Lauren C. Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Hi All! I am an avid shark tooth hunter and live on Hilton Head Island. I found a really nice tooth during my daily walk this afternoon, and I would love some help identifying it!! It's approx. 2 inches with beautiful coloring... Is it a great white? They are common to the Port Royal Sound area, where I found it... Thanks in advance!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 A very nice bull/copper/dusky ie. Carcharhinus sp. 2 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 January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Welcome to the forum It is a requiem shark of the genus Carcharhinus spp. Unfortunately, it's going to be a bit difficult to go further than that, as species within the genus have teeth that are so similar that it's really hard, sometimes near-impossible to differentiate the species based on a tooth alone. But my best guess here is that it might be a bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) based on the more wider crown between the edges and the root portion in the center. 2 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...
fossilselachian Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 A Great find for HHI! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 I agree it looks very much like Charcharhinus sp. But 2 inch? That would be gigantic for that species. I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailingAlongToo Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Looking at the close up, it is serrated down both sides of the blade. @Lauren C. Any chance we can get photos with something for scale, like a ruler or tape measure? Don't know much about history Don't know much biology Don't know much about science books......... Sam Cooke - (What A) Wonderful World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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