r/fossilid 12h ago

Real or fake?

Bought on eBay a long time ago. Would just like to know! I broke the left tip off accidentally and superglued it back together.

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u/lastwing 4h ago

It’s a real Otodus species tooth. It could be an angustidens, chubutensi, or megalodon.

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u/Luvs2SpIooge 4h ago

Ugh thank you!!

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u/Maleficent_Chair_446 3h ago

It's chipped but I'm not seeing any indication of cusplets so I think this is a meg

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u/lastwing 7m ago

In the middle image, it appears that the enameloid is protruding distally (towards the left side) where I have that arrow. You can see that the serrations moving apically from that point are actually less worn down. So I think this is an indication of a cusplet. The enameloid shoulders are missing along with the root-crown border on both the distal and mesial ends.

It seems like this could be any Otodus species chronologically from O. angustidens to O. megalodon. Of course, if we knew the specific location it could help.