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From the album: Sharks
15.9 - 2.6 mya North Carolina, USA 5.88 inches -
From the album: Sharks
15.9 - 2.6 mya North Carolina, USA 5.88 inches -
I am new to this forum, and I was pleasantly surprised with the friendly and immediate, helpful, educated responses I received when I asked for help ID-ing dromaeosur teeth! Thank you Troodon and Runner64 for your help! This seems like an active, educated forum where lovers of prehistoric life can gather to discuss fossils, and the like. So, I would like to show off my fossil collection, and discuss things about the small amount of material I have in my personal collection! Feel free to show me your collections as well, I would love to see them! So without further ado, on to my fossils!
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From the album: Megalodon tooth with unique colours.
Back of a Megalodon tooth from the East Coast of the US. Found by diver. -
From the album: Gainesville Creek Finds
A bunch of my shark teeth!- 2 comments
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I want to get a megalodon tooth as a gift for my friend, but I have no idea about which sights are reputable, what to look for in a megalodon tooth, or what appropriate prices might be. What I do know for sure about what I want is that I want it to be 4"+, still sharp, and I have a price cap of $170. I've seen that some sights advertise that the enamel of the teeth they sell have been ground for a polish. I would prefer the tooth I buy to not be ground to a polish, but I don't know what the consequences of not grinding them might be. I should add that neither me, nor my friend, has really owned a fossil, before, so some maintenance advice would also be helpful. I have 3 teeth that I'm looking at, but if someone can show me something better, I might go for that. The sights I'm looking at are below. https://www.fossilsplus.com/store/ https://www.fossilera.com http://www.megateeth.com (I'm looking at 3 teeth from this sight) There also some megalodon teeth on these 2 sights, but I'm skeptical of the purchase method they have set up. This is also where I saw that they grind the tooth enamel. http://www.sharksteeth.com http://www.jtssharksteeth.com Any advice you all can give would be much appreciated.
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From the album: Megalodon tooth with unique colours.
Front of a Megalodon tooth from the East Coast of the US. Found by diver. -
From the album: Megalodon tooth with unique colours.
Back of a Megalodon tooth from the East Coast of the US. Found by diver -
From the album: Megalodon tooth with unique colours.
Front of a Megalodon tooth from the East Coast of the US. Found by diver. -
Hi! I am planning on taking a trip to Summerville in a few months and was wondering if anyone had any good spots they could give me the locations of. I've never been there, and will be respecting the no-digging policy, but I have no idea where to go. There are a lot of videos on youtube of amazing finds! But I don't know where they are. If someone could give me some places, I'd really appreciate it Thanks!
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I recently purchased on impulse the 3.98" meg pictured below. Its taupe coloration is different from the dark gray to black teeth I am used to seeing from SC. This tooth was ocean recovered off NC. However, the color was not what prompted the whim to acquire this piece. Oddly, it was the damage present that attracted me. I have read Forum member's reference to "feeding damage." I wondered, if this wrecking of one half of the blade fell in that category. If so what are the diagnostic signs? What is the mechanical process that allows the damage to occur? Any comments will be appreciated. Nikon D600 with 105mm Nikkor micro lens
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From the album: Megalodon tooth with unique colours.
Back of a great Megalodon tooth found hunting in caves near Bagiuo City, Benguet Province, Philippines. Awesome colour! Very unique. And great size. 102mm × 84mm (4.01" × 3.31"). -
From the album: Megalodon tooth with unique colours.
Front of a great Megalodon tooth found hunting in caves near Bagiuo City, Benguet Province, Philippines. Awesome colour! Very unique. And great size. 102mm × 84mm (4.01" × 3.31"). -
Has anyone ever heard of a Megalodon tooth being found in Louisiana? My friend who is an experienced collector just found a very nice Megalodon tooth in the bank of the Ouachita river in Columbia Louisiana. I know you can find many smaller shark teeth there but it's the first Meg I've seen come from the area.
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From the album: PeaceRiver 2014-2015 Season
Carcharocles megalodon with brown tree root markings, Hawthorn Grp. Peace River Fm. 2.6 mya, Zolfo Springs, 2.0 Inches. Found on October 8th, 2014 -
Does anyone use JT's Shark Teeth or sharksteeth.com? Is it good?
