SerratedTeeth Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Had a quick walk down the beach the other day and it was actually pretty successful! Not many finds but they were all pretty sizeable! The largest one was half buried underneath the Johnny Mercer pier. It looked whole, and man I wish it was! Any ID ideas for the cusped tooth corner? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoNoel Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 The tooth with the cusp might be an Otodus angustidens or Otodus chubutensis (ancestors to Otodus megalodon) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 11 hours ago, PaleoNoel said: The tooth with the cusp might be an Otodus angustidens or Otodus chubutensis (ancestors to Otodus megalodon) Agreed, or maybe even Otodus auriculatus (an earlier ancestor). Depends on the age of the tooth. @SerratedTeeth do you know how old your fossils are? 1 Max Derème "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 Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Nice finds! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SerratedTeeth Posted April 24, 2019 Author Share Posted April 24, 2019 On 4/23/2019 at 6:43 AM, Max-fossils said: Agreed, or maybe even Otodus auriculatus (an earlier ancestor). Depends on the age of the tooth. @SerratedTeeth do you know how old your fossils are? I couldn’t say accurately how old they may be only because I’ve found such a diverse set of fossils there. There’s a little bit of everything to be found, and they consistently dredge and replenish the beach so there’s honestly no telling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SerratedTeeth Posted April 24, 2019 Author Share Posted April 24, 2019 On 4/22/2019 at 6:49 PM, PaleoNoel said: The tooth with the cusp might be an Otodus angustidens or Otodus chubutensis (ancestors to Otodus megalodon) That’s what I was thinking but given it’s just a small corner of the tooth I wanted some outside opinion as well. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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