Posted on 08/23/2022 4:17:54 PM PDT by LibWhacker
Carcharocles turgidus teeth.
An 8-year-old boy made a prehistoric discovery this month by finding a giant tooth believed to be from the long-extinct angustidens—a megatooth shark species.
Riley Gracely of Pennsylvania discovered the massive tooth during a family vacation to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
According to Palmetto Fossil Excursions (PFE), the boy discovered a 4.75-inch tooth belonging to the extinct shark Carcharocles angustidens while participating in a fossil-hunting excursion near Summerville.
"Truly the find of a lifetime," PFE wrote in an Aug. 11 Facebook post. "This young man just scored a 4.75" Angustiden tooth in our Premium Gravel Layer piles on a dry dig!!!"
"Just to give perspective—any [angustidens] over 4" is the equivalent of finding a 6" [megalodon], and an [angustidens] at 4.75" is the equivalent of finding a 6.5" megalodon tooth," the group wrote.
On Monday, the boy's find continued to draw hundreds of likes and dozens of comments on Facebook.
"Meet a future paleontologist! Good job, young man!" one user wrote.
"Wow, that is one amazing fossil! Congratulations!" Matthew Migel posted.
Riley Gracely's dad Justin Gracely told Fox News his son is an avid fisherman who loves science and the outdoors.
"We vacation in Myrtle Beach every summer, so from the time that Riley and his brother Collin could walk, we've been into searching for these treasures on the beach," he told the outlet.
"(Riley's) collection is still in its early stages, so he's keeping it for now, but who knows in time. It would be nice for others to enjoy it, too."
while participating in a fossil-hunting excursion near Summerville.
OK Myrtle Brach is nowhere near Summerville. So was it Myrtle Beach or Summerville?
My first thought when I read it was in a "Premium Gravel Layer pile", not in situ.
Good for him.
Boats of bigger size would surely be needed.
fyi ping
Thanks for the context! That’s one huge fish!
You mean the giant shark tooth I ordered that has a label “Made in China” is a fake?
We live in an age of lies.
Rocky?
Ever been to Myrtle Beach, SC? Ever been to the beach ANYWHERE on the east coast of North America?
These things are often pretty exposed.
Calvert Cliffs is famous for all these shark teeth including Megalodon.
And the rocks are almost all on New England beaches only.
Quite a few Megalodon teeth have been found in Carolina swamps. A friend of mine had half a dozen or so that he picked up scuba diving in that area.
We have a pretty good idea that no sharks bigger than Great Whites exist in this day.
I spent an afternoon at Calvert Cliffs, once, and came away with a half dozen small shark teeth.
I spent an afternoon at Calvert Cliffs, once, and came away with a half dozen small shark teeth.
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In the early ‘60s I spent a summer night there with a bottle of Wild Turkey and a wild chick. We didn’t see any shark’s teeth though!
What if it was a hoax. What kind of accomplishment is that?! Let me guess, you are from the point of view that everyone gets a trophy...Was the kid actually looking for fossils, shells??? or was he just wandering around looking on the beach? That takes a lot of effort. This is the problem with parents and their children. What a great accomplishment, you were wandering around and looked down and found a tooth (real or not). What an achievement!!!/s
I actually could care less about this story, it is just your reaction to the comment that angers me.
I’m in Myrtle Beach now and was shark tooth hunting this morning. I got some nice ones including a One inch Great White tooth. Nothing millions of years old...yet.
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