Great White fossil shark tooth

[Jeradkeys13]

Fossilized shark tooth I think it's from a great white

 

[Nathan W]

Fossilized shark tooth I think it's from a great white

It's definitely a larger shark. Not sure how old though. I have an ancient sharks tooth here, it's very discolored

 

[B.C.]

Fossilized shark tooth I think it's from a great white

Very cool

 

[Knockneed Man]

Whoa! Yes, that is a lower great white tooth. But what’s really cool about it as that it was on a Native American necklace! Hence the drill hole. Banner worthy! 🙌

 

[Knockneed Man]

It's definitely a larger shark. Not sure how old though. I have an ancient sharks tooth here, it's very discolored

And this is from an angustiden. Also one of the megatoothed sharks. Bigger than the great white and older than megalodon

 

[Jeradkeys13]

Whoa! Yes, that is a lower great white tooth. But what’s really cool about it as that it was on a Native American necklace! Hence the drill hole. Banner worthy! 🙌

Would it be considered rare

 

[Tony in SC]

Very rare find! I also think it is older than Great White.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Very cool !

 

[newnan man]

I agree it was drilled for some purpose and is banner worthy. A rare tooth made rarer by being modified by ancient man. How did you obtain it, personal find?

 

[pepperj]

Great looking tooth.

What I find kind of interesting is the one side showing the wear as the hole is not round.

The other side not so, though it has a tapered shoulder from a centre drill.

 

[oldmxrat]

Very cool find. A little background about it please?

 

[Knockneed Man]

Would it be considered rare

Yes it would definitely be considered rare. There are quite a few examples of these, and some have been faked, but the genuine article is indeed rare overall.

Also, when we say great white, this is different from the modern great white. This is a prehistoric great white that is millions of years old that evolved in the period, in which the modern great white transitioned from megalodon, hastalis (prehistoric mako), etc.

Was this a personal find or a purchase?

 

[Jeradkeys13]

Very cool find. A little background about it please?

Yes I was looking way out in the country on a dirt road and found in pilled up In a muddy rock pile also found alot of fossil fragments in the same spot

 

[Jeradkeys13]

Yes it would definitely be considered rare. There are quite a few examples of these, and some have been faked, but the genuine article is indeed rare overall.

Also, when we say great white, this is different from the modern great white. This is a prehistoric great white that is millions of years old that evolved in the period, in which the modern great white transitioned from megalodon, hastalis (prehistoric mako), etc.

Was this a personal find or a purchase?

Personal find

 

[Jeradkeys13]

Personal find

So your saying to your knowledge it's authentic

 

[Knockneed Man]

Yes, if you found that yourself, in a spot where such an artifact could be found in situ, then it would certainly seem to be authentic.

Clams do drill holes in some teeth. That hole was not drilled by a clam. Logic says you’re looking in a spot at least as prone to Native American artifacts as fossils.

 

[Digger RJ]

Fossilized shark tooth I think it's from a great white

Very Cool!!! Congrats!!!

 

[dognose]

that's a nice find.
congratulations.

 

[Jeradkeys13]

Very cool !

Thanks E trac Ohio

 

[Jeradkeys13]

that's a nice find.
congratulations.

Thanks dognose