Jenerator posted a topic in Questions & Answers
Hello, I want to buy a megalodon tooth for my 9-year old son who is obsessed with megalodons & sharks in general. I found this online store called www.sharksteeth.com which has really good prices on megalodon teeth compared to other sites but there are all these things that make me go, "Hmmmmm..." Like you can't buy directly from their site - you have to send an e-mail, they see if they have the tooth in stock, then send you an invoice by e-mail to be paid by paypal. A lot of the links don't work on the site when you click on them but it could just be that they didn't feel like investing a lot in the site - (JT does the diving & the other guy sells - they both seem very nice over the phone). Also, I haven't found any online reviews about them though I do see their address & phone number posted all over the place so I guess that's good. However many sites have them listed as a sporting good store. Has anyone used them? Are they legit or too good to be true? Have you had a good or bad experience with them? I want to make a purchase this weekend so please answer quickly if you have any info on them. Thanks!- 9 replies
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Hello everyone! I went out scouting new sites today along the Ashley River in North Charleston SC, and I came across this particularly rich gravel deposit. I suspect, based on the condition and multiple ages present, that this material is the result of dredging done some time ago. Amongst the bones and shells I managed to find several nice sharks teeth from Carcharodon carcharias (great white), Carcharocles angustidens (Oligocene-early Miocene megalodon ancestor), as well as some larger fragments of megalodon teeth. Also of interest were some well-preserved shark vertebrae, a large rostral tooth from a sawfish (pristis sp.), a small delphinoid tooth, and an unidentified mammal rib bone showing predation marks from a serrate-toothed shark. Certainly one of the more productive days I've had in a while - I already can't wait for my next trip out there! Best regards, SOSC Here are the nicer finds all together - These are the complete C. angustidens teeth - Complete great whites..the smaller two are in great shape -
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Hi, and thanks for your time! I am wondering if the first three little teeth are Meg teeth. I wasn't sure especially about the light colored two. I have an appreciation for, and small beginning of a collection of, Megs. And as for the six in the last pic, well, I'm not familiar with any other type of tooth so can you please clue me into what types of teeth these are? Thanks again!
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Finally got back into the water over the last two weekends and had some luck. Below are my better finds. These were from yesterday. 4.5" and 4.25".
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From the album: MegsCusps
C. Megalodon, Hawthorn Grp., Peace River Fm., min 2 mya Miocene, Peace River, Zolfo Springs, 1.90 inches -
Help! I Have No Idea What I Bought.
wileyboys posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
I picked up a number of fossils, minerals, and petrified wood at an estate sale. My assumption was that they were real based on circumstantial evidence (he had a lot of other collectibles that were real and expensive). I will post 3 fossil photos and one "what the @%$# is it" picture. That one was supposedly petrified wood, but I cant find anything else like it on the internet. I am wondering if it is plant based or some type of other organism. The photos of the teeth and claw have a measuring tape next to it. The mystery item's are about 7"-13" long and about 6" tall. What are they and are they real. Claw was supposedly Allosaurus. Teeth are supposed to be a spinosaurus tooth and two big megalodon teeth. Thanks for your help. Also.... I was thinking about giving one to my son for his birthday unless they are worth hundreds of dollars. I am not looking for an appraisal but any ball park idea would be great.- 12 replies
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Very Unusual Megalodon In Phosphate Matrix Specimen - I Need Some Advice
Fossil_Rocks posted a topic in Fossil Preparation
This tooth in matrix has been sitting on a local diver's desk for about three years, under a dust cover, and has remained very stable. We think the matrix is essentially a phosphatic nodule. It's basically a piece of the ACE River Basin river bottom, and obviously it's an amazing specimen. I wanted to prep. it using a hardener, but I've never prepped any fossils before, and wasn't sure which product that I should use. I've heard of Butvar, of course and know people use it on bone, but this isn't bone, it's more mineral. Should I dip, or brush? It would seem a lot cheaper to brush it on. I'd also like something that would be water proof, afterwards. Any thoughts or ideas would be greatly appreciated. I'd also like some direction on a reputable seller of the product. Any folks here in that biz? If you are, then I'd rather throw the biz to a member, but I will need the product over nighted to me. I want to do the job myself, and I won't be doing a lot of prep. work, so I don't need a ton of the stuff, just enough for this one piece, which measure's about 10" in length. Here's a list of products that are advertised on a site called PaleoPortal Fossil Preparation. - http://preparation.paleo.amnh.org/47/adhesives-and-consolidants Solution adhesives which set by evaporation of a solvent and include:Paraloid B-72 (ethyl methacrylate co-polymer, formerly called Acryloid) Butvar B-76 (polyvinyl butyral, or PVB) Butvar B-98 (polyvinyl butyral or PVB) McGean B-15 (polyvinyl acetate or PVAC, formerly called Vinac B-15) “White glue” dispersions and emulsions (e.g. Elmers, Rhoplex, Lascaux) - Not Waterproof, so not my choice Thanks in Advance, guys ...- 22 replies
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The Spectacular Case Of The "crystal Cave" Megalodon Tooth - A Classy Example
Fossil_Rocks posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Given the enormous number of repaired Megalodon teeth, which we must endure, and in honor of the new sub-forum here, I thought this might be a good time and place to revisit a classic case. It all began with a simple, but hopeful question, put to the membership here, last year. The item below was the item in question. -
Can anyone say whether this is a Megalodon or Great white fossil tooth? Found in green mill run creek which flows into the Tar River in the city of Greenville state of North Carolina USA. Part of the Upper Yorktown Formation thought to be Pliocene and some Miocene Epochs
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