FossilsAnonymous Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Hello. I found this tooth today at Matoaka and wanted to get a different perspective than mine. This tooth seems way old for the Choptank formation. First, it seems like a Paleocene tooth snuck in to a Miocene formation. To me, it seems more like otodus obliqqus than hastalis. Reason? Cusps. My tooth has more pronounced, albeit worn down cusps than any I've seen on hastalis. All i'm trying to say is that it is very different and uncommon and would like to know what it is. Tooth. On The Hunt For The Trophy Otodus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Can you try and take a better pic? This one is too blurry. I can see what looks like small cusps but a better pic would help. I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoNoel Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 I doubt it's otodus just based on location, it could be a lateral hastalis or mako but I'll defer to others on this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilsAnonymous Posted November 21, 2018 Author Share Posted November 21, 2018 3 minutes ago, Darktooth said: Can you try and take a better pic? This one is too blurry. I can see what looks like small cusps but a better pic would help. Sure. My device is being funny at the moment so it may take around ten minutes while I fix it... Stand by. On The Hunt For The Trophy Otodus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilsAnonymous Posted November 21, 2018 Author Share Posted November 21, 2018 @Darktooth here you go. 1 On The Hunt For The Trophy Otodus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Sone Carcharodon hastalis teeth do have pronounced cusps, particularly the smaller ones. And I think it is a C. hastalis. 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...
Fossildude19 Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Brightened and Cropped: 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoppeHunting Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 I second C. hastalis. Otodus teeth typically have a sort of bourlette (as seen in all teeth of the megatooth shark lineage) and larger cusps in relatively to the whole tooth. The Hunt for the Hemipristine continues! ~Hoppe hunting!~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 I agree with the Mako assessment. I have one with cusps, though they are quite small. I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilsAnonymous Posted November 22, 2018 Author Share Posted November 22, 2018 10 hours ago, Darktooth said: I agree with the Mako assessment. I have one with cusps, though they are quite small. 10 hours ago, HoppeHunting said: I second C. hastalis. Otodus teeth typically have a sort of bourlette (as seen in all teeth of the megatooth shark lineage) and larger cusps in relatively to the whole tooth. 11 hours ago, ynot said: Sone Carcharodon hastalis teeth do have pronounced cusps, particularly the smaller ones. And I think it is a C. hastalis. Thanks. I had heard rumors recently of people in the area actually finding older teeth that slipped down from a different formation. Of course I forget bourette but thanks all for helping out. It turned out to be a nice tooth in the end. On The Hunt For The Trophy Otodus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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