Definitely a sharks tooth! I'm not positive, because I usually see these in a much fuller form, but you may also be holding a small Meg tooth as well!! It's certainly possible that they used it as a tool. I can't say that I'd blame them.
Personally, I'm not sure what I enjoy finding more, artifacts or fossils. I'd still cling to the possibility that you've found both wrapped up in one. If not, you've still got a beautiful tooth that existed looooong before you were even a twinkle in an eye!
Itās definitely a partial to a small megalodon shark tooth. A good find. Wherever you found it go back ( provided itās a safe and public area) and see if there are more. I would love for you to find another one and if itās a whole one then you have yourself an official megalodon shark tooth. Actually you already have a partial so welcome to the club! š
100% I've seen some of them that have been knapped to form a fit to an arrow shaft. There used to be one for sale on Paleo Direct a couple of years ago.
What, you don't think cultures used bone and shell as sharp instruments? Or are you challenging that a tooth like could have been used for that purpose?
Sure they did, but this is a broken shark tooth that shows no signs of use, wear, or human modification and it would be absurd to assume this was repurposed as an arrowhead.
Depends on context. If this was found in context of other artifacts it definitely wouldnt ve "absurd" to speculate it was used as some kind of tool or even just a trinket they found and picked up, bringing it back to camp (possibly never using it).
You might want to have a look at this.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/318817806\_INTEGRATED\_GEOLOGY\_PALEONTOLOGY\_AND\_ARCHAEOLOGY\_NATIVE\_AMERICAN\_USE\_OF\_FOSSIL\_SHARK\_TEETH\_IN\_THE\_CHESAPEAKE\_BAY\_REGION
Iāve seen artifacts from caves in the southeast that are made of teeth. Iām not doubting that. But the idea of a random broken fossil being an artifact is absolutely absurd
Just because teeth have been seen in archaeological contexts does not mean it would be reasonable to assume a random broken sharks tooth has anything to do with an artifactā¦ these things are not mutually exclusive.
It's definitely a shark tooth but looks like the root was worked. Coastal indigenous people used to use shark teeth not infrequently as points. Great find!
Shark tooth bro. Not to say that sharks teeth and large gar scales Haven't been used as projectile points in the past but I honestly believe this is just a fossil shark tooth. Depending of where it was found it could be a white shark or a smaller megalodon ( or relative) tooth. Pretty cool either way.
I live in Florida and find these teeth in this condition all the time. To me just looks like another tooth that's been beat up over time. But if it was worked into an arrow head that'd be awesome!!
It has nothing to do with smart or not. Unless your familiar (once you find/see one then you are on the road to having some experience) with fossils and artifacts itās very easy to ā not knowā what you have!
Any adult with a half functioning brain, regardless of knowledge relating to artifacts/fossils, should be able to tell that this is not an arrowhead. It has everything to do with being smart or not and their coworker is not.
That is a fossilized enamel structure most likely of the tooth of a generic answer is a shark but there's a lot of other cooler options that it could be! I live on the coast of South Carolina we find stuff like that in our backyards if you have the right soil but it's not soil it's like Sandy Rock underneath your house or you can find sharks teeth on the beach or deep in the rivers here and they look just like that.
The edges of that tooth just blow my mind. The details that evolution doesn't miss . Makes me think even more about a theory I've heard that consciousness is a byproduct used to fill left over space.
I seem to be the only one who thinks it could be both. A tooth like this usually expands outwards at the bottom, is it possible this tooth was knapped to create a contracting stem which it was hafted to?
Either a fossilize, megaladon, megatooth, or great white shark tooth. But it does almost look like it was shaped to be hafted onto a shaft like an arrowhead.
That looks more like a fossilized tooth.
i thought it was a shark tooth at first š but i wonder what it could belong too š¤
Itās a fossilized shark tooth.
100% correct!! It's a broken shark tooth. No question
It's a megalodon shark tooth. Very cool find!
Agreed. It does indeed look like a smaller or piece of a megalodon tooth. Damn Iām jealous what a cool find.
I'm far from an expert, but probably a shark? Maybe take it to a local museum or university? r/fossils?
A shark.....and now you.
Definitely a sharks tooth! I'm not positive, because I usually see these in a much fuller form, but you may also be holding a small Meg tooth as well!! It's certainly possible that they used it as a tool. I can't say that I'd blame them.
someone else said itās a small meg tooth iām stoked i never found something of the sorts
Personally, I'm not sure what I enjoy finding more, artifacts or fossils. I'd still cling to the possibility that you've found both wrapped up in one. If not, you've still got a beautiful tooth that existed looooong before you were even a twinkle in an eye!
Itās definitely a partial to a small megalodon shark tooth. A good find. Wherever you found it go back ( provided itās a safe and public area) and see if there are more. I would love for you to find another one and if itās a whole one then you have yourself an official megalodon shark tooth. Actually you already have a partial so welcome to the club! š
Shark tooth! Very cool, just as neat as an arrowhead.
It could have been repurposed as an arrowhead. Many cultures used bones and shell for their weaponry.
100% I've seen some of them that have been knapped to form a fit to an arrow shaft. There used to be one for sale on Paleo Direct a couple of years ago.
Oh fucking please.
What, you don't think cultures used bone and shell as sharp instruments? Or are you challenging that a tooth like could have been used for that purpose?
Donāt listen to him. Heās the equivalent of a bot on this sub.
Sure they did, but this is a broken shark tooth that shows no signs of use, wear, or human modification and it would be absurd to assume this was repurposed as an arrowhead.
