New Members abresnen Posted July 31, 2019 New Members Share Posted July 31, 2019 Hello All, Found this forum while trying to locate resources to ID these two teeth that were found in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina last week. I had great luck last week and found numerous teeth, including several nice great white teeth and a cow shark tooth. Both of the teeth in question here were found on the beach: one in a shell pile, and the other in the surf zone. I have tried to provide multiple picture angles, but using my phone the image quality is not the greatest. Hopefully, at least a few of the pictures are good enough to provide enough clues to what these teeth are from. Looks like I do not have room to post the additional photos of the teeth next to a size scale. I took many photos but deleted most because of very poor image quality. Here are the teeth measurements: Tooth 1 (blue/serrated): 2.2cm long by 2cm wide (at the root) Tooth 2 (dark blown/black color, worn): 1.5cm long by 1.4 cm wide Happy to answer any questions about these teeth. Just to elaborate a bit more if the images don't show it enough: Tooth 1 has significant curvature of the top of the root and even some curvature on the backside of the root (i.e. the tooth does not sit flat). This is primarily why I didn't think this was a great white tooth. However, serrations are present on the tooth and can be seen in the pictures. Tooth 2 is fairly worn and almost black in color. At least one side of the tooth near root was worn away/destroyed before I found it. Although small, this tooth has some weight to it. Hope this information is helpful. Thank you to any all all responses for taking the time to help solve my mystery! Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilsAnonymous Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 I think the 1st is a white because a meg would have a bourlette, correct me if I’m wrong. The 2nd may be a worn posterior meg On The Hunt For The Trophy Otodus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilnut Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 Good to hear you made some nice finds. +1 for Great White. Not sure about #2. My wife and I usually vacation at NMB so glad to hear still finding fossils there. I have never found a cow shark tooth there. Would like to see a picture, please. Good hunting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members abresnen Posted July 31, 2019 Author New Members Share Posted July 31, 2019 All, Thank you for your replies. I guess it was just the exaggerated u-shaped root that was throwing me on that first tooth. Is it a situation where if everything else points to great white I should assume great white? fossilnut, below I attached another picture of the best finds my wife and I have had at myrtle beach. The top 3 rows were all found this past week, including the small cow shark tooth seen in row 3. The fourth row contains a large great white my wife found in 2017, and a large tooth I found in a shell pile probably 15-20 years ago. I think it might be Carcharocles angustidens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 3 hours ago, abresnen said: The fourth row contains a large great white my wife found in 2017, and a large tooth I found in a shell pile probably 15-20 years ago. I think it might be Carcharocles angustidens? Hi There, Welcome to the forum ... yes, more than likely a very worn angustidens (you can see the small residual remains of the cusp on the right side) . Nice finds. Cheers, Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 I don't believe it is C. angustidens. I believe it is a lower Great White. The second one is way to worn and broken to even hazard a guess. 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...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 3 hours ago, abresnen said: The fourth row contains a large great white my wife found in 2017, and a large tooth I found in a shell pile probably 15-20 years ago. I think it might be Carcharocles angustidens? I edited my quote. 30 minutes ago, sixgill pete said: I don't believe it is C. angustidens. Hi @sixgill pete I was discussing his second set of teeth ... this is probably an angustidens. The first tooth in the OP post is a lower GW for sure. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 50 minutes ago, Brett Breakin' Rocks said: I edited my quote. Hi @sixgill pete I was discussing his second set of teeth ... this is probably an angustidens. The first tooth in the OP post is a lower GW for sure. Thanks. Ahhhhh. I misread your post. I agree completely with that tooth. 1 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...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 26 minutes ago, sixgill pete said: Ahhhhh. I misread your post. I agree completely with that tooth. Yeah, no worries, sorry .. my assumptions when I write anything are horribly inflated. I do the same thing when speaking to people everyday and I pretty much confuse everyone in the process. B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Angustidens would be a very rare find for Myrtle Beach. Perhaps the shell pile was in Charleston? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members abresnen Posted August 1, 2019 Author New Members Share Posted August 1, 2019 (edited) Hey Plax, It was definitely North Myrtle Beach. On google maps, you can see it as the stretch of beach between 48th avenue south and 33 avenue south (right off of Hwy 17 S). Never fossil hunted in Charleston before but I've heard great things about the area. I'm sure it was just a lucky find, and I haven't found another since, but I'll keep looking! Tony Edited August 1, 2019 by abresnen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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