Kurvinosaurus Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 Hello! I received my first megalodon tooth today and I just wanted to make sure it looks like it’s a real one. The enamel just seems so smooth and shiny, like it was coated with something. Is that just the way these teeth look? Or is it normal for them to be prepared with a coating? Again, I’m totally new to shark teeth and any info would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeon.rocks Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 It's a nice real tooth. There's tons of teeth llike this, so no reason to fake it. Quote The enamel just seems so smooth and shiny, like it was coated with something. Is that just the way these teeth look? It's natural, no coating, just a little buffed from cleaning. The enamel has lots of hydration cracks, serrations are half worn, B grade tooth overall, shouldn't be too expensive. They do get a lot nicer preserved and a loot more expensive, but yes, that's how these teeth look. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phos_01 Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 This appears to be a complete real tooth with a real root also. No resto, the blade is natural and not to shiny. However im pretty sure this is not a Megalodon tooth. There are lots of shark experts here, surely someone will follow up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeon.rocks Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 It's a lower meg. I don't see the cusps to claim that it's a chub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurvinosaurus Posted January 6, 2023 Author Share Posted January 6, 2023 Thank you for the information. I really appreciate it! That makes me feel a lot better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webmasterj Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Second that it looks genuine and not repaired, blade may have had an artificial compound applied, sometimes done to enhance the appearance. If you put a drop of water on one of the cracks in the blade and it does not absorb that may be the case. Dark Water Megs www.DarkWaterMegs.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurvinosaurus Posted January 17, 2023 Author Share Posted January 17, 2023 12 hours ago, webmasterj said: Second that it looks genuine and not repaired, blade may have had an artificial compound applied, sometimes done to enhance the appearance. If you put a drop of water on one of the cracks in the blade and it does not absorb that may be the case. Thank you for the info. Are artificial compounds typically applied to hide a poor quality tooth? In your opinion would this still be a decent quality tooth even if it had something applied? I paid a decent amount for it, so I’m just hoping a coating isn’t hiding any major defects. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 On 1/17/2023 at 1:24 AM, Kurvinosaurus said: Thank you for the info. Are artificial compounds typically applied to hide a poor quality tooth? In your opinion would this still be a decent quality tooth even if it had something applied? I paid a decent amount for it, so I’m just hoping a coating isn’t hiding any major defects. Thank you! Not at all - plastics, like butvar or paraloid, are applied to fossils to preserve them. Prevents cracking and breaking. It can be removed by soaking in Acetone though, if you wanted to remove the coating. ...I really need to buy a bottle of acetone and get to preserving my nicest Meg. Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fin Lover Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 I would really just leave it like it is. It's not overly shiny, so I don't see a reason to remove any paraloid or butvar. 1 Fin Lover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DardS8Br Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 On 1/6/2023 at 2:46 AM, Phos_01 said: This appears to be a complete real tooth with a real root also. No resto, the blade is natural and not to shiny. However im pretty sure this is not a Megalodon tooth. There are lots of shark experts here, surely someone will follow up I don't know of any other sharks that had such large bourlettes. It's the main way I distinguish between Great Whites and Megs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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