What is this and is it valuable

[ramboshark]

 

[Brevicollis]

This is a Megalodon tooth in a very rough condition. Please note, that we dont discuss the value of fossils on the open boards.

[Moth.11]

Meg!

[ramboshark]

Ok I understand but rough condition means that this is probably better kept than sold meaning it's worth more to me because I found it than I would get from it?

 

[ramboshark]

How old would something like this be and I'm thinking about making a necklace any ideas on how to do so

[Kane]

It may depend on where it was found. Wikipedia lists it as between 23 to 3.6 million years old.

[Fossildude19]

1 hour ago, ramboshark said:

Ok I understand but rough condition means that this is probably better kept than sold meaning it's worth more to me because I found it than I would get from it?

 

 

Too beat up to have any monetary value.

Use it to make a necklace.

Just Google "how to make a shark tooth necklace".

[ramboshark]

Sebastian Florida 

[ramboshark]

Definitely real tho correct?

[ramboshark]

What is all the stuff on top I don't see that much On any other teeth I looked at online

[ramboshark]

[C2fossils]

That is the root structure. Nice Find!

[Fossildude19]

Broken root.

[ramboshark]

Ok so since it's to beat up to have any monetary value would be ok if I drilled a hole thru the upper root section so I can put a loop thru it and make a badass necklace 

[Kane]

It is your piece to do with as you please.

[ramboshark]

Ok so since it's to beat up to have any monetary value would be ok if I drilled a hole thru the upper root section so I can put a loop thru it and make a badass necklace it's not going to like fall apart or crumble when doing so is it ?

[ramboshark]

I just can't wrap my mind around this tooth being million s of years old that's just doesn't make sense like that to tooth lay there hidden all this time n I find it like that's just insane older than Jesus crazy!!!

[newb]

FYI, you can actually make a necklace without drilling the fossil out: https://acousticpaint.wordpress.com/2017/02/02/shark-tooth-necklace/

 

I would actually do that, even if the tooth is weathered the fact that it's broken means you can see the root/internal structure without having to damage a intact specimen. Which is pretty interesting anatomical data.

EDIT to add: Especially if you start collecting though, you really should write down where it was found, the date, and some details about the context (washed on beach, base of cliff, streambed, etc. That's the kind of thing that moves a fossil from "weathered megalodon tooth" to "weathered megalodon tooth that provides useful information" and it's very easy to forget.

Edited December 1, 2024 by newb

[Fin Lover]

I would wrap it with wire instead of drilling a hole.

[jpc]

4 hours ago, ramboshark said:

I just can't wrap my mind around this tooth being million s of years old that's just doesn't make sense like that to tooth lay there hidden all this time n I find it like that's just insane older than Jesus crazy!!!

Many of us have been doing this for decades and still get wowed when we think about the millions of years ago that these things lived.   It hurts the braiun sometimes, and let's not even get into thoughts about the Universe.  

 

Yes, much older than Jesus and older than even the Egyptian pharaohs.  Older than humanity itself.  

[Randyw]

5 hours ago, ramboshark said:

I just can't wrap my mind around this tooth being million s of years old

LOL! Wait until you get some permian age stuff…. I was sorting some permian matrix for fossils when i realized the piece of jaw i was holding was between 251 and 299 million years old. Wether its from as young as the miocene period like your tooth or as old as the permian (or older) the sheer amount time involved is mind boggling!

I would also recommend doing a wire wrap on the tooth. Not only do i like the looks of it its also reversible in case you want to display it later. P.s. it may be worn but it’s still a nice looking tooth and size….

[johnnyvaldez7.jv]

Nice tooth! Keep it for sure.

Man, if it's your 1st one... you'll want that one forever. Money will come and go but the 1st cool fossil you've found will ruin your day every time you thought about it in someone else's collection.

I'd like to see the necklace when it's done.

[DurableGrandma]

That's a nice megalodon tooth regardless of the damage I enjoy the color on it. As far as drilling goes I would be scared that it might bust apart and suggest just wire wrapping like the rest of the guys.