your Smallest Megalodon Teeth" and I looked through my small teeth to see if perhaps I do have a meg. All my teeth are from SW Florida beaches, worn from the ocean. These shown have no serrations, but a thick root and a basal groove. The first one shows front and back and is 5/8" x 1/2". The second one shows the penny. Are they megs? If not what shark are they? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronzviking Posted November 18, 2018 Author Share Posted November 18, 2018 This is the second tooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Can We get a side view of both teeth? 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...
Bronzviking Posted November 18, 2018 Author Share Posted November 18, 2018 Here's the back side of second tooth. They are very hard to photograph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronzviking Posted November 18, 2018 Author Share Posted November 18, 2018 20 minutes ago, ynot said: Can We get a side view of both teeth? What are you looking for? I have to try tomorrow in better light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 I will chime in and say that they are most likely the most common teeth found ... at least around here. The often maligned Carcharhinus sp. But to be fair to the shark, there are so many around because they were so successful at what they do ... Cheers, Brett PS. I'll get you some images of similar tooth positions to the ones you have here once I get my darned scanner back up and running. Or buy a new one. *sigh* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 44 minutes ago, Bronzviking said: Hi Friends, I recently read a post "Show Your Smallest Megalodon Teeth" and I looked through my small teeth to see if perhaps I do have a meg. All my teeth are from SW Florida beaches, worn from the ocean. These shown have no serrations, but a thick root and a basal groove. The first one shows front and back and is 5/8" x 1/2". The second one shows the penny. Are they megs? If not what shark are they? Thanks! For comparison ... a few examples. With different positions. I'm no expert 'yet' on the identification down to species but one day .. maybe one day ..... From Japan Pulled from http://naka.na.coocan.jp/discussion4e.html (5) Pliocene, Hirono Hukushima Prefecture Something more local ... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Apologies in advance for the poor quality. From Savannah Ga. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Oh man .... my blurry photos kill me ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Bronzviking said: What are you looking for? I have to try tomorrow in better light. Thickness. But others have given the same as I was thinking. 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...
Bronzviking Posted November 18, 2018 Author Share Posted November 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Brett Breakin' Rocks said: Oh man .... my blurry photos kill me ! Your photos are way better than mine. So your Georgia teeth are what kind(s) of shark? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Bronzviking said: Your photos are way better than mine. So your Georgia teeth are what kind(s) of shark? Thanks They are Carcharhinus sp. (requiem sharks) .. which is a catch all for what collectors commonly lump together in the field and call Bull Shark teeth. The ones I took a photo of are probably a mix of Bull/Dusky/Silky/Grey/Copper sharks. I use papers written and books like the Sharks Past and Present to look for examples for comparison. At least books like the one below have extant (living) examples of ancestors of some of these sharks for comparison. The images are 'ok' , I'd be curious to know what the other members think about the accuracy of the fossil teeth sets and their identification in the book. I would also highly recommend Elasmo.com. A resource many of us shark teeth nuts use. There are many others. These are what most amateurs consider 'Bull shark' teeth. Again, the are all very similar to one another in morphology (physical shape) so I play it safe and call them Carcharhinus sp. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronzviking Posted November 18, 2018 Author Share Posted November 18, 2018 12 hours ago, Brett Breakin' Rocks said: They are Carcharhinus sp. (requiem sharks) .. which is a catch all for what collectors commonly lump together in the field and call Bull Shark teeth. The ones I took a photo of are probably a mix of Bull/Dusky/Silky/Grey/Copper sharks. I use papers written and books like the Sharks Past and Present to look for examples for comparison. At least books like the one below have extant (living) examples of ancestors of some of these sharks for comparison. The images are 'ok' , I'd be curious to know what the other members think about the accuracy of the fossil teeth sets and their identification in the book. I would also highly recommend Elasmo.com. A resource many of us shark teeth nuts use. There are many others. These are what most amateurs consider 'Bull shark' teeth. Again, the are all very similar to one another in morphology (physical shape) so I play it safe and call them Carcharhinus sp. Thanks for this excellent info/pics! The bull shark teeth seem to have a curve in the blade and mine do not. So what is your ID on my two? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Bronzviking said: Thanks for this excellent info/pics! The bull shark teeth seem to have a curve in the blade and mine do not. So what is your ID on my two? Thanks! Haha .... well ... Carcharhinus sp. ? .. there may be someone out there that could nail them down to a specific species but they are smarter than I. They are quite worn to be honest and you might not be able to get beyond the genus level. Speaking of .. did you see this amazing post !!!! Reading material BOSS level. Cheers, Brett 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronzviking Posted November 23, 2018 Author Share Posted November 23, 2018 Is it possible to ID a tooth from it's root? This root is a little over an inch wide but most of the tooth is worn or broke off. Could this be a meg root? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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