sandbar Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Found on Carolina Beach, NC. Alligator or Crocodile maybe? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 That's what I would say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Welcome to the forum! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innocentx Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 I think you're right! Nice find and welcome to the forum. "Journey through a universe ablaze with changes" Phil Ochs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 I agree it could be Crocodilian. But, where it was found in NC could prove or disprove that. Can you give us an idea where it was found? Location or geologic formation. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoNoel Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 I would also say Alligator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Wow, most of my Florida gator teeth, plus most fossil gator tooth photos on the net are smooth, not crenulated and they are hollow: Here is one of the few Florida Croc teeth I think I have. Can I see some examples of TFF member gator teeth that look like Sandbar's tooth? The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 the outer enamel is just badly worn and exfoliating. This is a lag tooth. Carolina and Kure Beach finds are usually pretty beat up. We rarely get any croc teeth in NC as well preserved as shellseekers specimens though I've seen them like that from Aurora. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandbar Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 Thanks for all the replies. Yeah, the majority of fossils here on the beach are very beat up. We mostly find shark teeth, whale bones and ray plates. This was an uncommon find. Here is a pic from the haul that day. Some Great White teeth, Tiger shark, Sand Tiger, maybe a Mako beside the tooth in question and crab claw on the right, all pretty worn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Here is an old TFF post that should be interesting to you.. I learned a lot about gators and crocs from Paleoc in the thread. Still have only 1 gator/croc tooth that looks like this: The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Sorry, Coming up with a bunch of things that I had almost forgot: Mosasaur (THE JOURNAL OF THE DELAWARE VALLEY PALEONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY) Volume 8 May 2014 The tooth with longitudinal ribbing in my last post is not gator, comes from the Peace River Florida and is Thecachampsa == Gavialosuchus. I think Thecachampsa is a possibility for your tooth. @Al Dente 3 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 I don’t think there’s enough enamel left on the tooth for it to be identified. The shark teeth include a Galeocerdo cuvier which would indicate Pliocene or younger but these deposits are usually a mix of ages. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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