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  • September 13, 2017 at 11:34 pm #27561
    Linda Lewis
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    I found this tooth in North Myrtle Beach, SC.  I’m not sure what type of shark it is from.  Any help would be appreciated.

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    September 14, 2017 at 2:50 am #27572
    Dr. Ronny Maik Leder
    Keymaster

    Hey Linda,

    seems to be a smaller Meg tooth (Carcharocles megalodon)

    cheers

    Ronny

    September 14, 2017 at 7:47 am #27573
    Linda Lewis
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    @rleder Thank you!  That’s exciting to hear.  I didn’t realize they could be that small.

    Linda

    September 14, 2017 at 9:48 am #27583
    Dr. Ronny Maik Leder
    Keymaster

    tiny Meg teeth (around 2 inch) are called Hubbell teeth after Gordon Hubbell a Gainesville local private collector

    April 27, 2018 at 12:59 pm #35521
    Evan Walsh
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    they are probably from a juvenile. Young megalodon sharks likley hunted in the shallows, while the full grown adult fish were living in the open ocean, although they ocassionally ventured into the shallows. This may be an explanation as to why the small teeth are much more common the regular giant ones.

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