Bhunt Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 (edited) Found this at Topsail Island, NC. Any ideas what type of shark this was from? It is about 1.5-1.75 inches in length Edited March 4, 2019 by Bhunt more detail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macrophyseter Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Welcome to forum The tooth appears to be a worn Carcharocles shark, maybe megalodon. If you're a fossil nut from Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Redondo Beach, or Torrance, feel free to shoot me a PM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhunt Posted March 4, 2019 Author Share Posted March 4, 2019 Macrophyseter, That's what I was thinking, but I have no experience with this and it seemed too cool to be true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Welcome to TFF! I agree with a "frag"ladon. Nice find. 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...
FossilsAnonymous Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 I can only agree with the other's opinions. Nice find. On The Hunt For The Trophy Otodus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 More than likely angustidens since most of the spoil on the beach is Oligocene. Doesn't lok like any megalodon I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 23 hours ago, Plax said: More than likely angustidens since most of the spoil on the beach is Oligocene. Doesn't lok like any megalodon I've seen. I agree with this. Plus there seems to be a worn cusp at the right. I'm going with Otodus auriculatus / O. angustidens (ancestors to the megalodon). Still a cool find! Oh, and welcome to the forum! Max Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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