angustidens

By Fin Lover

• February 22, 2023

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Otodontidae
Genus: Otodus
Species: Otodus angustidens
Author Citation Agassiz, 1843

Geological Time Scale

Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Cenozoic
Period: Paleogene
Sub Period: None
Epoch: Oligocene

Stratigraphy

Chandler Bridge Formation or Ashley Formation

Provenance

Collector: Erin Osborne
Date Collected: 07/13/2022
Acquired by: Field Collection

Dimensions

Length: 62 mm
Width: 41 mm
Height: 64 mm
Thickness: 10 mm

Location

Ashley River
Dorchester County
South Carolina
United States

• angustidens
• ashley formation
• chandler bridge formation
• oligocene
• south carolina
• summerville

Comments

Found ex-situ, so I have included both Oligocene formation possibilities (Chandler Bridge Formation and Ashley Formation).

References:

Cicimurri, D. J., & Knight, J. L. (2009). Late Oligocene sharks and rays from the Chandler Bridge Formation, Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 54(4), 627-647.

Gale, B., Gale, P., & Gale, A. (2020). A Beachcomber's Guide to Fossils. University of Georgia Press.

Miller, A., Gibson, M., & Boessenecker, R. (2021). A megatoothed shark (Carcharocles angustidens) nursery in the Oligocene Charleston Embayment, South Carolina, USA. Palaeontologia Electronica, 24(2), 1-19.