hokiehunter Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 (edited) It takes real talent, skill, and luck to find the small ones (at least that is what I keep telling myself). Haven't been out much lately and when I have gone it hasn't been particularly noteworthy but this little guy somehow caught my eye today. My brain may be mush but at least I know my eyes still work. If anyone has a smaller meg I'd love to see it. Maybe start a new less than 1/2 inch meg club ala the boards 3 inch+ Mako club ? Edited November 6, 2010 by hokiehunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 Maybe a little smaller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nandomas Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 Fantastic baby megs thanks to share Erosion... will be my epitaph! http://www.paleonature.org/ https://fossilnews.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefootgirl Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 HA Ha, love it! Those are the first I've ever seen. In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat: but in the evolution of real knowledge, it marks the first step in progress toward victory. Alfred North Whithead 'Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Owens Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 -----"Your Texas Connection!"------ Fossils: Windows to the past Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokiehunter Posted November 6, 2010 Author Share Posted November 6, 2010 Maybe a little smaller. Ha! Love it. You've got me beat Gizmo. I pass the club presidency on to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megateeth Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 It takes real talent, skill, and luck to find the small ones (at least that is what I keep telling myself). Haven't been out much lately and when I have gone it hasn't been particularly noteworthy but this little guy somehow caught my eye today. My brain may be mush but at least I know my eyes still work. If anyone has a smaller meg I'd love to see it. Maybe start a new less than 1/2 inch meg club ala the boards 3 inch+ Mako club ? Nice!!! Megateeth Fossils - Megalodon Teeth, Other Shark Teeth and Info about Megalodon shark tooth collecting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 Those are excellent teeth.. Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilselachian Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 Maybe a little smaller. Nah - I think you "sanded it down". Great tooth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhk Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 (edited) That one is huge next to the ones I find. Mine are so small you can't even see them with the naked eye. lol Lookin good though. Perhaps these are Meg seeds, just add a little water and... well, ya know. Edited November 6, 2010 by dhk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megalodon_hunter Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 It takes real talent, skill, and luck to find the small ones (at least that is what I keep telling myself). Haven't been out much lately and when I have gone it hasn't been particularly noteworthy but this little guy somehow caught my eye today. My brain may be mush but at least I know my eyes still work. If anyone has a smaller meg I'd love to see it. Maybe start a new less than 1/2 inch meg club ala the boards 3 inch+ Mako club ? WOW! I thought my 3 meg posterior teeth where small. You win!! "One of these day's I'm going to find a tooth over 3inches." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawooten Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Ya you know we do not see many small megs and yet I would really like to see more of them and would not mind finding some myself. The best days are spent collecting fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serack Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 (edited) My wife was happy that I took my shark teeth display to work, so I can't take a pic of my little ones. I have a couple few completes that are almost exactly 1" (the nicest of which is in my avatar), and several damaged ones that are closer to your size. I'll take some pictures later and apply for membership Edited November 14, 2010 by Serack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahuijsmans Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 ahhh what a lovely tooth.... looks a bit like a squalicorax if they´re that small Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharks of SC Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 These little megs seem to be about the only whole megs I can find. Nice one there! Here are my two lit'lins - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megalodon_hunter Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 These little megs seem to be about the only whole megs I can find. Nice one there! Here are my two lit'lins - Where there are little megs like that.. There must be REALLY REALLY big megs nearby. I'm thinking those are teeth that are developing inside the jaw.. That haven't grown to full size yet. What would you call a tooth that is developing behind the other teeth? "One of these day's I'm going to find a tooth over 3inches." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megalodon Man Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Sorry but I may have to steal your thunder with this tiny meg from Gainesville lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleoc Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Where there are little megs like that.. There must be REALLY REALLY big megs nearby. I'm thinking those are teeth that are developing inside the jaw.. That haven't grown to full size yet. What would you call a tooth that is developing behind the other teeth? They are usually called replacement teeth. Actually as the shark grows, the replacement teeth grow larger. So each replacement tooth still in the jaw is slightly larger than the tooth in front, i.e., the one that it is replacing. The roots of the teeth are formed last, so as you go further back in the replacement teeth, the root is less and less completely formed until all you have are hollow, chalky, rootless teeth. Let's say you have the first 3 or 4 teeth in a row which are complete, the front tooth (biting tooth) will be the smallest, and the next will be slightly larger and the next slightly larger, etc. This makes sense as the teeth are getting larger as the shark is growing older. These tiny teeth are from infant megs. Sharks separate by size/age. When a shark gives birth, the babies immediately head for the shallows so they don't become dinner treats and they can feed on appropriate size fish. The big sharks stay in deeper water where they can feed on appropriate sized food (whales). So what you end up with are virtually all small meg teeth from infant megs with the very rare occasional tooth from an adult mother. Once the mother drops the babies, it immediately departs so doesn't have a lot of opportunity to drop teeth in the area. However, when I say shallows the infants are still 6+ feet long so they are not hanging out in 2 feet of water either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cichla21 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Nice baby megs guys! I have a few myself I will share once my privilages for posting pictures is given to me. Im a new Member here and I am happy I found a forum about fossils! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokiehunter Posted January 26, 2011 Author Share Posted January 26, 2011 Sorry but I may have to steal your thunder with this tiny meg from Gainesville lol No thunder stolen at all. I'm just happy to see this thread revived a bit. I enjoy seeing the really tiny megs as much as the big ones so it's nice I have something smaller yet to still search for. Awesome stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Hi, I don't think these little teeth were the replacement ones. In a selachian jaw, you have several kinds of teeth. In Carcharodon carcharias (recent species, but the closest of meg) jaw, the bigger teeth are in the front of, and on each side there are commissurales teeth (near the corner). The more you look towards corners, and the teeth are smaller. If your small teeth were growing, they would have no beautiful roots like that, because it is the last part of the tooth that forms. Here are 2 pics I found a few years ago, about a Carcharodon carcharias jaw and commissural teeth from this species. On this pic, you can see the big teeth on the right side, and the little ones near the corner. Here, the second one is broken, but you can see little teeth near the corner too. If you do not know what look like commissurales teeth of a meg, you will never guess that they belong to this species ! See this thread about the position of the teeth of selachians, and their differences. http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php/topic/10818-heterorodontie-of-selachians/page__p__124122__hl__heterodonty__fromsearch__1#entry124122 Coco 1 ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wRick Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 I think we can include Chubutensis in this club as well right? If so, here is my little guy: "There is no difference between Zen and Purgatory and Time Warner Cable, and they are trying to tach me this, but I am a dim impatient pupil." ----- xonenine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imakeitrain Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Venice, Florida. One of my new favorite finds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brachiomyback Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 No big megs in my collection; however have a nice small one. This is my "best" meg. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharks of SC Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 No big megs in my collection; however have a nice small one. This is my "best" meg. That thar is a beaut!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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