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The Megatooth Shark Hypothoses

Harry Pristis

By Harry Pristis
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What do you think about the affinities of these megatooth sharks?  

11 members have voted

  1. 1. What is your reaction to the unresolved taxonomy of megatooth sharks?

    • I don't want to change all those labels when everyone recognizes "megalodon."
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    • I like to think about the evolutionary relationships of fossils I collect.
      7
    • I don't like to get bogged down in the taxonomic details.
      1
    • All these scientific names hurt my brain.
      0
    • I try to keep current with the the scientific arguments about the evolution of sharks.
      4
    • I don't want to know more and more about less and less -- I just want that honkin' big tooth!
      0
    • Taxonomy is all Greek (and Latin) to me!
      1

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Gatorman Regular Member

Gatorman

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Great poll Harry, I personally think it falls along the Otodontidae family.

What does everyone else think?

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greel Regular Member

greel

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This is an experiment to see how this poll feature works. Did I miss any reasonable possible responses?

--------Harry Pristis :shark:

I side on the Carcharocles megalodon camp, but not fervant enough with my beliefs to get vexed with anyone

on the opposite side of the argument.

-greel

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Northern Sharks Regular Member

Northern Sharks

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Carcharocles until someone can convince me otherwise.

There's no limit to what you can accomplish when you're supposed to be doing something else

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Gatorman Regular Member

Gatorman

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Wow only 8 votes and 3 posts guess most of our members don't care about the taxonomy of this shark Harry, seems odd considering this is the most popular fossil I know of.

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ebrocklds Regular Member

ebrocklds

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i would love to have an opinion about the name status of said shark tooth but i know absolutely nothing about shark teeth. i only own a hanfull of shark fossils. and only two or three of those i was fortunate enough to find myself.

i guess i will still vote with my other fossils in mind.

brock

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Gatorman Regular Member

Gatorman

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Brock in the spring Cris and i will be gathering up material from the river bottom that has shark teeth and fish teeth and many other small fossils in it, if you would like I will send you some.

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ebrocklds Regular Member

ebrocklds

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anson,

that is not needed. i hope to come to florida sometime in the next year or two. when i am there i plan on hooking up with many friends, like you, get as many fossils as i can.

on the other hand i love to trade fossils so if there is anything on my site that interests you or anything in particular that you want let me know i have many, many fossils that i can trade.

brock

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worthy 55 Regular Member

worthy 55

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YEAH !!! I just like to collect things that interest me . A shark is a shark and a gator is a gator to me, I'll let the PHD's tell me what it is. It's just fun to me. :Thumbs-up:

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It's my bone!!!

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Roz Regular Member

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Worthy

Wow, that is a fantastic skull! You mind if I ask if you found it or was it a purchase?

Welcome to the forum!

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