Reebs Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Hello! I found this in Parrish, Fl. 2.25”/57 mm long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Looks like a meg to Me. Wait for others to reply. 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...
digit Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Great White teeth do tend to have very coarse serrations which this one has from the looks of it. I see Tony's point that the enamel dips down on the lingual (rounded) side where the megalodon bourlette would be. I'm probably in the rootless meg camp as well. Can we get a size for this tooth? That would help a lot as megs top out at a much much larger size than GW's. Cheers. -Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 8 minutes ago, digit said: Great White teeth do tend to have very coarse serrations which this one has from the looks of it. I see Tony's point that the enamel dips down on the lingual (rounded) side where the megalodon bourlette would be. I'm probably in the rootless meg camp as well. Can we get a size for this tooth? That would help a lot as megs top out at a much much larger size than GW's. Cheers. -Ken OP said 2.25 inch. With root would be a large great white, but not unheard of size. 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...
Reebs Posted December 29, 2018 Author Share Posted December 29, 2018 I found this right next to it...3.75” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 11 minutes ago, Reebs said: I found this right next to it...3.75” I am jealous! Nice meg! 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...
Reebs Posted December 29, 2018 Author Share Posted December 29, 2018 2 minutes ago, ynot said: I am jealous! Nice meg! Thanks so much! It’s my first real meg... found lots of halves and smaller pieces over the years but never a whole one. So greatful to have experienced the thrill of finding such a treasure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 It is indeed a real beauty. Looks like you've got access to a land-based site--lucky you. I've been poking around the Peace River for over 10 years now and it's nicer than anything I've manage to pull out of there. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reebs Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 On 12/29/2018 at 8:53 AM, digit said: It is indeed a real beauty. Looks like you've got access to a land-based site--lucky you. I've been poking around the Peace River for over 10 years now and it's nicer than anything I've manage to pull out of there. Cheers. -Ken Hi Ken, I usually drive hours to hunt rivers and this was actually found within walking distance to my back yard!! I kind of stumbled upon this great land based site but sadly time is running out to dig there as there are other big plans for the land in the near future. I will forever be in awe that that piece of history landed in my hands!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronzviking Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 On 12/28/2018 at 11:34 PM, Reebs said: I found this right next to it...3.75” @Reebs That's a beautiful Meg, congrats! Did you have to dig for it? I've hunted Florida beaches for 10+ years but I haven't found a Meg yet. I did just find an awesome sand shark tooth though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reebs Posted February 11, 2019 Author Share Posted February 11, 2019 @Bronzviking thank you! No digging on this one, it was fully exposed when I found it!! Crazy! I have been searching beaches for years as well and this is my first and it was inland. Nice find as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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