loveshack1207 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 On a recent visit last week (July 4th) to Charleston, S.Carolina, I went fossil hunting on Folly Beach. I was able to find a large variety of shark teeth that I have been able to id. This large one and the grouping of teeth I am unsure of. After researching I believe that it is a great white shark. The largest one is 2". I would appreciate any thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 I think these are C. auriculatus. They all have cusps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loveshack1207 Posted July 16, 2019 Author Share Posted July 16, 2019 Thank you very much. Yippie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macrophyseter Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 IMO Folly Beach may be a bit too young to yield C. auriculatus (But I've never hunted there so I may be incorrect on this). All the teeth with lateral cusplets (those little pointy things next to the blade) could be C. angusteidens and/or C. chubutensis, and the ones without are most likely megalodons. 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...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Macrophyseter said: IMO Folly Beach may be a bit too young to yield C. auriculatus (But I've never hunted there so I may be incorrect on this). Yes ... we generally pull up C. angustidens more than anything else really ....when looking for mega-toothed sharks in these locations. Cheers, Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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