Mel37 Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Just trying to find out whether or not this is a shark tooth or part of a shell. I am on vacation at Ocean Isle Beach North Carolina. I found this earlier today around 12:30 p.m. I was near the tide line. It doesn’t look to be very pointy on top but the bottom looks different than a broken shell part. The coloring looks different, blackish grey with some white on it. Any help would be great. I’m a newbie here. Thanks for helping me out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Sorry, but this looks like shell, to me. 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...
Mel37 Posted June 21, 2019 Author Share Posted June 21, 2019 Okay thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Agree- shell. Shark teeth do not show that type of layering. 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...
Plantguy Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 3 hours ago, ynot said: Agree- shell. Shark teeth do not show that type of layering. 4 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: Sorry, but this looks like shell, to me. @fossildude, @ynot Hey guys, I see where you guys are coming from but I'm not sure about the shell ID and I'm hoping we can get some other views...maybe the back side and sharp end views will prove me wrong again. I was going thru some Tiger teeth a couple days ago and I have this Galeocerdo sp. which actually does show layering..not sure why I've not noticed this kind of thing before...pics arent that great but you can see some banding/layering within the ends/...I also included some other mammal teeth next to the sharktooth for comparison... Hoping some additional photos might clear up or crush my outloud wondering? Regards, Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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