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Kristen Wochele posted a new specimen in the group Shocking Shark Teeth from the myFOSSIL app. 4 months, 2 weeks ago
4 months, 2 weeks ago4 months, 2 weeks agoKristen Wochele has contributed specimen mFeM 157214 to myFOSSIL!
Kristen Wochele posted a new specimen in the group Shocking Shark Teeth from the myFOSSIL app. 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Kristen Wochele has contributed specimen mFeM 157214 to myFOSSIL!
If the tooth has fine serrations with a thicker body you have a lovely megalodon tooth albeit a small one. Great whites have coarser serrations with a thinner body. Serrations are not very visible.
Yep it looks like a megalodon
@kristen-wochele this is not a megalodon, but actually an ancestral white shark (Carcharodon hastalis). Nice find! Would you mind adding a picture of the other side of the tooth with a coin or ruler for scale?
@mason-hintermeister hi just just posted two more pictures on this post. Thank you!
@mason-hintermeister I’m also wondering if it’s an extinct mako shark.
@kristen-wochele Hello! Many collectors call this species an extinct mako due to the fact it was once placed in the mako genus (Isurus). It has been clear for several decades now that this species is actually an ancestor to the great white (genus Carcharodon), the only difference between this tooth (Carcharodon hastalis) and a great white (Carcharodon carcharias) is that it does not have serrations. Transitional teeth which have varying degrees of serrations are known.
@mason-hintermeister thank you 🙂