Chris Barth Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 (edited) Found this today, been a while(all winter, lol!) since Ive been down to my very productive, secluded beach. Doesn't have the classic Meg shape but its pretty big. Beautifully preserved and colored as well. Would like to know which monster this came from;) Edited April 20, 2019 by JohnJ Photo link removed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macrophyseter Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 The tooth is an upper anterior or lateral broad-toothed shark Cosmopolitodus hastalis or Carcharodon plicatilis. Also, although I myself do not currently have any problems with the links, it is recommended that you upload photos directly onto the forum. Third party uploaders frequently create errors that make it unaccessible to others. 3 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...
Darktooth Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Can you post the pics directly to this thread? Most members do not like to be taken to another site, to look at a pic that can easy be posted here instead 2 I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Also, please do not post the photos of the Clancy estate. They are not directly relevant to the fossil, and it seems more than a little inappropriate to be posting photos (or links to photos) of someone's private residence. Don 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macrophyseter Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Adding on to what Don said, if you already know the formation of the locality, which according to your thread tags would be Calvert Cliffs, it would be unnecessary to name a nearby estate. Formation should be good enough for us. 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...
caldigger Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Can you give us the size measurement? TV remotes can vary in size greatly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf89 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Looks like a carcharodon hastilis, or lesser white shark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macrophyseter Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 10 minutes ago, Wolf89 said: lesser white shark But this "lesser" white shark can tower over the great white in length! 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...
Fossildude19 Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Photos added directly to post. Better to add them here than to leave a link that will expire at some point. 2 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...
hemipristis Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Cosmopolitodus xiphodon, the immediate precursor to the Great White. There's argument about calling these teeth broad-form C. hastalis vs C. xiphodon, but I'm not going to get into it. There's an interesting article on the Great White lineage that includes these teeth on Elasmo.com Fine tooth! 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Barth Posted April 20, 2019 Author Share Posted April 20, 2019 Thank you for the ID fellas! I agree, should have posted directly into the forum. As far as the Clancy estate photos, come on man, might be slightly off topic but their pretty interesting. Jezz!! Ban me, IDK!! Lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Barth Posted April 20, 2019 Author Share Posted April 20, 2019 Thank you JohnJ for the edit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 14 minutes ago, Chris Barth said: As far as the Clancy estate photos, come on man, might be slightly off topic but their pretty interesting. Jezz!! Ban me, IDK!! Lol! Not interesting enough to risk having to deal with lawyers. Stalking rich/famous people is not what this web site is about. Don 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 You're welcome! Banning is not something we do frivilously.... Probably best to avoid broaching the subject frivilously too. 2 hours ago, Chris Barth said: Thank you JohnJ for the edit! 1 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Barth Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 Thanks for the ID guys! Amazing how many creatures have lived and died on this planet. I don't think the average person(not a fossil nut) can appreciate or even comprehend the magnitude of it. I still have a hard time wrapping my head around it! The beach I have is extremely productive. I have a meg the size of my hand, literally a 5" tooth. Never put the pic here because it's almost unbelievable. Found it this winter while looking for a racing drone I crashed, ended up high on the cliff. Found both the tooth and the drone. Lol! BTW, I had no idea those pics would create legal issues! Amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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