MaximusTN Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 I am fairly new to collecting shark teeth and am hoping you can help. This shark tooth was found by using a scoop and sand sifter in a wave pool at North Myrtle Beach right next to the Cherry Grove Pier. This one stands out from many of the other teeth (i.e. Lemon Shark) I found based on size. It does not have the serrations found normally with Great White teeth and seems too small for a Megalodon. Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Looks like a Mako shark tooth to me. Neat find. Regards, 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "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...
Troodon Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 I agree, unless the serrations are worn off, mako. To compressed to be a meg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 I agree with worn mako shark. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 do I see a hint of serrations upper right? still could be a worn great white Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimlock Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 It looks like the extinct mako C. hastalis. Nice find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaximusTN Posted August 30, 2016 Author Share Posted August 30, 2016 Thanks for the input. It looks to be very smooth on the edges and may just picture quality that is giving the appearance of serrations in the upper right. I really appreciate the feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 If you believe that Carcharodon carcharias (extant great white shark) is descended from C. hastalis as most modern researchers seem to now believe, then C. hastalis was a great white shark and not a mako (Isurus) shark and the genus of hastalis should be Carcharodon. So the tooth in question would be a non serrated great white (Carcharodon hastalis) tooth and not a mako tooth. Marco Sr. 2 "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 14 hours ago, MarcoSr said: If you believe that Carcharodon carcharias (extant great white shark) is descended from C. hastalis as most modern researchers seem to now believe, then C. hastalis was a great white shark and not a mako (Isurus) shark and the genus of hastalis should be Carcharodon. So the tooth in question would be a non serrated great white (Carcharodon hastalis) tooth and not a mako tooth. Marco Sr. Marco, you are correct. I trhink we have called this tooth a mako for so long it is hard not to. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimlock Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 1 hour ago, sixgill pete said: Marco, you are correct. I trhink we have called this tooth a mako for so long it is hard not to. Sixgill Pete is right. C. hastalis has been colloquially referred to as the "extinct giant mako" for so long, that it is what a lot us still call it. It is not the most accurate name, but it is hard to break the habit. Just as most of us still refer to C. carcharias as the great white shark, as opposed to the more accepted name, white shark. I think we need to come up with a better, more accurate, "common" name for the species. Something like the "ancestral white shark" or whatever. Maybe we can think of something clever and it will catch on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 3 hours ago, sixgill pete said: Marco, you are correct. I trhink we have called this tooth a mako for so long it is hard not to. Don I have called that tooth a mako for over forty years. It is definitely hard not to. Marco Sr. "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 1 hour ago, Grimlock said: Sixgill Pete is right. C. hastalis has been colloquially referred to as the "extinct giant mako" for so long, that it is what a lot us still call it. It is not the most accurate name, but it is hard to break the habit. Just as most of us still refer to C. carcharias as the great white shark, as opposed to the more accepted name, white shark. I think we need to come up with a better, more accurate, "common" name for the species. Something like the "ancestral white shark" or whatever. Maybe we can think of something clever and it will catch on I've seen more researchers changing to Carcharodon hastalis but haven't really seen a new common name being used by them yet. So maybe we could start a trend for a new common name. Over forty years using great white shark versus white shark makes that hard to change for me also. Marco Sr. "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Past Hunter Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Since I have several 3" Mako teeth does this mean that I can stop looking for that illusive 3" Great White???????? Just kidding. "If you choose not to decide. You still have made a choice." - Rush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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