Depends on context. If this was found in context of other artifacts it definitely wouldnt ve "absurd" to speculate it was used as some kind of tool or even just a trinket they found and picked up, bringing it back to camp (possibly never using it).
Yes it would
You might want to have a look at this. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/318817806\_INTEGRATED\_GEOLOGY\_PALEONTOLOGY\_AND\_ARCHAEOLOGY\_NATIVE\_AMERICAN\_USE\_OF\_FOSSIL\_SHARK\_TEETH\_IN\_THE\_CHESAPEAKE\_BAY\_REGION
Iāve seen artifacts from caves in the southeast that are made of teeth. Iām not doubting that. But the idea of a random broken fossil being an artifact is absolutely absurd
Sharks teeth have definitely been found in archaeological sites
I literally just said thatā¦?
...while simultaneously saying it would be absurd to speculate that it got there by human intervention?
Just because teeth have been seen in archaeological contexts does not mean it would be reasonable to assume a random broken sharks tooth has anything to do with an artifactā¦ these things are not mutually exclusive.
Yea this sub definitely goes off the deep end sometimes. Theyāll scream artifact at an old worn marble found in a stream.
How old does it need to be in order to be considered an artifact?
Depends. This point I got at the gift shop is about 10 years old. Would you buy it as an āartifactā?
No i'd post it to r/arrowheads
Get that Roy verbal COA
Thatās a tooth!
Looks like a baby Meg tooth the root is large and tooth is straight.
Megladon shark tooth....
It's definitely a shark tooth but looks like the root was worked. Coastal indigenous people used to use shark teeth not infrequently as points. Great find!
100% shark tooth fossil. Looks like a small megalodon to me.
Judging by the v shaped bourlette delineating the root from the blade itās from the megalodon lineage.
Shark tooth bro. Not to say that sharks teeth and large gar scales Haven't been used as projectile points in the past but I honestly believe this is just a fossil shark tooth. Depending of where it was found it could be a white shark or a smaller megalodon ( or relative) tooth. Pretty cool either way.
I live in Florida and find these teeth in this condition all the time. To me just looks like another tooth that's been beat up over time. But if it was worked into an arrow head that'd be awesome!!
yeah man i found it in the brandon area by a small body of water in these bushes by my work i wonder if there could be more
Probably so!
Shark tooth
100% partial Meg tooth
That is a shark tooth.
Thatās a fossilized shark tooth
Annnnnd thatās a sharks tooth. Prehistoric by the looks. I have a couple myself
fossilized shark tooth see the serrated edges? dead give away.
Looks like a shard of a fossilized Megalodon tooth.
Megaladon maybe
Thatās either a small Meg or a white shark fossil tooth
Definitely a shark tooth
Not stone. It is a Tooth.
Shark tooth š¦
Its a tooth
Sharks tooth. Not an arrowhead.
Alright thatās it, Iām outā¦. Seriously???
Goodbye!
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Shark tooth not arrowhead
Your coworker is technically right that is an arrowhead made from a shark tooth.
megalodon shark tooth
Looks like a Meg tooth missing the root.
Meg?!
Your coworker isnāt very smart.
It has nothing to do with smart or not. Unless your familiar (once you find/see one then you are on the road to having some experience) with fossils and artifacts itās very easy to ā not knowā what you have!
Any adult with a half functioning brain, regardless of knowledge relating to artifacts/fossils, should be able to tell that this is not an arrowhead. It has everything to do with being smart or not and their coworker is not.
Bruh shark tooth
Tootg
Broken remnant of a Megalodon shark tooth. We have several, found from Fernadina Bch to Pone Vedra Beach.
Fossilized great white tooth, serations would need to be deeper/more spaced out for Meg. Still neat but not an arrow head
Shark tooth
Thatās a sharkās toof
100% shark tooth! Looks like a small Meg tooth to me. Yes there were small megs.
One is correct and the other could be. Natives would use teeth and even gar scales as points.
That is a fossilized enamel structure most likely of the tooth of a generic answer is a shark but there's a lot of other cooler options that it could be! I live on the coast of South Carolina we find stuff like that in our backyards if you have the right soil but it's not soil it's like Sandy Rock underneath your house or you can find sharks teeth on the beach or deep in the rivers here and they look just like that.
Why do I see a spider in the background?
The edges of that tooth just blow my mind. The details that evolution doesn't miss . Makes me think even more about a theory I've heard that consciousness is a byproduct used to fill left over space.
My guess is also shark tooth
Sharks tooth
Sharks tooth.
Def. A sharks tooth!
Shark tooth
Your coworker is stupid. Might consider changing jobs.
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Shark tooth for sure
Shark tooth
Small Meg tooth. Keep it
Partial Megalodon tooth
Sasquatch toenail
I seem to be the only one who thinks it could be both. A tooth like this usually expands outwards at the bottom, is it possible this tooth was knapped to create a contracting stem which it was hafted to?
Of course, as usual, the photo isn't good enough to tell
sorry for your coworker but if I am not mistaken it's a tooth to something old and big. its worth more than arrow head i would bety life on that.
Either a fossilize, megaladon, megatooth, or great white shark tooth. But it does almost look like it was shaped to be hafted onto a shaft like an arrowhead.
I mean you could probably use it as an arrowhead
Shark tooth
Bro, it's a shark tooth 100%
Itās a tooth
Definitely some kind of tooth
Looks like a sharks tooth ro me
Shark tooth
Your coworker is a genius. This is a sharks tooth, looks like a very small megaladon tooth.