Calvert Cliffs Formation-Megalodon Tooth Fragment?

[meetyourmako]

Greetings All,

The other week I visited Calvert Cliffs in MD and came across a tooth fragment, which I believe is a meg or possibly earlier species of megatooth shark.

It's a rather small point of a tooth as opposed to a root, but the serrations and thickness give me reason to think i found my first meg! Or at least a part of one.

Please check out the attached pics. More can be provided as necessary. They show the front view, back, and side. It doesn't show it well but the thickness really starts to taper out right at the break.

Let me know what y'all think and thanks for looking!

[Auspex]

The 'fingerlike' shape of the serrations, as well as the fragment's robust thickness, say "Meg" to me.

[meetyourmako]

Thanks auspex, the serrations seem just like a meg but such a small fragment makes identification difficult!

[meetyourmako]

This is a beautiful meg that my girlfriend found 10 steps ahead of me! very happy for her, but jealous is an understatement...

It must have been recently washed from the cliffs as it's in excellent condition. only a few serrations are missing.

any idea on what this is worth?

[Fossildude19]

From the Forum Rules & Community Standards:

"Please understand that The Fossil Forum cannot appraise the commercial value of a fossil; this is beyond what can be done through pictures on the internet, so please don't ask."

That said, check what similar teeth are going for on eBay.

Nice tooth.

Regards,

Edited July 17, 2015 by Fossildude19

[mrieder79]

This is a beautiful meg that my girlfriend found 10 steps ahead of me! very happy for her, but jealous is an understatement...

It must have been recently washed from the cliffs as it's in excellent condition. only a few serrations are missing.

any idea on what this is worth?

Priceless. It's beautiful.

[njfossilhunter]

Welcome to the forum..... Yours does look to be a Meg and the other is a very super nice one.....But...You need to set rules when collecting with girl friends....All you finds are mine until further notice....LOL

[Adron]

If you mean the emotial value it's priceless nice tooth!