SarahBee1233 Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 (edited) Have found these at the beach. This is the best picture I can get at the moment. What species of shark are these teeth from? The bigger one is about an inch big. Thanks! Edited August 22, 2019 by SarahBee1233 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilsonwheels Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 They look like Great White teeth. I am sure more knowledgeable members will give you a definitive ID. Great find ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoNoel Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 I agree that the left looks like Great white (Carcharodon carcharias), but I think the tooth on the right is Carcharhinus sp. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macrophyseter Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 I agree with everyone that the left is of a great white. I also agree with PaleoNoel that right may be a requiem shark, but a picture of the other side would be needed for confirmation. 1 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...
fossilsonwheels Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 33 minutes ago, Macrophyseter said: I agree with everyone that the left is of a great white. I also agree with PaleoNoel that right may be a requiem shark, but a picture of the other side would be needed for confirmation. That is why I said the knowledgeable folks would offer opinions lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemipristis Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 8 hours ago, SarahBee1233 said: Have found these at the beach. This is the best picture I can get at the moment. What species of shark are these teeth from? The bigger one is about an inch big. Thanks! nice teeth! I concur w/the great white. The smaller of the two is definitely from the genus Carcharhinus, like others have noted. Might be and anterior C. plumbeus, the sandbar shark. A photo of the other (lingual) side, and a cross-sectional view from the side would help. If it is C. plumbeus, the tooth will be very thin when viewed from the side (i.e., in thickness), and the serrations rather fine on the bulk of the blade. Additionally, the root will not advance far down onto the enamel on the lingual side. 1 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' George Santayana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahBee1233 Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share Posted August 22, 2019 Thanks everyone! Can anyone tell what part of the jaw the great white tooth is from? I’m also curious as to why it’s so small (1 inch) for a great white tooth. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilDog Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Very nice Great White tooth. Finding them on the beach with the root so intact is uncommon in my experience. What beach? As for size, small teeth = small shark. Probably a juvenile. It takes them a while to become the fearsome giants everyone imagines. I am far from an expert, but in my opinion the tooth is from the upper-front of the jaw. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 I believe these are both great whites. I may be wrong, but the serrations on the smaller tooth are to coarse for a Carcharhinus species. @Al Dente Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahBee1233 Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share Posted August 22, 2019 38 minutes ago, DevilDog said: Very nice Great White tooth. Finding them on the beach with the root so intact is uncommon in my experience. What beach? As for size, small teeth = small shark. Probably a juvenile. It takes them a while to become the fearsome giants everyone imagines. I am far from an expert, but in my opinion the tooth is from the upper-front of the jaw. It is North Myrtle Beach! The bigger one was actually my first shark tooth ever found Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilDog Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 My first was also a Great White tooth, found a little farther north up the coast from NMB. That started my obsession and the rest is history... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 3 hours ago, sixgill pete said: I believe these are both great whites. I may be wrong, but the serrations on the smaller tooth are to coarse for a Carcharhinus species. @Al Dente It's hard to see until you blow up the photo. The serrations get finer toward the tip and root like some Carcharhinus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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