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Carcharodon hastalis
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By sixgill pete (edited)
Taxonomy
Broad tooth mako
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Lamniformes
Family: Lamnidae
Genus: Carcharodon
Species: Carcharodon hastalis
Author Citation Agassiz, 1843
Geological Time Scale
Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Cenozoic
Period: Neogene
Sub Period: None
Epoch: Pliocene
International Age: Zanclean
Stratigraphy
Yorktown Formation
Provenance
Collector: Don Rideout
Date Collected: 10/13/2017
Acquired by: Field Collection
Dimensions
Length: 3.23 "
Width: 2 7/8 "
Location
Craven County
North Carolina
United States
Comments
This broad tooth mako (or broad tooth white shark) is near the max size for its species. It is a massive tooth, that at first glance when found, made me think it was a meg. But just for a moment. Most C. hastalis found are 2" or less. Whether you call this Carcharodon or Cosmopolitodus it is a desirable tooth and is currently thought to be the ancestor of the Great White Shark; Carcharodon carcharias.
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