aplomado Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 I have a megalodon tooth. The seller said it was recovered by a diver in N. Carolina "from the Yorktown or Hawthorne formation." It has a nice spot of coral on it. Is there any way to know if the coral is modern or a fossil also? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AnThOnY- Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Looks modern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Looks cool. I am used to seeing barnacles attached but not coral. I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Yeah, this looks modern .. and if the teeth were found diving my understanding is that about 100% of the time there is cleaning that is involved. Barnacles .. coral etc .. some of that cleaning will actually lighten the blade artificially if done too aggressively. Looks like the little coral polyp was allowed to remain for aesthetics of the piece. Here is a typical post on the forum concerning a dive .. and the typical finds. Here is a great blog post concerning 'controlled' test of what the one of the typical methods (involving vinegar) at different concentrations and how it has the potential to alter or in some case damage the look of the blade. Thus creating the typical off-white grey blade and darker root that you see sometimes with teeth found while diving. https://www.darkwatermegs.com/megalodon-teeth-information/vinegar-to-clean-fossilized-megalodon-shark-teeth/dangers-of-vinegar-to-clean-shark-teeth.html Cheers, Brett 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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