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Found this at Topsail Island, NC.  Any ideas what type of shark this was from?  It is about 1.5-1.75 inches in length

 

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Macrophyseter Regular Member

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Welcome to forum :)

 

The tooth appears to be a worn Carcharocles shark, maybe megalodon.

If you're a fossil nut from Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Redondo Beach, or Torrance, feel free to shoot me a PM!

 

 

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Macrophyseter,

That's what I was thinking, but I have no experience with this and it seemed too cool to be true!

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I can only agree with the other's opinions.

Nice find.

On The Hunt For The Trophy Otodus!

 

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Plax Regular Member

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More than likely angustidens since most of the spoil on the beach is Oligocene. Doesn't lok like any megalodon I've seen.

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23 hours ago, Plax said:

More than likely angustidens since most of the spoil on the beach is Oligocene. Doesn't lok like any megalodon I've seen.

I agree with this. Plus there seems to be a worn cusp at the right. 

I'm going with Otodus auriculatus / O. angustidens (ancestors to the megalodon).

Still a cool find!

 

Oh, and welcome to the forum!

 

Max

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"I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day."

   - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier

 

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