eannis6 Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 Hello everyone! I found a tooth at a site known for its Miocene teeth that I'm having trouble identifying...can you all take a look at this picture and tell me if this tooth is a posterior megladon tooth like the one pictured next to it? Thanks in advance! I don't think it's a hammerhead tooth, but I could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 It's very water worn. I can't make out any bourlette, or serrations, however. Can you take a picture of the tooth, on a plain white background, in sunlight/daylight? 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...
eannis6 Posted September 22, 2017 Author Share Posted September 22, 2017 Sure thing fossil dude I'll do it now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eannis6 Posted September 22, 2017 Author Share Posted September 22, 2017 I can make out worn serrations on the back, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eannis6 Posted September 22, 2017 Author Share Posted September 22, 2017 I'll also post a pic of the back face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 I'm not an expert on Shark teeth, but I don't get a meg vibe on this one. 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...
eannis6 Posted September 22, 2017 Author Share Posted September 22, 2017 I gotcha! Thanks for the input!! I'm just stumped because of the serrations and the shape!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted September 22, 2017 Share Posted September 22, 2017 2 minutes ago, eannis6 said: I gotcha! Thanks for the input!! I'm just stumped because of the serrations and the shape!!! What is the size? Many sharks had serrated teeth. Looks like a bull / dusky or one of their relatives. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eannis6 Posted September 22, 2017 Author Share Posted September 22, 2017 Oh ok neat. It's small, maybe nickel sized. I figured if it was a megladon tooth it would've been a youngin...here is a picture of the back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 I'm thinking it's one of the "grey" sharks, not a posterior meg 1 Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eannis6 Posted September 23, 2017 Author Share Posted September 23, 2017 Thanks for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 I agree with Jeff. This tooth is an extremely worn "grey" shark. One of the Carcharhinus species. 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...
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