ruminate Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Hello everyone! Ive been offered this Megalodon tooth, its from Indonesia and measures 6.29 inches. I'm assuming 20% of the root has been restored, not too sure though this is the first time of me trying to differentiate fakes in Megalodons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielb Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Run away the whole thing is fake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruminate Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 1 minute ago, Danielb said: Run away the whole thing is fake! Thanks for the quick response! Can you tell me what makes it a fake? Just incase if im going to see some of the megs again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fin Lover Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 You can see an obvious color and texture difference: 2 Fin Lover My favorite things about fossil hunting: getting out of my own head, getting into nature and, if I’m lucky, finding some cool souvenirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brevicollis Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 (edited) Also, Meg teeth should have clear and visible serrations and stirrations. On this tooth, they're clearly missing, the whole thing migth be completly fake and carved. Edited March 13 by Brevicolis 1 Are good signatures really that important ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 The tooth shape is weird, and non-typical. Plus, it's from Indonesia. That is the first red flag. 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...
Daze Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 46 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: Plus, it's from Indonesia. That is the first red flag. Lots and lots of genuine Meg teeth come from Indonesia. But I agree this tooth is very suspicious, at the least a large part of it is reconstructed. Also I don't see any serrations, which are usually very prevalent in Indonesian Meg teeth. I'd stay away from this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 filled, carved, faked just for garden-decoration... e.g. I agree with @Daze: there are some really really good ones from Indonesia on the market, hugh and fantastic. but the relation is 100 to 1 of fake to good, creepy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruminate Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 Thanks everyone for saving me! And also thanks alot for the explanations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeon.rocks Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Root, gum and parts of enamel completely fake! Run away, as others have stated! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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